Political Support Association Registration Documents — Register with the Election Commission within 14 Days of Designation and Report the Accountant

Procedure

1. 1. Confirm the designating person and designate the association

   Those who may have a support association are limited to the central party, National Assembly members, local council members, presidential candidates and preliminary candidates, and candidates and preliminary candidates in constituency National Assembly, local council and local government head elections. A National Assembly member or local council member who already has a support association cannot set up a separate candidate support association for the same council election. The designating person gives the association a support association designation letter on Form No. 3 of the Rules on the Management of Political Funds Affairs.

2. 2. Form the association and adopt articles and appoint a representative

   At the formation meeting, the association adopts its articles or bylaws and appoints a representative. The articles must include the matters in Article 9 of the Rules, such as name, purpose and location, joining and leaving membership, collection and donation of contributions, appointment and dismissal of the representative and accountant, dissolution, and the representative and audit bodies. The name follows the format in Appended Table 1 of the Rules, such as 'National Assembly Member ○○○ Support Association'.

3. 3. Apply to the election commission within 14 days of designation

   The representative submits the registration application on Form No. 4 to the competent election commission with the designation letter, the articles, the impressions of the association seal and the representative's official seal, a copy of the formation minutes and the representative's consent to take office. The commission accepts the registration and issues a certificate within 7 days of receipt. Donations may be collected only after this registration.

4. 4. Report the accountant appointment and bank account

   The representative appoints one accountant from among persons eligible to conduct election campaigns in public elections and reports the appointment on Form No. 27 together with the registration application. The bank account for political fund income and expenditure is reported on Form No. 29, and a copy of the bankbook may be submitted instead. If the bank requires a unique identification number certificate to open an account in the association's name, the representative applies for it at the competent tax office.

5. 5. Change registration and dissolution report after registration

   If the name, location, articles, representative or seal impressions change, a change registration application is filed on Form No. 8 within 14 days. When the association dissolves, the representative must report it within 14 days, and if not reported, the election commission may cancel the registration. No dissolution report is needed when dissolution results from the end of a member's term or loss of candidate status.

Required documents

• Support association registration application (Rules on the Management of Political Funds Affairs, Form No. 4)
• Support association designation letter (same Rules, Form No. 3)
• Articles or bylaws (including the matters in Article 9 of the same Rules)
• Copy of the formation meeting minutes
• Representative's consent to take office
• Impressions of the association seal and the representative's official seal
• Accountant appointment report (same Rules, Form No. 27)
• Bank account report (same Rules, Form No. 29) or a copy of the bankbook

Fees

Typically tens of thousands to several hundred thousand won in the industry. We provide a quote after consultation based on the type of association, whether the articles and formation minutes are newly drafted, and whether the accountant appointment and bank account reports are included.

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Legal basis and review date

• Political Funds Act, Article 6
• Political Funds Act, Article 7
• Political Funds Act, Article 8
• Political Funds Act, Article 10
• Political Funds Act, Article 11
• Political Funds Act, Article 12
• Political Funds Act, Article 13
• Political Funds Act, Article 19
• Political Funds Act, Article 34
• Rules on the Management of Political Funds Affairs, Article 5
• Rules on the Management of Political Funds Affairs, Article 6
• Rules on the Management of Political Funds Affairs, Article 9
• Rules on the Management of Political Funds Affairs, Article 11
• Rules on the Management of Political Funds Affairs, Article 32
• Rules on the Management of Political Funds Affairs, Article 34
• Rules on the Management of Political Funds Affairs, Appended Table 1

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-13

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• A support association may collect donations only after registration, so first align the schedule for designation, formation and the registration application.
• Donations exceeding the anonymous limit (100,000 won per donation and 1,200,000 won per year) or received under another person's name or a false name must be paid to the national treasury by the accountant.

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