Taiwan’s 2026 nine-in-one local elections will be held on November 28 (Saturday). Voting time is from 8 am to 4 pm. The 22nd national referendum (nuclear energy referendum) is also held on the same day. This time a total of 11,051 local public officers will be elected. The Central Election Commission estimates that about 19.65 million people have the right to vote. There are 18,244 polling stations across Taiwan.
Voting day falls on the Thanksgiving long weekend in the United States. Many Taiwanese living in the United States are making arrangements to return to Taiwan. Supporters of both the blue and green parties are also calling on overseas Chinese in various parts of the United States to return to Taiwan to vote. To vote, you must return in person to the polling station at your place of residence. itorganizing bag We’ll cover what to choose this year, how to confirm if you’re eligible to vote, what documents and precautions to bring on polling day, and help you confirm before you go.
“Nine-in-one” refers to the holding of nine types of local public office elections on a single day:
Citizens of Liudu, as well as citizens of Keelung, Hsinchu and Chiayi, would theoretically get three votes (for mayor, councilor and district chief); Residents of townships and cities in 13 counties, as well as residents of the Liudu Mountain Aboriginal Area, will theoretically get five votes. Mountainous tribal areas include Wulai District in New Taipei City, Fuxing District in Taoyuan City, Heping District in Taichung City, Namasia District and Maolin District in Kaohsiung City. In addition to mayors, city councilors and district heads, residents also need district heads and district representatives. The actual number of tickets depends on household registration and individual eligibility.
The 22nd national referendum question is: “Do you support the government’s use of “nuclear energy” to revive the economy to end the “non-nuclear homeland” energy policy?” Circle “agree” or “disagree” when voting. This is the only referendum case this year. The other two proposals (increasing punishment in the law and setting aside funds for traffic fines) were considered by the select committee to be inconsistent with the provisions of the referendum law and were not carried out.
The number of candidates for the post of mayor in 22 counties of Taiwan has been announced. The list of candidates in each constituency can be found in the 2026 elections section of the Central Election Commission website.
👉United Daily News Poll/New Taipei Battle results show Su Qiaohui leads Li Sichuan by 3 percentage points.
👉The ETToday poll showed Jiang Wanyan’s approval rating at 50.7%, leading Shen Boyang by 8.8 percentage points.
