38. Is there a ban on vote buying?

Political Parties Act 2017

Article 33: In any political party election of party leaders and/or election of central, municipal, and/or county/city-level party officers, any of the following circumstances shall be punishable by imprisonment of not more than three years and a fine not exceeding NT$300,000: 1. A person with the right to vote demands, agrees upon with a tacit accord, or receives property or other unfair advantage in exchange for not exercising said right to vote or exercising it for any agreed-upon purpose. 2. A person seeks to induce another/others who have the right to vote, by promising with a tacit accord or delivering property or other unfair advantage, not to exercise said right to vote or to exercise said vote for any agreed-upon purpose. 3. A person seeks to induce a candidate to forfeit an election or hold certain agreed-upon campaign activities by promising with a tacit accord or delivering property or other unfair advantage. 4. A candidate demands, agrees upon with a tacit accord, or accepts property or other unfair advantage in exchange for forfeiting an election or holding certain agreed-upon campaign activities.