There are many temples around Yixinli, Puli Township, and the masters who became monks did not give up their rights and voted enthusiastically.

(Photo by reporter Tong Zhenguo)

[Reporter Tong Zhenguo/Report from Nantou] The 9-in-1 general election and referendum referendum on constitutional amendments took place today. Voting in Nantou County was generally in good order, but there were still sporadic incidents. At 11:00 a.m. at the 411 polling office in Changliu Village, Guoxing Township , It was reported that people tore up referendum ballots. Initially, people suspected that they accidentally stamped referendum ballots and did not want to vote.

The 9-in-1 general election and referendum will start at 8:00 am. Nantou County will elect county magistrates, county councilors, township mayors, township citizen representatives, and village chiefs, plus constitutional amendment referendum referendum. There will be 6 ballots at 11:00 am Most of the incidents of people tearing up ballots were reported at the 411 polling station in Changliu Village, Guoxing Township.

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It is understood that the 65-year-old woman had just returned to Taiwan from abroad a few days ago and went to vote at about 11 am. It was found that the referendum ballot had been torn up by the woman. The chief administrator notified the police on the scene and brought it back to the Guoxing branch for investigation.

It is understood that the woman was not very clear about the purpose of this referendum, and when she found out that the votes she had stamped were different from her own intentions, she tore up the referendum in a hurry.

The Nantou County Election Commission stated that according to the election strike law, every ballot must be put in the ballot regardless of its type, even invalid ballots with wrong stamps must be put in; If the ballot is taken out of the polling office, the penalty is up to one year in prison, short-term detention, or a fine up to 15,000 won.

As for the many temples in Yixinli, Puli Town, the monks did not give up their rights, and went to vote enthusiastically. In the past, they used to take buses to pick them up in groups. Due to the epidemic situation, they all went to vote in groups of 4 people in small buses and completed the voting. Before getting in the car, the whole body is disinfected, even the soles of the shoes are not spared, and there must be zero dead ends for epidemic prevention.

Guoxing Township Changliu Village Activity Center (formerly) is the 411 voting office. At 11:00 a.m., it was reported that people tore up the referendum ballot.

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