| (1) | Electors 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 the election for the relevant constituency by each election (excluding the proportional representative National Assembly member election and the proportional representative local council member election). <Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005> |
| (2) | A person who intends to be an independent candidate shall obtain recommendations of electors as provided in the following subparagraphs, 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 by Act No. 4947, Apr. 1, 1995; Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000; Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005> |
| 1. | In cases of a presidential election: |
Recommendations of 2,500 to 5,000 electors who are divided into five or more Cities/Dos, each of which includes 500 or more electors who have made resident registrations;
| 2. | In cases of an election of a local constituency National Assembly member or the head of an autonomous Gu/Si/Gun: |
Recommendations of 300 to 500 electors;
| 3. | In cases of an election of a local constituency City/Do council member: |
Recommendations of 100 to 200 electors;
| 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; and
| 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 candidate shall not be recommended with a letter of recommendation with no seal of approval or by electors in excess of the upper limit of recommending electors. |
| (4) | The form, request for issuance, and issuance of a letter of recommendation of elector, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations. |