Policy Promotion Banners Will Be Prohibited Starting from the Second Half of This Year

Maintain essential banners for voter election rights exercise, including polling station guidance

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Indiscriminate policy promotion banners hung on the streets will be banned from promotional activities.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan City Election Commission on the 30th, the Central Election Commission has completely abolished promotional activities using street banners from the second half of this year.

This is a measure to proactively and actively respond to environmental issues.

It has been continuously pointed out that banners, a representative promotional tool, are difficult to recycle and cause environmental pollution due to the generation of harmful substances when disposed of.

Banners essential for voters' exercise of election rights, such as polling station guidance, excluding general policy promotion banners, will continue to be maintained.

The Election Commission plans to actively guarantee voters' right to know through various methods such as electronic display boards, recyclable printed materials, and SNS to prevent information blind spots caused by the suspension of banner promotions.

An official from the Election Commission said, "We hope this policy will help even a little for a sustainable planet," and added, "We will continue to pay constant attention to environmental issues as a national institution."

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