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Requirements for a referendum to pass

Taiwan

Taiwan

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  • Mandatory referendum - simple majority
  • Optional referendum - simple majority
Source

ReferendumAct

(Last amended 12 May 2009)

http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAllPara.aspx?PCode=D0020050

Article30

Asregard to the result of voting for a proposal of referendum, if the number ofvoters reaches not less than 1/2 of the total persons having the right ofvoting in the country, municipality or county (city) and more than 1/2 of thevalid ballots agree, the proposal is adopted.


If the number of voters does not reach the quantity prescribed in the precedingParagraph or the consenters are not more than 1/2 of the valid ballots, theproposal is vetoed.

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