17 days left until the election! There are more than 2.376 million people voting for mayor of Taichung, including 77,000 first-time investors.
There are 2,376,919 mayoral voters, 77,228 first-time voters, and 1,980 voting booths across the city.
Quick Look
- There are 17 days left until the nine-in-one election in Taichung City.
- The Municipal Election Committee announced that there are 2,376,919 mayoral candidates, 2,369,254 municipal councilor candidates, and 77,228 first-time voters.
- The city has set up 1,980 voting booths and mobilized 28,064 election personnel.
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Why It Matters
With 17 days left until the nine-in-one election in Taichung City, the Municipal Election Committee announced the number of voters and the setting up of voting and counting stations. During last year's general recall, "weird" polling and counting sites such as residential garages, abandoned car yards, and funeral homes appeared in Taichung, causing controversy. This year, the number of voting and counting sites has increased, and site selection has attracted renewed attention.
With 17 days left until the nine-in-one election, the Taichung City Election Committee announced today the number of electors. The number of candidates for Taichung mayor is 2,376,919, the number for city councillors is 2,369,254, and the number of first-time voters is 77,228. A total of 1,980 voting booths have been set up in the city, an increase of 78 compared with the 1,902 in the previous 11th Legislative Council election, and a total of 28,064 election personnel were mobilized.
Huang Chongdian, chairman of the Taichung City Election Committee, pointed out that there are three candidates in the Taichung City mayoral election, and the city councilor election is divided into 17 districts, with a total of 101 people competing for 65 council seats.
When the numbers for each election were released, Huang Chongdian pointed out that there were 2,376,919 people for mayor, 2,369,254 for city councilors, and 77,228 first-time voters. In addition, the number of people who had the right to vote in the 22nd national referendum was 2,432,344.
Huang Chongdian pointed out that a total of 1,980 voting and counting stations were set up in the city, an increase of 78 from the 1,902 in the previous 11th Legislative Election. Among them, Beitun District, the most populous administrative district in Taichung City, had the most, with 219 voting and counting stations, and the Central District, the least, with 13. 28,064 election personnel were mobilized, and all of them had been recruited and trained.
During last year's general recall, many people revealed that there were many "weird" voting booths in Taichung, including garages of people's homes, abandoned car yards, and even funeral homes, which caused public criticism. This year, the number of voting booths has increased, and the choice of voting booths has attracted attention again.
Huang Chongdian emphasized that the opinions of all walks of life have been widely listened to in setting up the voting and counting stations, and they will continue to be reviewed and improved. However, due to factors such as site conditions, transportation distance, and voting convenience, some areas still need to coordinate the use of residential buildings or private places as voting and counting stations. The election unit will try its best to overcome difficulties and properly complete various plans.
The Taichung City Election Committee pointed out that the principle of choosing a polling station this year will require an "incomplete tent" space, that is, it must be set up in a building, and there will be no park polling station. If there is insufficient space, the tent can be extended.
The Election Committee reminded that the voting on November 28 this year will receive a total of 4 votes for mayor, city councilor, mayor and referendum.
Open Questions
- Has the specific location list of each polling office been made public?
- The specific number and location of homes or private places used as voting booths
- Specific content and completion time of training for election personnel
