立法院立法委員選舉罷免法

The election and recall of Legislative Yuan legislators are governed by the Constitution and this Act.

This provision lists which election authorities are the local主管選舉機關 and which are the上級選舉機關 for different groups and regions.

主管選舉機關編製選舉人名冊後，應分別發給選舉權證，作為領取選舉票的依據。

Candidate registration and nomination depend on the required signatures or party nomination; without registration, a person may not be elected.

現任文職或軍職官吏，如果要在其管轄區或任所所在地的選舉區參選，必須在選舉期前五個月辭職。

候選人登記期間由主管選舉機關公告，且期間不得少於30日。

This provision limits who may be a candidate in different election categories.

本條定義「會員」：指各該團體的基層會員；如果會員是法人，則指其會員代表。

中央設選舉總事務所，負責組織選舉委員會並指揮辦理全國選舉事宜。

Each province must set up a provincial election office, and each district within a province must set up a district election office, to handle election matters.

直轄市設市選舉事務所應設委員三至五人，組織選舉委員會並辦理市選舉事宜；委員人選由選舉總事務所呈請國民政府派充，市長為當然委員兼主席。

立法委員選舉採普通、平等、直接、無記名單記投票。

This provision sets up Mongolian and Tibetan election offices and says how election supervisors are to be appointed.

This provision sets up overseas-national election offices and their committees, and assigns how committee members and chairs are appointed.

全國性職業團體的選舉要設選舉事務所，並組成選舉委員會辦理選舉事務；委員由選舉總事務所報請國民政府派充。

在立法委員選舉的投票與開票中，主管選舉機關應派任投票管理員、投票監察員、開票管理員和開票監察員。

選舉機關委員、監督及職員，在其辦理選舉的區域或團體內，不得成為立法委員候選人。

選舉總事務所負責規定並公告本法第四條各款選舉的投票日期。

各主管選舉機關應在選舉前十五日發布選舉公告，並載明投票所及開票地址、投票方法及日期、以及各選舉單位應選出的立法委員名額。

In frontier areas, election ballots and election notices must also include the local commonly used writing system.

Candidates are elected as legislators in order of who receives more votes, up to the number of seats provided by law; if votes are tied, the result is decided by drawing lots.

本條規定立法委員候補人的產生方式、名額與遞補順序。

選舉手續應公開辦理。

If there are no female candidates for the specified election seats, the female-legislator seat may remain vacant; the same applies if a female legislator’s seat becomes vacant and there is no female alternate candidate.

主管選舉機關 must separately count votes for each candidate, make a list, and report it to the provincial election authority for aggregation and announcement.

立法委員當選證書由選舉總事務所製備，並交由第十條所定的上級選舉機關蓋印分發；分發時還要取得當選人最近的二寸半身照片貼在證書指定位置。

If one of the listed situations occurs, the election is invalid.

If an election is invalid, it must be re-held immediately according to law.

An election result is invalid if the candidate is disqualified, the winning vote count is false, there is a final judgment, or the person died before the election.

If an election result is invalid, the alternate candidate(s) replace in order.

選舉人或候選人，在確認有威脅、利誘或其他舞弊情事時，可以在選舉日期起15日內提起訴訟。

選舉人或候選人在符合特定情況時，可以在當選人姓名公布日起15日內提起訴訟。

選舉訴訟由管轄的高等法院審理，並且要優先於其他訴訟；如果沒有高等法院，則由首都高等法院以書面審理並作成終局裁判。

This provision allocates legislative seats among several groups and regions.

原選舉單位的選舉人，對於所選的立法委員，在經過六個月前不得提出罷免聲請書。

罷免聲請書要寫明理由，並由原選舉單位當選時投票總數百分之十以上的選舉人簽署後，向該單位的主管行政機關首長提出。

主管行政機關首長收到聲請書後，30日內查明簽署與人數是否符合規定，然後通知被聲請罷免人，並由其在收到副本後15日內提出答辯書。

主管行政機關首長在收到答辯書後3日內要連同聲請書公告，並在公告後30日內舉行投票。

If a recall proposal is rejected, no further recall petition may be made against the same legislator during that legislator’s original term.

立法委員被罷免後，按候補順序遞補，任期到原任期屆滿為止；自行辭職時也適用同樣的遞補方式；在一個會期內無故缺席，視為辭職。

If conduct in relation to elections or recalls also violates criminal law, it is handled under criminal law.

The implementing regulations for this Act are to be separately prescribed.

This provision sets the number of women-elected seats: one seat when the total is ten or fewer, and one additional seat for every full ten seats beyond that.

中華民國國民年滿20歲可有選舉權；年滿23歲可有被選舉權，但要排除列出的六種情形。

Certain people gain voting and candidacy rights after living in the required nationality period.

Each elector has one vote; if a person has more than two voting rights under Article 4 items, they may participate in only one and must self-declare when registering on the voter roll.

主管選舉機關在完成選舉人資格審查後，須在選舉前五十日內編造並公告選舉人名冊，並將總名額報請上級選舉機關轉報選舉總事務所備案。

Chapter 1: General Provisions.

This is a chapter heading for “Voters and Candidates.”

Chapter heading: Election authorities.

This chapter is titled “Election Procedure.”

Chapter heading: Elections and invalid election results.

This chapter is titled “Election Litigation.”

Chapter heading for the recall of legislators.

Chapter heading: Supplementary provisions.