Elections in Taiwan are conducted by the Central Election Commission (CEC),
with 22 municipality, county, and city election commissions under its
jurisdictions. All elections are conducted on the basis of “Presidential and
Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act” and “Civil Servants Election and
Recall Act”, and under the principals of universality, fairness, directness,
and secrecy. During the election period, the municipality, county, and city election
commissions will set up a total of 368 electoral operation centers in townships
(cities / districts) to assist in electoral affairs.
The
CEC has 11 commissioners, including one Chairman and one Vice Chairman. Each
member of CEC is nominated and, with the consent of the Legislative Yuan,
appointed by the Premier. Term length of each member shall be 4 years and
renewable once.
The
CEC is in charge of managing the Presidential and Legislative Elections. The CEC’s
duties include: issuance of public notice for the elections, proceeding and
planning electoral affairs, scheduling the date of Election Day, examining the
candidates’ qualifications and the results of the election. Under the
supervision of the CEC, the municipality, county, and city election commissions
will handle the following affairs: establishment and management of the polling
stations, printing of the election ballots and election bulletin as well as directing
and supervising the electoral operation centers to handle the distribution of election
bulletin and the polling notice, and selection of staffs at polling stations.