Political Support Association Registration Documents

Procedure

Procedure

1. 01

   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. 02

   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. 03

   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. 04

   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. 05

   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.

Filing route

Filing route

Deadlines & processing notes

Deadlines & processing notes

Fees & official charges

Fees & official charges

Included in the basic fee — Initial document review, required-document guidance, basic form preparation, one filing support and one ordinary supplement.

Conditional success fee — For this service, any conditional success fee may be separately agreed within the lawful service scope and stated in a written engagement agreement. No outcome is guaranteed.

Displayed amounts are starting estimates, not statutory or standard rates. The final fee is confirmed after consultation and document review in the engagement agreement. Government fees and actual expenses may change.

Basic documents

Basic documents

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.