19.5 million people eligible to vote in 2024 election: CEC
19.5 million people eligible to vote in 2024 election: CEC
2023-09-12
The Central Election Commission has announced the 2024 elections, marking the official start of the race. According to commission statistics, about 19.5 million people are eligible to vote, including 1.02 million first-time voters. Taiwanese residing abroad can apply for vote reinstatement by Dec. 4. Independent presidential candidates will have to file with the CEC by this Sunday, and submit more than 290,000 signatures by Nov. 2. Eligible candidates will be announced by Nov. 14.
Central Election Commission Chairman Lee Chin-yung puts up the announcement: About 19.5 million people will be eligible to vote in the 2024 election, and 1.02 million of them will be first-timers. The CEC plans to offer nearly 18,000 polling stations, and to train about 250,000 election workers to staff them. On the day of the vote, the CEC will establish a command center to deal with issues that arise. Taiwanese living abroad have until Dec. 4 to apply to vote at the district, township or city office where their household is registered. The deadline also applies to people whose household registration has expired.
Lee Chin-yung
Central Election Commission
Some people may not have household registration because they were unable to return to Taiwan under the pandemic. After two years, household registration expires. So if two years have passed and you no longer have household registration, the same rules apply. If you want to return to Taiwan to vote, you have to apply for household registration at the last place you lived.
In the presidential election, independent candidates will have to file to run between Sept. 13 and Sept. 17, and present a petition with enough signatures by Nov. 2. The CEC will announce the outcome of the filing by Nov. 14. Each independent candidate will need at least 290,000 signatures. Direct nominations are allowed by four political parties: the DPP, KMT, the Taiwan People’s Party and the New Power Party. Terry Gou is expected to apply to run as an independent, although he’s not ruled out an alliance with the KMT or TPP. The CEC was asked if Gou can give up an independent run after being approved.
Lee Chin-yung
Central Election Commission
If he doesn’t file to run as an independent, he won’t have to drop out. Even if he does complete a filing, there won’t be any problems.
The CEC says that, with enough signatures, anyone can qualify to run for president. But as for what approved candidates choose to do afterward, that’s left entirely up to them.
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中選會:明年大選1950萬人可投票 首投族102萬人
2023-09-12
中選會今天(12日)公布選舉公報，明年大選約有1950萬人有投票權，其中首投族佔了102萬。海外僑民最晚要在12月4號，向戶籍地的公所申請恢復投票權，2年沒回國而被除籍的人也適用。獨立參選方面，明天到17號開放登記，得在11月2號前繳交連署書，最晚11月14號公布結果。
中選會主委李進勇張貼選舉公告，2024總統大選選舉人數約1950萬人，首投族約占102萬人，中選會將開設將近1萬8000間投開票所、訓練25萬名選務人員來處理選務，當天也將開設選舉指揮中心，處理突發狀況。我國海外僑民最晚要在12月4號，向戶籍地鄉鎮區公所申請，恢復行使選舉權，被除籍者也適用。
[[中選會主委 李進勇]]
“戶籍沒有遷回來，比如疫情期間，出國沒有辦法回來，超過2年，戶籍被遷出了，2年之後，戶籍沒遷回來，也適用我們說的，返國行使投票權，必須向他最後國內住所，申請入籍。”
總統大選方面，沒有政黨推薦的獨立參選人從13號到17號可到中選會申請，送交連署的截止日訂於11月2號，中選會最晚會在11月14號公布是否通過連署，門檻將近29萬份。可直接提名的，有民進黨、國民黨、民眾黨與時代力量。最可能獨立參選的郭台銘，仍保留和國民黨、民眾黨合作的空間，若連署都過了才談成，能放棄資格嗎？
[[中選會主委 李進勇]]
“如果沒有來登記，就沒有退選問題，如果來登記，也沒有這個問題。”
中選會強調，連署是爭取登記選總統的資格，拿到門票後怎麼運用，仍看被連署人的考量。
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