China-born candidates face new rules

CONCERNS: Proposals to overhaul referendum voting could complicate elections and delay completion of vote counting until the day after an election, the CEC said By Lin Che-yuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer Add TT as Preferred Source People born in China who wish to run for public office must have submitted proof that they their household registration in China had been canceled at least 10 years before registering as candidates, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said yesterday, adding that the requirement is an administrative procedure rather than a political decision. Local election commissions would ask household registration offices to verify whether prospective candidates who were born in China had submitted proof of cancelation of their household registration