Democratic Party seniors committee candidate's camp faces controversy over appointment-style campaign material

The camp of candidate A, who is running to chair the Democratic Party's National Seniors Committee, sent mobile appointment certificates to delegates aged 65 or older who have voting rights. The document was titled 'Certificate of Appointment as a Grassroots Delegate,' and a blog link was sent with it.

The certificate, issued in the name of the Democratic Party's central organization, stated that the recipient was being appointed as a grassroots delegate of the party. It also included wording about carrying on the aspirations of Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, prompting controversy over whether the central party had formally approved the document.

A party official who raised the issue argued that the document could be mistaken for one issued and distributed with formal approval from the central party. The official said the authority to issue it and the procedural legitimacy of its distribution needed to be checked.

The Democratic Party's central organization said it would establish the facts before considering whether election rules had been violated.