EMBNominations:
11 members selected by the Prime Minister and Legislature
EMBTenure:
4 years
Who Runs Election:
Election Management Body
Nameof Elect Enforcement Body:
Judicial Yuan
Candidacy & Campaign Rules
Debate Average:
1
Debate Format:
2015: first televised debate, three candidates. 2018: mayoral election tv debate.
Opinion Polls Embargo:
Embargo for longer
Electoral System & Organisation
Elect System Main Election:
Mixed
Main Election Type:
Presidential
Main Election Cycle:
4
Numb Round Main Election:
One
Referenda_Law:
Constitution, Art. 17, 123, 133, 136 and 174
Referenda_Binding:
Wiki: The Referendum Act was promoted and introduced by the Democratic Progressive Party for years and then enacted by the Legislative Yuan in 2003. There have been six national referendums and two local referendums in Taiwan.
Voting Machine:
None
Vote IDRequired:
ID check compulsory
Polling Card:
No polling card
National Holiday Elect Day:
Never
Dayof Election:
Saturday
Districting Flexibility:
existing regional/provincial/other boundaries are used
Polling Station
Average Voterby Polling Station:
1205
Normal Opening Time Poll Station:
08:00
Normal Closing Time Poll Station:
1600
Polling Station Numbers:
15582
Listof Polling Station Buildings:
public buildings
Ballot Box Transparency:
Fully opaque
Box Feeding System:
Voter
Vote Receipt:
No receipt
Count Locallyor Centrally:
locally
Manualor Automatic Count:
manual
Nature Counting Personnel:
chairman
Ballot Paper
Ballot Type:
Paper
Singleor Multi Paper Ballot:
Single
Ballot Paper Type Description:
Single Ballot Paper
Ballot Paper Type Photo Upload:
YES
Ballot Photos:
Freely Allowed
Remote Voting
Temporal Remote Voting:
No
Geographical Remote Voting:
No
Personal Remote Voting:
No
Mobile Polling Stations:
No
Special Needs
Provision Illiterate Voters:
To ensure that voters with disabilities are able to exercise their right to vote, the Central Election Commission has a checklist of 28 criteria to assess whether a polling station meets the accessibility requirements. Some of the assistance tools in polling stations include wheelchair accessible polling booths and ballot slip covers with Braille printing. Furthermore, recorded audio electoral bulletins are distributed by the Central Election Commission to the visually impaired prior to Election Day, while sign language interpretation is offered in government funded broadcasts to inform people with hearing loss of each candidate's policies.
Provision Blind Voters:
To ensure that voters with disabilities are able to exercise their right to vote, the Central Election Commission has a checklist of 28 criteria to assess whether a polling station meets the accessibility requirements. Some of the assistance tools in polling stations include wheelchair accessible polling booths and ballot slip covers with Braille printing. Furthermore, recorded audio electoral bulletins are distributed by the Central Election Commission to the visually impaired prior to Election Day, while sign language interpretation is offered in government funded broadcasts to inform people with hearing loss of each candidate's policies.
Provision Deaf Voters:
To ensure that voters with disabilities are able to exercise their right to vote, the Central Election Commission has a checklist of 28 criteria to assess whether a polling station meets the accessibility requirements. Some of the assistance tools in polling stations include wheelchair accessible polling booths and ballot slip covers with Braille printing. Furthermore, recorded audio electoral bulletins are distributed by the Central Election Commission to the visually impaired prior to Election Day, while sign language interpretation is offered in government funded broadcasts to inform people with hearing loss of each candidate's policies.
Provision Motor Handicap Voters:
To ensure that voters with disabilities are able to exercise their right to vote, the Central Election Commission has a checklist of 28 criteria to assess whether a polling station meets the accessibility requirements. Some of the assistance tools in polling stations include wheelchair accessible polling booths and ballot slip covers with Braille printing. Furthermore, recorded audio electoral bulletins are distributed by the Central Election Commission to the visually impaired prior to Election Day, while sign language interpretation is offered in government funded broadcasts to inform people with hearing loss of each candidate's policies.
Over Representation Vuln Group:
Reserved Communal Seats - 8 Aboriginal
Targeted Initiatives
History Major Changes:
Elections were held for the first time in Taiwan by the Japanese colonial government on 22 November 1935.
Recent Major Changes:
Under additional articles added to the constitution in the 1990s, the president is elected directly.
Transparency Initiative:
Take out each ballot of the ballot box one by one, read the vote out loud, and display it to the public witness