2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote

2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote

6 June 2020
Popular vote on recalling incumbent mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu
Voting system	Mayor is recalled if votes for the recall outnumber those against and exceed one quarter of eligible voters (574,996)
Outcome	Adopted
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 939,090 97.40% No 25,051 2.60% Valid votes 964,141 99.47% Invalid or blank votes 5,118 0.53% Total votes 969,259 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 2,299,981 42.14%
Agree votes below 25%, diff > 9,700   Agree votes below 25%, diff > 2,400   Agree votes below 25%, diff < 2,400   Agree votes above 25%, diff < 2,400   Agree votes above 25%, diff > 2,400   Agree votes above 25%, diff > 9,700

The 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote was a recall election held on 6 June 2020 to recall the incumbent mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu. The recall was successful, as the number of agree votes (939,090) outnumbered disagree votes and exceeded the minimum requirement of 574,996. An acting mayor was appointed by the Executive Yuan and held office until 24 August 2020, nine days after a by-election was held.

The vote is the largest-scale recall vote in Taiwan in terms of electorate, and is the first ever successful recall of a mayor or magistrate.^[1]