Election Campaign for April 15 General Election Officially Starts from the 2nd

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Election Commission announced on the 1st that the official election campaign for the April 15 general election will begin on the 2nd.

Anyone eligible to campaign can freely conduct election activities using methods prescribed by the Public Official Election Act from the start of the election period on the 2nd until the day before the election, April 14. Election campaigning via the internet, email, and text messages is also allowed on election day (the 15th).

Those permitted to campaign include candidates and their spouses (or one direct lineal descendant or ascendant designated by the candidate instead of the spouse), election managers, and election staff, who may wear sashes, badges, or carry other items while campaigning.

Eligible voters can campaign by ▲ verbally or by phone appealing for support for parties or candidates ▲ using the internet, email, text messages, and SNS ▲ participating as volunteers for candidates.

However, sharing or reposting defamatory or false information about candidates on SNS is prohibited, and receiving money, food, or other items from parties or candidates restricted from making donations, or soliciting or requesting donations, is not allowed.

Additionally, volunteers cannot demand or receive allowances or reimbursements, and photographing ballots inside voting booths or posting them on SNS is forbidden.

Meanwhile, 18-year-old voters who have voting rights for the first time in this National Assembly election should note that the age for campaigning is calculated at the time of the act, so those under 18 at the time of campaigning cannot participate in election activities.

Campaigning using printed materials, media, information and communication networks, and debates or forums as prescribed by the Public Official Election Act is also permitted.

A Gwangju Election Commission official said, “We ask everyone to comply with election laws so that this election can be conducted fairly and cleanly,” adding, “Parties and candidates should compete fairly with policies, and voters should carefully examine pledges and candidates before making their choice.”

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