days after the election day, other than support payments or the payment of party membership fees under the Political Funds Act, such money, goods, or property interest shall be deemed to be offered in connection with the nomination of a specific person as a candidate by a political party. <Amended on Feb. 13, 2014> (2) No one shall direct, persuade, request or mediate concerning any act prescribed in paragraph (1). Article 48 (Recommendations of Candidates by Eligible Voters) (1) Eligible voters who have registered as residents in any constituency may recommend anyone who is not a member of any political party as a candidate (hereinafter referred to as "independent candidate") to run in an election for the relevant constituency by each election (excluding an election of proportional representation members of the National Assembly and an election of proportional representation members of local councils). <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005> (2) A person who intends to be an independent candidate shall obtain recommendations of eligible voters as provided for in the following, using a letter of recommendation which is approved, sealed and issued by the competent constituency election commission from five days before the beginning of the application for candidate registration (30 days before the beginning of the application for candidate registration, in cases of an election to be held at the expiration of the presidential term; three days after the reason becomes definite, in cases of an election due to the presidential vacancy): <Amended on Apr. 1, 1995; Feb. 16, 2000; Aug. 4, 2005; Jan. 17, 2012> 1. In cases of a presidential election: Recommendations of 3,500 to 6,000 eligible voters from five or more Cities/Dos, who shall be comprised of at least 700 eligible voters registered as residents in each City/Do; 2. In cases of an election of constituency members of the National Assembly or the heads of autonomous Gus/Sis/Guns: Recommendations of 300 to 500 eligible voters; 3. In cases of an election of constituency members of City/Do councils: Recommendations of 100 to 200 eligible voters; 4. In cases of an election of the Mayor/Do Governor: Recommendations of 1,000 to 2,000 electors who are divided into a third or more autonomous Gu/Si/Gun in the relevant City/Do, each of which includes 50 or more electors who have made resident registrations; 5. In cases of an election of the autonomous Gu/Si/Gun council members of local constituency: Recommendations of 50 to 100 electors: Provided, That in cases of a constituency with a population of fewer than 1,000: Recommendations of 30 to 50 electors. (3) In cases of paragraph (2), the following acts shall be prohibited: <Amended on Apr. 6, 2018> 1. Obtaining recommendations using a letter of recommendation which is not approved and sealed;