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Any citizen of the Republic of China who has attained the age of 18 years shall have the right of election, recall, initiative and referendum in accordance with law. Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution or by law, any citizen who has attained the age of 18 years shall have the right of being elected in accordance with law. The provisions of Articles 130 of the Constitution shall cease to apply. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voting system | Amendment is ratified if votes in favour exceed half of eligible voters (9,619,696). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Outcome | Failed due to insufficient votes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A constitutional referendum was held in Taiwan on 26 November 2022. Voters voted on adding Article 1-1 to the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China. Had it passed, the voting age would have been lowered from 20 to 18 years. The amendment would also have lowered the minimum age of candidacy from 23 to 18 years once the relevant electoral laws had been amended accordingly.
It was the first constitutional referendum since the suspension of the National Assembly in 2005. The amendment was defeated after the number of votes in favour of the motion fell short the threshold of half the eligible voters.[1]
- ^ Chou, Bryan (26 November 2022). "Taiwan Fails To Lower the Voting Age to 18". The News Lens International Edition. Retrieved 26 November 2022.