An anonymous person has launched a campaign on the Threads social media platform to recall Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao (高虹安).
Calling on people to take part in the first stage of the recall, which involves collecting signatures, the campaign initiator says Hsu is unfit for the post, listing issues such as an apartment complex fire in the city on May 26, and allegations that she allowed her boyfriend to exert undue influence in city affairs.
Kao has been charged with corruption, with a ruling expected on July 24.
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Kao ranked second to last among 13 mayors in a policy satisfaction survey conducted by Global Views Monthly this year. The survey excluded mayors from the six special municipalities.
Keelung Mayor George Hsieh (謝國樑) ranked last, and civic groups have launched a recall campaign against him.
The Hsinchu City Government yesterday said that it respects the netizen’s political remarks and each citizen’s free will to express their personal opinion.
A recent media poll found that 60 percent of Hsinchu residents are in favor of Kao’s administration, although that indicates that more effort is needed from Kao’s team to win over the remaining 40 percent, the city government said.
It added that it would pursue tangible policies to improve Hsinchu residents’ welfare.
The Hsinchu Election Commission said it has not yet received a recall proposal from the petitioner.
In the first stage of a recall campaign, a proposal requires signatures from at least 1 percent of the constituency to be approved, while the second stage requires signatures from at least 10 percent of the constituency, the commission said.
The constituency votes in the third stage, and a recall is only passed if the number of valid “yes” ballots outnumbers the number of “no” ballots and makes up more one-fourth of all eligible voters in the electoral district, it said.
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