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Taipei, March 25 (CNA) Lawmakers across party lines on Friday voted to approve a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age in Taiwan from 20 to 18, sending the issue to a national referendum later this year.
Lawmakers across party lines yesterday voted to approve a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age from 20 to 18, clearing the amendment’s path to a referendum later this year. The proposed bill was put to a vote on the legislative floor yesterday afternoon as dozens of high-school students and representatives of non-governmental organizations mobilized outside the Legislative Yuan building in Taipei to express their support for the amendment. The final vote was 109-0, surpassing the minimum 82 “yes” votes required for the bill to clear the legislature. The result was a victory f...
VOTING FROM 18: The bill passed with votes from KMT lawmakers, even though the party did not commit itself to voting in favor of the DPP-sponsored amendment/ Staff writer, with CNA
Taipei, March 23 (CNA) With the Legislative Yuan scheduled to discuss a constitutional amendment bill to lower the voting age in Taiwan from 20 to 18 on Friday, several student groups have urged lawmakers from all four parties with seats in the legislature to support the revision.