Han recall vote set for June 6FILING DISMISSED: The Taipei High Administrative Court rejected a request to halt the vote, ruling that campaigners had not ‘jumped the gun’ in collecting signaturesBy Jason Pan / Staff reporter, with CNAA vote to recall Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) is to be held on June 6, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said yesterday after it verified the public endorsements of a recall petition. By law, a recall vote must be held within 60 days of the CEC verifying the petition. Leaders of a campaign to recall Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu hold a mock stamp in front of a giant poster in the shape of a ballot in Kaohsiung yesterday. Meanwhile, the Taipei High Administrative Court yesterday rejected a request by Han supporters to block the recall campaign, although Han’s lawyer, Yeh Ching-yuan (葉慶元), said that he would file an appeal. The team also sought a review of the CEC’s right to proceed with a recall vote against Han.

Source: Taipei Times April 17, 2020 15:56 UTC