Voting for the Kaohsiung mayoral by-election begins today. The weather is good, but the epidemic alert has not been lifted. It is stipulated that people must wear masks to vote. When entering the polling station, they must have their temperature taken and hand disinfected. People who are isolated or quarantined at home are not allowed to enter the polling station to vote or visit the counting of votes. .
It rained heavily in Kaohsiung yesterday afternoon and evening, and it cleared up today. However, in the first hour of voting, it seemed that the voting situation was not very active. It is expected that more people will go out to vote after noon.
station’s "Selection Committee" stated that starting from 0:00 on August 15, it is prohibited to publish or repost election-related information through social media or online forums, including text, pictures, videos, or symbols, or involve publishing, reporting, disseminating, Commenting on or quoting candidates or election polls, failure to do so will result in a fine of more than NT$500,000 (NTD, the same below).
Luo Bangji, acting director of the Kaohsiung City Civil Affairs Bureau and director-general of the Election Committee, said that the number of people voting in this mayoral by-election is 2.3 million, 597. There are 38 administrative districts in the city, with Fengshan District .294369 people the most, and Maolin the least. District 1524 people. There were 6,411 first-time voters and 55,187 first-time mayoral voters in this by-election. There are 356,711 people aged 20 to 29 years old, and 403,989 people aged 30 to 39 years old.
The Kaohsiung Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau estimates that the recall vote on June 6 will cost more than 110 million yuan. The preliminary estimate of the mayoral by-election on August 15 is more than 160 million yuan. The two items add up to a total of about 280 million yuan. Ten thousand yuan.
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