台湾人民党提出选举前夕作为提高投票率的节日; 国民党推举缺席投票, Taiwan's DPP proposes election eve as a holiday to boost turnout; KMT pushes absentee voting, sparking debate over election security.

台湾人民党立法者已提议将选举前夕定为国家节日, 以提升2026年地方选举的投票率, DPP lawmakers in Taiwan have proposed making election eve a national holiday to boost turnout for the 2026 local elections, with the holiday set for a Friday before the Saturday vote. 此举旨在便利选民旅行后勤,而反对党KMT则计划推进缺席投票立法,人民党反对对选举安全和外国干预的关切。 The move aims to ease voter travel logistics, while the opposition KMT plans to advance absentee voting legislation, a step the DPP opposes over concerns about election security and foreign interference. 这场辩论突显了台湾选举制度在平衡准入与完整性问题上的不同观点。 The debate underscores differing views on balancing access and integrity in Taiwan’s electoral system.