Taiwan’s democracy at work. Every vote is held up so that it is visible to the public. The result is shouted out, repeated, then tallied on a visible sheet of paper.

Anyone can watch, take pictures, or film. When the ballot box is empty, staff show the public that it really is.
近7000轉推Cornelius Dieckmann (@CoDieckmann) on X

Taiwan, a population of 24 million was able to use paper ballots and have Presidential election results in just 4 HOURS!!!

Not 4 DAYS.
Not 4 WEEKS.
4 HOUR.ѕυмαη мєєηα (@Suman_xc) on X

Taiwan just held their election.

They require you to bring photo ID and a notice to prove you are at the correct voting station.

They then use paper ballots and count the votes of each station one by one, in public view. There are no mail ballots. It’s all done in a few hours.Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) on X

I'd like all young Taiwanese to watch this. That's where, among others, Taiwan democracy began. Under the authoritarian regime, ballot rigging had been a common practice. Ppl, with a limited right to vote in some local elections, started to question the ballot counting.Vivianne Weng (@vycweng) on X

That's a long story. But this very unmodern ballot counting process, which looks even a bit clumsy, has become a fundamental element in a democracy that we trust in Taiwan. Open & transparent, with supervising eyes on every single ballot.

Now, ppl ask why Taiwan, with its advanced technology, resists so hard adopting an electronic way of voting & ballot counting. Beyond the very particular national security concerns, there's also this historical background that could hardly be underestimated.

講得東西很基本 不過還是全搬好了

看大家順便講對自己國家投票流程有什麼不爽的 是說地廣人稀的國家可能很難做到臺灣這個開票和現場監督率....嗎？