Radio Taiwan nternational
Date: 18 June, 2019
By: Paula Chao

The legislature has passed a revision to the Referendum Act. Under the revision passed Monday, referendums will be decoupled from presidential elections in the future.

Starting in 2021, referendums will be held every two years on the fourth Saturday in August.

Taiwan is scheduled to hold a legislative and presidential election on January 11. The Central Election Commission (CEC) says no referendums will be held along with the presidential race next year.

The CEC has already built two online systems needed for referendums: one for petition and signature-gathering, the other for recalls. The information security of both systems has been tested and they will be put in place at the same time.    [FULL  STORY]