The Central Election Commission today (16th) reviewed and approved the qualifications of candidates for county and city chiefs and councilors for the 115th year. (File photo)
The Central Election Commission today (16th) reviewed and approved the qualifications of candidates for county and city chiefs and councilors for the 115th year. Among them, a total of 23 candidates for municipal mayors and 58 candidates for county (city) mayors registered, all of which met the regulations; as candidates for municipal councilors, 605 met the regulations and 5 did not; as for candidates for county (city) councillors, 887 met the regulations and 5 did not. The county and city election committees will draw lots for candidate names on October 23.
According to the announcement of the Central Election Commission, only Taipei City Council candidate Yu Zhibin from the 6th Electoral District does not meet the requirements. The reason is that he has had a household registration in Taiwan for less than 10 years. According to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph 1, of the "Cross-Strait People's Relations Ordinance", the Mainland Affairs Council Order No. 1150400418 of April 16, 2015, and Article 27, paragraph 1, paragraph 5, of the "Election and Recall Law", he cannot be registered as a candidate.
Lin Zhengfeng of New Taipei City's 10th Electoral District was convicted of the crime of general money laundering under Article 14, Paragraph 1, of the "Money Laundering Prevention and Control Act". The Keelung District Court sentenced him to a fixed-term imprisonment of 2 months and a fine of NT$20,000. If the fine is NT$1,000 for one day, he will be suspended for 2 years. According to the provisions of Article 26, Paragraph 6, of the "Election and Recall Act", he is not allowed to register as a candidate.
Xiao Xianghan from Taoyuan City's 1st Electoral District was convicted of obstruction of official duties and other cases. The Taoyuan District Court ruled that the portion of the involuntary prison sentence should be executed for 2 years and August; the portion of the involuntary prison sentence should be executed for 1 year. If the fine is determined at NT$1,000 per day, the execution has not been completed. In accordance with the provisions of Article 26, paragraph 9, of the "Election and Recall Law", he cannot be registered as a candidate.
In the 13th Electoral District of Taichung City, Zheng Boqi was convicted of the crime of obtaining property by fraud under the Criminal Code. The Taichung District Court ruled that he should be sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison, suspended for 3 years, and must pay NT$400,000 to the public treasury within 1 year from the date of the judgment. According to the provisions of Article 26, Paragraph 6 of the "Election and Strike Law", he is not allowed to register as a candidate.
Cao Weiguo of the 7th Electoral District of Tainan City was convicted of illegally possessing an air gun under Article 8, Item 4 of the "Firearms, Ammunition and Knife Control Ordinance". The Tainan District Court sentenced him to one year and seven months in prison and a fine of NT$30,000. If the fine is NT$1,000 for one day, he will be suspended for four years. According to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph 6, of the "Election and Recall Act", he is not allowed to register as a candidate.
The Central Election Commission also pointed out that candidates for county (city) councillors, including Zhong Renming from the 4th Electoral District of Yunlin County, He Bolun from the 6th Electoral District of Chiayi County, Zhou Junyou from the 5th Electoral District of Hualien County, Shi Yongcheng from the 1st Electoral District of Kinmen County, and Zhang Fangli from the 3rd Electoral District of Keelung City, are not allowed to register as candidates.
The Winning Election Committee stated that the property information reported by candidates for county and city chiefs and council members in accordance with the provisions of the Public Officials Property Declaration Act should be announced online for one year from the date of finalizing the candidate list. The committee has also made it public on the committee's website.
List of approved mayoral candidates:
(1) 6 people from Taipei City: Guo Xi, Shen Boyang, Xiao Wenqian, Tang Xinmin, Jiang Wanan, and Lin Zhicheng.
(2) Three people from New Taipei City: Su Qiaohui, Li Sichuan, and Su Huihuang.
(3) Two people from Taoyuan City: Zhang Shanzheng and Huang Shijie.
(4) Three people from Taichung City: He Xinchun, Jiang Qichen, and Hong Lihua.
(5) 4 people from Tainan City: Xie Longjie, Xiao Lianhong, Ye Renwen, and Chen Tingfei.
(6) Five people from Kaohsiung City: Zhang Jing, Lai Ruilong, Wang Zhaomin, Ke Zhien, and Hong Fanglong.
List of approved candidates for county (city) mayor:
(1) Three people from Hsinchu County: Zheng Chaofang, Zhu Dingyu, and Xu Xinying.
(2) Two people from Miaoli County: Chen Pin'an and Zhong Dongjin.
(3) Four people from Changhua County: Chen Chongjia, Chen Suyue, Qiu Jianfu, and Wei Pingzheng.
(4) Two people from Nantou County: Wen Shizheng and Xu Shuhua.
(5) Four people from Yunlin County: Wu Binghui, Zhang Jiajun, Liu Jianguo, and Lin Jiayu.
(6) Two people from Chiayi County: Wu Pinrui and Cai Yiyu.
(7) Two people from Pingtung County: Su Qingquan and Zhou Chunmi.
(8) Five people from Yilan County: Chen Hongyi, Wu Zongxian, Liu Canhui, Lin Guozhang, and Yang Kuanting.
(9) Four people from Hualien County: You Shuzhen, Zhang Jun, Wei Jiaxian, and Luo Peiqin.
(10) Four people from Taitung County: Chen Ying, Wu Xiuhua, Li Wuyingzhi, and Wang Zhiwei.
(11) 6 people from Penghu County: Wu Shujin, Chen Zhenzhong, Zhou Ni’an, Xu Zhifu, Chen Jinchuan, and Ye Zhulin.
(12) Seven people from Kinmen County: Hong Hecheng, Li Wenliang, Huang Shituan, Chen Yuzhen, Zhang Guowei, Liang Wentao, and Zhang Huomu.
(13) Two people from Lianjiang County: Wang Zhongming and Cao Eryuan.
(14) Three people from Keelung City: Xie Guoliang, Wei Zaowen, and Tong Ziwei.
(15) Three people from Hsinchu City: Gao Hongan, Zhuang Jingcheng, and He Zhiyong.
(16) 5 people from Chiayi City: Huang Hongcheng, Taiwan’s Acheng, the world’s great man, the God of Wealth President, Chen Kaihuang, Zhang Qikai, Wang Meihui, and Wang Yicheng.
