The Legislative Yuan is set for conflict during a plenary session today as legislators prepare to vote on a draft act for the Central Election Commission (CEC) that would dismiss the current commissioners.
The bill, which tops today’s plenary agenda, would empower the legislature to approve or reject candidates nominated by the premier to serve as chairman or vice chairman of the commission.
The bill would also authorize the premier to relieve the commission’s chairman or vice chairman of his or her duties on the ground of illness, violation of the law, negligence of duty, being detained by police or being indicted for any crime.
The draft, if passed, would also require that current CEC members be dismissed when the premier nominates new candidates, forcing current members whose terms would otherwise expire in June next year to leave office immediately.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus has accused the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) of trying to replace the current CEC members, who were appointed by the former DPP administration, ahead of the year-end city and county chief elections.
Also on the agenda is a proposed amendment to the Civil Code that would require those who inherit debt from deceased family members to pay off only debt equal to the assets they inherit.
Legislators are also scheduled to deal with a proposed amendment to the Act for Handling of and Compensation for the 228 Incident (二二八事件處理及補償條例) that would legalize the establishment of the National Memorial Hall of the 228 Incident and authorize the Memorial Foundation of 228 to manage the hall.
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