Information on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Korea ② The Public Official Election Act stipulates that candidates can prepare Type 1 braille campaign gazette for persons with visual disability in addition to a leaflet-type campaign gazette, but the number of pages of the former must be within that of the latter. However, for the information contained in the leaflettype campaign gazette to be produced in braille requires more number of pages than the original document, showing that the law does not take this fact into account. ③ The Public Official Election Act also provides an exception for preliminary candidates who have yet to register as a public official electoral candidate and allows them to carry out campaigns outside the election period, such as posting writings or videos on their internet website or bulletin boards and chatting rooms. However, the Anti-Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities Act exempts individuals manufacturing or distributing electronic and non-electronic information the obligation to provide reasonable convenience to persons with visual and hearing disabilities. ④ The Initial Report state that persons with disabilities are ensured suffrage rights on an equal basis with persons without disabilities through the Public Official Election Act and the Anti-Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities Act, however, it does not mention the conflict between the two laws. 2) Recommendation ① The government should enforce the regulations on the provision of convenience for persons with disabilities which are currently included as optional rules in the Public Official Election Act, ease the limit on the number of braille pages for the official campaign gazette, and amend related laws so that even if preliminary candidates not yet registered as public official electoral candidates conduct campaign activities on websites ahead of the election period, the information posted on the websites should be made equally accessible by persons with or without disabilities. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA 39