Opinions differ on whether Taiwan's referendums should be tied to elections

Votes will deal with referendum dates, pork imports, algal reef protection andnuclear energy

Annette Lu outspoken against multiple policies of Tsai administration

KMT primary candidates and former Vice President Annette Lu invited to attend July 7 demonstration in Taipei

Amended Referendum Act provides that referendums will take place on the fourth Saturday of August every other year

The new law would require petitioners to provide physical copies of their national IDs when backing a proposal or potential candidate

Co-signing electronic referendum proposal must pass data security checks before being implemented

Referendums no longer have to be held on election day

Richard Bush at the Brookings Institutionaddressed an open letter to the leaders of the Formosa Alliance on Feb. 11

While the implementation of direct democracy is welcome, the system is in need of further improvements, with e-voting the obvious way to go