ACROSS PARTY LINES: The county saw the highest number of nullification requests submitted at a single time for vote-buying and illegal campaigning in a local election

Taipei Times
Date: Jan 03, 2019
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

Up to 30 elected officials in Pingtung County could lose their newly won positions, after investigators found evidence of vote-buying and other illicit activities during their campaigns, the Pingtung District Prosecutors’ Office said on Tuesday.

Prosecutors said they have gathered sufficient evidence, including testimony from witnesses and people involved, to press charges over contraventions of the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act (公職人員選舉罷免法).

Litigation proceedings at the Pingtung District Court to invalidate the election results in the affected districts have begun, head prosecutor Chen Yi-li (陳怡利) said.

Documents were forwarded to the court last month, since Central Election Commission regulations require districts to file a request to invalidate election results within 30 days, Chen said.    [FULL  STORY]