개정 공직선거법의 문제점과 개선방안

2012. 2. 29. Public official election Act was newly revised. But the new Election Act has many problems such as followings;Public Official Election Act Clause 33(1) provides 14 days of the Election Period for the National Assembly Members, and Clause 33(3) also provides that above Period is counted from 6 days after the register-closing day. So Any candidate is confronted with the paradox that though he is a registered candidates, but he can't do election campaign. Limitation of the election campaign period should be abolished. National Assembly did not observe the self-established Election Act from the viewpoint of not only the procedure(in concrete, period), but also the content(in concrete, demarcation or Gerrymandering). Decision of the Constituency Demarcation Committee shall have the full force and effect of a law. And the legal period on the Election District Demarcation should be observed. The newly-revised Public official election Act permits internet-using election campaign in a whole way according to the Constitutional Court's decision. But still many problems is remained. Is the word ‘internet-using’ clear? Does ‘internet-using’ connote ‘potcast’ or ‘showing screen of i-pad/i-phone’? Above all,Public Official Election Act Clause 93(1) has in effect, so way too narrow methods except internet-using for the political expression. It is also causing digital-divided.