TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Police will question senior KMT member Jaw Shau-kong (趙少康) because he showed his ballot after voting in Saturday’s recall.

Taiwan’s “Great Recall” targets 24 KMT lawmakers and the suspended mayor of Hsinchu City. Jaw, who canceled a trip to East Africa to take part in the recall, voted at a school in Taipei’s Daan District.

However, after marking the ballot paper, he unfolded it so his vote was visible to reporters at the polling station, per UDN. He only folded the paper before depositing it into the ballot box.

The Taipei Election Commission said police would question him and polling station staff about the incident before handing him over to prosecutors. 

Showing the marked ballot paper is a breach of the Election and Recall Act, the commission said. If found guilty, Jaw could face up to two years in prison, detention, or a maximum fine of NT$200,000 (US$6,700).

The politician told reporters his actions had been a mistake, and he had been careless, per CNA.  

Jaw, 74, boasts a long political career, having served as environment minister, co-founder of the New Party, chair of Taiwan’s Broadcasting Corporation of China, and KMT vice-presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.