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CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT: For the amendment to pass, 50% of all eligible voters would have had to support the initiative, with about 9.62 million ‘yes’ votes cast/ Staff writer, with CNA
Referendum decides whether constitution will be amended to lower voting age to 18 | 2022-11-26 10:42:00
FALLING SHORT: A proposal to lower the voting age to 18 failed as 5,642,835 people cast their ballot for a constitutional amendment that required at least 9,619,697 ‘yes’ votesStaff Writer, with CNA
Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) Student groups and NGOs expressed their disappointment Saturday evening at the failure of a referendum initative that would have lowered the voting age in Taiwan from 20 to 18, and they hinted at other steps to address the issue.
Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) A referendum on a proposed constitutional amendment to lower the voting age from 20 to 18 fell short of the threshold needed to pass Saturday, dealing a blow to groups pushing to bring Taiwan's voting age in line with that of most other democracies.