Public officials Election And Recall Act Article 37
The electoral districts for legislators specified in Article 35 and the electoral districts for special municipality councilors and county (city) councilors specified in Subparagraph 1of Paragraph 1 of the preceding article shall be divided by the Central Election Commission; the electoral districts for indigenous district representatives and township (city) council representatives specified in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1 of the preceding article shall be divided by the special municipality and county election commissions; public notice of the electoral districts shall be issued when public notice for an election is issued. Any modifications made to electoral districts shall be announced one year before the expiration of the term of the public officials or a stipulated date.The electoral districts specified in the preceding paragraph shall be divided with consideration given to the administrative districts, population distribution, geographical environment, traffic conditions, historical origins and the quota of candidates to be elected.For the modifications made to electoral districts for legislators specified in Paragraph 1, the Central Election Commission shall use the total population calculated in the household registration statistics data from the final day of the month that is two years and two months prior to the expiration of the term of the current legislators; the proposal for such modifications shall be submitted to the Legislative Yuan for approval and promulgation no later than eighteen months before the aforementioned term expires.The Legislative Yuan shall adopt or reject the electoral district modification proposals specified in the preceding paragraph on a special municipality or county (city) basis. If such a proposal is rejected, the Central Election Commission shall solicit the opinions of all political parties and organizations in the Legislative Yuan, then modify and resubmit the proposal within thirty days from the initial rejection.The Legislative Yuan shall adopt the electoral district modification proposal no later than thirteen months prior to the expiration of the term of the current legislators; any portion of the proposal that is not adopted within the stipulated timeframe shall be resolved through negotiation between the President of the Executive Yuan and the President of the Legislative Yuan.
中文原文 公職人員選舉罷免法第37條
第三十五條之立法委員選舉區及前條第一項第一款之直轄市議員、縣（市）議員選舉區，由中央選舉委員會劃分；前條第一項第一款之原住民區民代表、鄉（鎮、市）民代表選舉區，由直轄市、縣選舉委員會劃分之；並應於發布選舉公告時公告。
但選舉區有變更時，應於公職人員任期或規定之日期屆滿一年前發布之。
前項選舉區，應斟酌行政區域、人口分布、地理環境、交通狀況、歷史淵源及應選出名額劃分之。
第一項立法委員選舉區之變更，中央選舉委員會應於本屆立法委員任期屆滿前二年二個月月底戶籍統計之人口數為準，於一年八個月前，將選舉區變更案送經立法院同意後發布。
立法院對於前項選舉區變更案，應以直轄市、縣（市）為單位行使同意或否決。
如經否決，中央選舉委員會應就否決之直轄市、縣（市），參照立法院各黨團意見，修正選舉區變更案，並於否決之日起三十日內，重行提出。
立法院應於立法委員任期屆滿一年一個月前，對選舉區變更案完成同意，未能於期限內完成同意部分，由行政、立法兩院院長協商解決之。
但選舉區有變更時，應於公職人員任期或規定之日期屆滿一年前發布之。
前項選舉區，應斟酌行政區域、人口分布、地理環境、交通狀況、歷史淵源及應選出名額劃分之。
第一項立法委員選舉區之變更，中央選舉委員會應於本屆立法委員任期屆滿前二年二個月月底戶籍統計之人口數為準，於一年八個月前，將選舉區變更案送經立法院同意後發布。
立法院對於前項選舉區變更案，應以直轄市、縣（市）為單位行使同意或否決。
如經否決，中央選舉委員會應就否決之直轄市、縣（市），參照立法院各黨團意見，修正選舉區變更案，並於否決之日起三十日內，重行提出。
立法院應於立法委員任期屆滿一年一個月前，對選舉區變更案完成同意，未能於期限內完成同意部分，由行政、立法兩院院長協商解決之。