38. Is there a ban on vote buying?
Taiwan
Answer
Yes
Source
《公職人員選舉罷免法》第99條
Article 99, Civil Servants Election And Recall Act(https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=D0020010)
Comment
《公職人員選舉罷免法》第99條
對於有投票權之人，行求期約或交付賄賂或其他不正利益，而約其不行使投票權或為一定之行使者，處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣一百萬元以上一千萬元以下罰金。
Article 99, Civil Servants Election And Recall Act
Anyone who makes a person with the right to vote agree to not exercise the right to vote or exercise it in a certain manner by asking for expected promises or delivering bribes or other undue benefits to the aforesaid party shall be condemned to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 10 years and may be fined a sum of not less than NT$1,000,000 and not more than NT$10,000,000 in addition.
