Typhoon Qiangbi is approaching! Zhongcheng City Election Committee: If the lottery for the general election on the 23rd is suspended, it will be postponed to the 27th

The Central Meteorological Administration said today (21st) that it would issue a maritime warning for Typhoon Qianbi as early as this evening. It does not rule out issuing a land warning tomorrow afternoon or evening, and it is expected to affect Taiwan from Friday 23rd. Since the 23rd is the draw day for the nine-in-one general election, the Taichung City Election Committee announced today that if work is stopped due to the typhoon, the candidate draw will be held at the same time and place on October 27.

Although the Central Election Commission is scheduled to hold the draw for the nine-in-one general election on October 23, the Central City Election Committee has decided that the draw for Taichung mayoral candidates will be held at the Zhongshan Hall on the 2nd floor of the Taichung State Hall. The Taichung City Council candidates will go to 14 designated public offices or schools as the venue for the draw, and the mayor will be at each district office.

However, there is concern that Typhoon Qiangpi will hit the north on the 23rd, and classes may be suspended in the north, which will affect the consistent lottery date across the country. Therefore, the Municipal Election Committee announced today that the lottery for the candidates for the 2026 local civil servant election was originally scheduled to be held on October 23. If the local government announced that work would be suspended due to the typhoon on that day, the candidate lottery was rescheduled to October 27, at the same time and at the same place.

The Central City Election Committee has determined that the lottery venue for the mayoral candidates will be at the Zhongshan Hall of the Taichung State Hall. There are three mayoral candidates in Taichung City, namely He Xinchun of the Democratic Progressive Party, Jiang Qichen of the Kuomintang, and Hong Lihua of the Justice Party. In order to prevent too many supporters from crowding into the lottery venue, the Municipal Election Committee requires that in addition to the candidate himself, each candidate can only be accompanied by 20 people. Therefore, the Zhongshan Hall will be divided into three districts, with 20 seats allocated for each district.

In addition, there are 17 constituencies for Taichung City Councilors, and Taichung City has 29 administrative districts. The city election will arrange 14 public offices or schools as venues for the lottery. Each city councilor candidate can only have 10 people accompanying the candidate; the district chief will hold the lottery at each public office.