(2) The head of a local government (including public officials belonging to such local government, in cases falling under subparagraph 4) shall not commit any of the following acts from 60 days prior to the election day (in cases of special elections holding reasons of which have become definite after 60 days prior to the election day, from the time when the reasons for holding the election have become definite) to the election day: <Newly Inserted on Dec. 30, 1995; Nov. 14, 1997; Apr. 30, 1998; Feb. 16, 2000; Mar. 7, 2002; Mar. 12, 2004; Jan. 25, 2010; Jul. 28, 2011> 1. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 2. Advertising or publicizing the platforms, policies, doctrine and advocacy of the party to the constituents: Provided, That the same shall not apply where he or she becomes a preliminary candidate or a candidate for an election of the head of the relevant local government; 3. Attending all political events held by a political party, such as a lecture meeting on the current situation, campaign meeting, or rally for training and unity of party members, etc. with the exception of a rally for formation of a political party, merger of parties, party reorganization, or election of candidates, or visiting an election campaign organization, election campaign office, or election campaign liaison office: Provided, That the same shall not apply where he or she becomes a preliminary candidate or a candidate for the election of the head of the relevant local government, or where he or she pays a courtesy call as a member of a political party to any political party's public open meetings organized only for its members by the political party whereto he or she belongs; 4. Holding or supporting cultural lectures, project explanation meetings, public hearings, meetings of professional groups, athletics meetings, entertaining events for the aged, counseling of petition by general public, or other various events, with the exception of those under the following items: (a) Holding or supporting the events to be held or supported under statutes or regulations; (b) Holding or supporting events whose purposes may not be achieved unless they are held on a special day or during a specific period of time; (c) Relieving or restoring damages or losses from natural disasters, or other hazards; (d) Holding or supporting vocational support education or cultural lectures provided at a cost, or supporting cultural lectures to be held by the residents' self-governing center: Provided, That this shall not include supporting the opening of a new lecture in excess of the previous scope, or increasing the number of participants, or supporting cultural lectures by the residents' self-governing center to be conducted by relocating its place; (e) Solving a group civil petition or an urgent civil petition when it takes place; (f) Acts equivalent to those under items (a) through (e), as prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations; 5. Attending the meetings organized by a head of a Tong/Ri/Ban: Provided, That this shall not apply to natural disasters or other hazards, or a group civil petition or an urgent civil petition when it takes place. (3) Deleted. <Jan. 25, 2010>