preliminary candidate commences, in cases of a presidential election) before the date an election period commences." <Newly Inserted on Jan. 25, 2010> (9) A constituency election commission in receipt of an application for registration under paragraph (1) may inquire, of the relevant political party, whether the applicant holds membership therein, as prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations; and the political party in receipt of such request shall confirm it and send reply to the relevant constituency election commission without delay. <Newly Inserted on Aug. 13, 2015> (10) A competent constituency election commission shall make available to the public the documents submitted or received under paragraphs (2) 2 and 3 and (8) so that constituents can be informed thereof: Provided, That such documents shall not be made available to the public from and after the date application for the registration of candidates commences (excluding where they are made available to the public under Article 49 (12)). <Newly Inserted on Aug. 13, 2015> (11) Where a preliminary candidate fails to register himself or herself as a candidate pursuant to Article 49, he or she shall lose the status of the preliminary candidate from the closing time of registration on the closing date of the registration of candidates. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 9, 2017> (12) An application form for registration as preliminary candidate, evidential documents relating to eligibility for election, methods of disclosing documents submitted or received, and other necessary matters shall be stipulated by the National Election Commission Regulations. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010; Aug. 13, 2015; Mar. 9, 2017> Article 60-3 (Election Campaigns by Preliminary Candidates) (1) Any preliminary candidate may wage an election campaign in any of the following manners: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Jan. 25, 2010; Jul. 28, 2011; Jan. 17, 2012; Feb. 8, 2017; Dec. 29, 2020> 1. Establishing an election campaign office under Article 61 (1) and the proviso of Article 61 (6), or installing or posting the signboards, tablets or hanging placards at the said election campaign office; 2. Personally handing out the name cards of not more than nine centimeters long nor more than five centimeters wide, which include his or her own name, photograph, telephone number, academic background (referring to the regular academic background and the academic background completed in a foreign educational course equivalent thereto; hereafter in subparagraph 4, the same shall apply), career and other matters necessary for publicity or appealing for support from voters: Provided, That the same shall not apply to the act of offering such name cards to the voters or appealing for support from them in a ship, regular passenger vehicle, train, electric locomotive, airplane, and in a terminal and station and behind airport turnstiles, and in a hospital, or religious facility and within the premise of a theater (excluding cases where the relevant facility is used for purposes other than originally intended, such as rental); 3. Deleted; <Feb. 29, 2012>