The recall vote for legislators continues to gain attention, with 31 legislators from the Kuomintang successfully entering the second stage of the signature process. In stark contrast, there have been no successful cases for legislators from the Democratic Progressive Party, creating a significant disparity of 31 to 0 between the two parties.

Recently, a message circulated on social media claiming that the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced a recall vote for legislators scheduled for August 23, 2025, from 8 AM to 4 PM. However, the fact-checking center has verified this information with the CEC.

The CEC clarified that while the public vote for the Legislative Yuan’s proposal is set for August 23, the vote date for the recall of legislators has not been confirmed and will depend on a committee meeting held on June 20 to review the cases.

According to the Election and Recall Act, voting must occur within 20 to 60 days after the announcement of a case. If the committee does not make a decision during the June 20 meeting, the matter may be postponed to the next committee meeting on July 18 or a special meeting may be called, resulting in a potential delay in the voting date.

The fact-checking center also confirmed with the Taoyuan City Election Commission, which stated that they have not yet received any official documents regarding the recall vote date, and the CEC is still in the review process. CEC chairman Lee Jin-yong stated in an interview before the Interior Committee of the Legislative Yuan on June 12 that various local recall cases have been returned for secondary review, and the committee will review 26 cases on June 20. If all reviews are legally compliant, the voting time is expected to fall between July 10 and August 19. As for the rumored vote date of July 26, Lee indicated that it is one of the options but not yet confirmed.