Taiwan

Civil Servants Election and Recall Act (2011, last amended 2015)

Updated: June 2015

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Article 14 states:

Any citizen of the ROC reaching 20 years of age shall have the right of suffrage, unless the declaration of guardianship has yet been revoked…

 

Article 18 states:

…if an elector cannot vote by himself / herself due to disability but can express his / her will, a family member (relative) may accompany at the request of the elector and provide assistance or vote on behalf according to the will of the elector. In absence of relatives, an administrator and a supervisor may provide assistance or vote on behalf according to the will and at the request of the elector.

 

Article 57 states:

…The locations of polling stations should be equipped with barrier-free facilities. If there weren't such choices, the stations should use relating auxiliary equipment or tools to assist those physically-challenged to cast their ballots. The election commission should appropriately increase the number of work force to actively help those physically-challenged people according to the status of barrier-free situation in the stations…

 

Excerpts from the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act (2011, last amended 2015)

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Article 18 states:

…if an elector cannot vote by himself / herself due to disability but can express his / her will, a family member (relative) may accompany at the request of the elector and provide assistance or vote on behalf according to the will of the elector. In absence of relatives, an administrator and a supervisor may provide assistance or vote on behalf according to the will and at the request of the elector.

 

Article 57 states:

…The locations of polling stations should be equipped with barrier-free facilities. If there weren't such choices, the stations should use relating auxiliary equipment or tools to assist those physically-challenged to cast their ballots. The election commission should appropriately increase the number of work force to actively help those physically-challenged people according to the status of barrier-free situation in the stations…

 

Excerpts from the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act (2011, last amended 2015)