Over 19.

88 million people eligible to vote in December referendum

Taipei, Nov. 8 (CNA) An estimated 19.88 million people will be eligible to vote on four
national referendum questions on Dec. 18, the Central Election Commission (CEC)
said Monday.

The vote on the four questions was originally scheduled to take place on Aug. 28, but
it was postponed to Dec. 18 as a precaution to prevent the potential spread of
COVID-19.

Individuals who were eligible to vote on the referendum questions in August, totaling
an estimated 19.88 million eligible voters, will also be eligible to cast ballots in
December, according to CEC Chairman Lee Chin-yung (李進勇).

That number will be higher than the 19.31 million people eligible to vote in Taiwan's
2020 presidential election because the voting age for referendums is 18, compared
to 20 for the last presidential election.

The number of eligible voters could still be updated in the coming weeks, the CEC
said.

The four referendum questions ask voters if they want to start up the mothballed
Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei; ban pork imports with traces of the
leanness drug ractopamine; move a planned liquefied natural gas terminal in
Taoyuan to avoid damaging an algal reef; and allow referendums to be held in
conjunction with elections.

A total of 17,479 polling stations nationwide will be set up for the upcoming
referendum, Lee said.

People can see if they are eligible to vote and find their designated polling station
simply by going to a special section on the Ministry of the Interior's website from
Dec. 13 and 18 and entering their national ID number and birthdate, the CEC said.

Eligible voters can also find the polling station where they will be required to vote on
the "Where do I vote" platform on the CEC's website, Lee said.