FINAL PUSH: Media personality Jaw Shaw-kong called the referendums a test of President Tsai’s public support, urging voters to go to the polls no matter the weatherBy Chien Hui-ju, Su Chin-feng and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
People should wear a mask, as COVID-19 prevention measures are in place, and bring identification when they vote in referendums today, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said yesterday.
A total of 19,825,468 people aged 18 or older are eligible to vote in the referendums, CEC Chairman Lee Chin-yung (李進勇) told a news conference in Taipei.
On the ballot are questions related to banning imports of pork containing traces of leanness-enhancing additive ractopamine, relocation of a natural gas terminal to protect algal reefs off Taoyuan’s Guanyin District (觀音), restarting construction at the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Gongliao District (貢寮)
Political parties yesterday ramped up their referendum campaigns ahead of today’s vote, with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) asking supporters to vote “no” on all four questions, while the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) urged supporters to vote “yes.”
On the ballot are questions related to banning imports of pork containing the leanness-enhancing additive ractopamine, relocating a liquefied natural gas terminal project off Taoyuan’s Guanyin District (觀音), restarting construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Gongliao District (貢寮) and holding referendums alongside elections.
The DPP last night held rallies on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei and at Dream Mall in
TEMPERATURE CHECKS: The commission said that people who have a high body temperature would need to vote in a separate ‘epidemic prevention’ polling sectionBy Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Leaders of pro-localization organizations yesterday urged the public to vote “no” on tomorrow’s four referendums, as they accused the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) of collaborating with China to ruin Taiwan’s economy and thereby isolate it from the international community.
On the ballot will be questions related to banning pork imports containing traces of the leanness-enhancing additive ractopamine, relocation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project to protect algal reefs off Taoyuan’s Guanyin District (觀音), resuming construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Gongliao District (貢寮) and holding referendums alongside national elections.
The Democratic Progressive Party government has