Do you have the right to vote? Ministry of the Interior: Online inquiries are open from now on

This year's local civil servant elections and national referendum are scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 28. In order to let the public know about voting rights, from now until November 12, in addition to using their ID card number and date of birth, the public can go to the Global Information Network of the Department of Household Affairs of the Ministry of the Interior to check whether they have the right to vote. They can also go to the township, city, or district office in their place of residence to read the electoral roll. If any errors are found, they can immediately apply to the office for correction to protect their rights and interests.

The Ministry of Interior stated that those who are over 20 years old and have continued to live in the electoral area for more than 4 months have the right to vote for local public officials for 115 years; those who are over 18 years old and have not been declared guardianship and have continued to live in the Republic of China for more than 6 months have the right to vote in national referendums. In addition, according to regulations, township, town, city, and district household registration offices will compile a list of electors (voting persons) based on household registration information 20 days before the voting day.

The Ministry of the Interior reminds that for the convenience of people who do not live in their registered place or have not received a voting notice, from November 23 to 28, the Global Information Network of the Department of Household Affairs of the Ministry of the Interior will open an online polling station location query service, and the public is welcome to take advantage of it.