ELECTION 2024/Over 19.54 million eligible voters in Jan. 13 presidential election

Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) Over 19.54 million Taiwanese citizens are eligible to vote in the Jan. 13 presidential election, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said Tuesday.

The CEC said that 19,548,531 people will be able to cast their ballots for president, with 17,476 more able to do so for legislators-at-large, due to a two-month difference in the residency requirement for the two elections.

Taiwan's election laws stipulate that citizens must have at some point lived in Taiwan for no less than six consecutive months before being eligible to vote for president, while the requirement for other elections is four months.

Meanwhile, 19.03 million eligible voters will be able to vote for district legislators, and 438,199 of the electorate will be able to vote for indigenous legislators.

Of the total number of voters in the presidential election, 13.58 million, or 69.49 percent, are registered in the six special municipalities -- Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung -- the CEC said.

Out of the six municipalities, New Taipei has the highest number of eligible voters at 3.4 million, followed by Taichung with 2.32 million, Kaohsiung with 2.31 million, Taipei with 2.09 million, Taoyuan with 1.88 million, and Tainan with 1.56 million eligible voters.

In terms of age groups in the presidential election, 40-49 year-olds make up the largest voting bloc with 3.88 million eligible voters, or 19.88 percent of the electorate, followed by 50-59 year-olds with 3.53 million eligible voters, who account for 18.06 percent of the electorate, the CEC said.

Around 2.84 million 20-29 year-olds are eligible to vote in the presidential election this time, the CEC said.

On election day, voters will receive three ballots -- a presidential ballot, a regional or aboriginal legislator ballot and a ballot for a political party that will determine legislator-at-large seats.