@article{ART003160454},
author={Junhan Lee},
title={A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea},
journal={Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies},
issn={1225-8539},
year={2024},
volume={31},
number={4},
pages={139-165},
doi={10.18107/japs.2024.31.4.005}
TY - JOUR
AU - Junhan Lee
TI - A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea
JO - Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
PY - 2024
VL - 31
IS - 4
PB - Institute of Global Affairs
SP - 139
EP - 165
SN - 1225-8539
AB - Recently, the Taiwanese model of vote counting, the so-called manual vote counting system is attracting more attention as an alternative vote counting system in Korea. Immediately after voting ends, counting begins at the exact same places where voting has already taken place in Taiwan. In order to evaluate the applicability of the Taiwanese model of vote counting to a Korean context, this study focuses on the comparisons of the similarities and differences across the voting and counting systems between Taiwan and Korea. In doing so, this piece reviews the legal and institutional differences in the two established democracies, in addition to the historical contexts and diplomatic surroundings. There is no early voting or absentee voting, which is a good prerequisite for the manual vote counting system in Taiwan. This essay concludes that there is a huge gap between the two countries’ political history, and therefore, the Taiwanese vote counting system appears not to go along with the Korean voting system. Also it is not easy to amend the laws to introduce the manual vote counting system in Korea. In the 2024 National Assembly election, it turned out that there had been no significant discrepancies between machine and hand-counted results. Thus, it is suffice to say that it is better to use machine and hand counting in a mutually beneficial way at the same time than to introduce the manual vote counting system replacing the machine counting in Korea. The major findings are very important to resolve widespread disputes among the Korean academia and the media.
KW - Manual Vote Counting;Polling Station Counting;Concentrated Vote Counting;Institution;Comparison
DO - 10.18107/japs.2024.31.4.005
ER -
Junhan Lee. (2024). A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 31(4), 139-165.
Junhan Lee. 2024, "A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea", Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, vol.31, no.4 pp.139-165. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2024.31.4.005
Junhan Lee "A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 31.4 pp.139-165 (2024) : 139.
Junhan Lee. A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea. 2024; 31(4), 139-165. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2024.31.4.005
Junhan Lee. "A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 31, no.4 (2024) : 139-165.doi: 10.18107/japs.2024.31.4.005
Junhan Lee. A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 31(4), 139-165. doi: 10.18107/japs.2024.31.4.005
Junhan Lee. A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies. 2024; 31(4) 139-165. doi: 10.18107/japs.2024.31.4.005
Junhan Lee. A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea. 2024; 31(4), 139-165. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2024.31.4.005
Junhan Lee. "A Comparative Study of Voting and Counting Systems in Taiwan and Korea" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 31, no.4 (2024) : 139-165.doi: 10.18107/japs.2024.31.4.005
