Understanding the Recall Process: Latest Developments and Voting Schedule for Legislative Recall

The recall process has entered its third phase! According to the Central Election Commission's announcement, there are currently 26 legislative recall cases filed, all involving legislators from the Kuomintang (KMT), with vote dates set for July 26 and August 23.
The Yahoo News editorial team has compiled the latest updates on the progress of the recalls, the thresholds, and the submission status of the recall groups across various municipalities, providing readers with quick access to the latest information.
Key considerations for the upcoming recall vote include eligibility requirements, voting times, locations, what to bring, and attendance salary. Furthermore, there are critical do's and don'ts on the voting day, where violations could result in fines up to 2 million NTD or even imprisonment.
According to the latest announced recall list, the voting dates are divided into two days:
- July 26:
- Lin Pei-hsiang (Keelung City Constituency)
- Wang Hong-wei (Taipei City 3rd District)
- Lee Yan-hsiu (Taipei City 4th District)
- Lo Chih-chiang (Taipei City 6th District)
- Hsu Chiao-hsin (Taipei City 7th District)
- Lai Shih-pao (Taipei City 8th District)
- Hung Meng-kai (New Taipei City 1st District)
- Ye Yuan-chi (New Taipei City 7th District)
- Chang Chih-lun (New Taipei City 8th District)
- Lin Te-fu (New Taipei City 9th District)
- Liao Hsien-hsiang (New Taipei City 12th District)
- Ni Hsu-ting (Taoyuan City 1st District)
- Tu Chuan-chi (Taoyuan City 2nd District)
- Lu Ming-che (Taoyuan City 3rd District)
- Wan Mei-ling (Taoyuan City 4th District)
- Lu Yu-ling (Taoyuan City 5th District)
- Chiu Jo-hua (Taoyuan City 6th District)
- Cheng Cheng-chin (Hsinchu City Constituency)
- Liao Wei-hsiang (Taichung City 4th District)
- Huang Jien-hao (Taichung City 5th District)
- Lo Ting-wei (Taichung City 6th District)
- Ding Hsueh-chung (Yunlin County 1st District)
- Fu Kuan-chi (Hualien County Constituency)
- Huang Jian-bin (Taitung County Constituency)
- August 23:
- Ma Wen-chun (Nantou County 1st District)
- Yu Hao (Nantou County 2nd District)
Important dates in the third phase of the recall process include:
- June 20: Announcement of the establishment of the recall case
- By June 30: The recalled individual must submit a statement
- By July 3: Announcement of the recall case
- July 6: Completion of the voter list
- July 16 to July 25: Public television will hold explanatory meetings regarding the recall
- By July 22: Announcement of the number of voters for the recall
- July 26: Voting and counting
- By August 1: Finalization of the voting results
- August 1: Announcement of the voting results