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This study observes the fact that there exist restrictions due to the election-law-based regulations on web campaigns in Korea although web campaigns are widely spreading around the globe, and aims to analyze this aspect from the political context. As a result of the research, first, this study found out that Article 93, Clause 1 of the <Election Law> makes it possible to do permanent web campaigns on the strength of the Constitutional Court’s decision of limited unconstitutionality, whereas Article 59 and 254 of the same Law(Election Campaign Offence) differ from the above Article 93, Clause 1; thus, it is necessary to revise the relevant law. Second, as for the request for taking measures for the depletion of ISP, etc., it is necessary to reform the provisions of the <Election Law> and <Information Network Act> together. These provisions are excessive regulations of the <Election Law> on ISP, also having the possibility of dual punishment. Third, there is also the need to amend Clause 6 of Article 82 (Real Name Confirmation of the Message Board, and chat room of Internet Media) of the <Election Law> from a long term perspective. It is because this Clause also has much room for restrictions of the freedom of expression in the long term despite the Constitutional Court’s decision of its constitutionality in July, 2015. Lastly, this study is to reinterpret why it is difficult to revise the <Election Law>from the two sorts of political contexts and to propose the ‘<Election Law> Reform Multiple Governance’as the <Election Law> revision method for web campaign revitalization.

web campaign, regulation, election law, constitutional court, political interpretations of election law reform.