Public officials Election And Recall Act Article 68
If the number of female electees in the election for local public office does not meet the quota of female candidates to be elected, the votes for the female candidates shall be calculated separately, and those who receive the higher number of votes shall be elected; the said calculations shall be made in accordance with the following provisions:1. If the result of the ballot count shows that the number female electees is less than the female electee quota for a certain electoral district for an election for special municipality councilors, county (city) councilors, township (city) council representatives, or indigenous district representatives, the votes received by the female candidates who were not elected in the said certain electoral district shall be calculated separately, and the candidates shall be sequentially elected in order of highest to lowest number of votes received. If there are no female candidates, the office shall be regarded as vacant.2. If the result of the ballot count shows that the number female electees is less than the female electee quota for a certain electoral district for the election of special municipality councilors, county (city) councilors, or township (city) representatives by the plain-land indigenous population or mountain indigenous population, the votes received by the female candidates who were not elected in the said certain electoral district shall be calculated separately, and the candidates shall be elected sequentially in order of highest to lowest number of votes received. If there are no female candidates, the office shall be regarded as vacant.
中文原文 公職人員選舉罷免法第68條
地方公職人員選舉，其婦女當選人少於應行當選名額時，應將婦女候選人所得選舉票單獨計算，以得票比較多數者為當選；其計算方式，依下列規定：
一、直轄市議員、縣（市）議員、鄉（鎮、市）民代表、原住民區民代表選舉，在各該直轄市、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、市、區）劃分選舉區時，各該選舉區開票結果，婦女當選人不足各該選舉區規定名額時，應將該選舉區未當選婦女候選人所得票數，單獨計算，以得票較多之婦女候選人，依序當選；無婦女候選人者，視同缺額。
二、平地原住民、山地原住民直轄市議員、平地原住民、山地原住民縣（市）議員、平地原住民鄉（鎮、市）民代表選舉，婦女當選人不足規定名額時，應將各直轄市、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、市）選舉區未當選婦女候選人所得票數單獨計算，相互比較，以得票數較多之婦女候選人於其選舉區之當選名額中依序當選；無婦女候選人者，視同缺額。
一、直轄市議員、縣（市）議員、鄉（鎮、市）民代表、原住民區民代表選舉，在各該直轄市、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、市、區）劃分選舉區時，各該選舉區開票結果，婦女當選人不足各該選舉區規定名額時，應將該選舉區未當選婦女候選人所得票數，單獨計算，以得票較多之婦女候選人，依序當選；無婦女候選人者，視同缺額。
二、平地原住民、山地原住民直轄市議員、平地原住民、山地原住民縣（市）議員、平地原住民鄉（鎮、市）民代表選舉，婦女當選人不足規定名額時，應將各直轄市、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、市）選舉區未當選婦女候選人所得票數單獨計算，相互比較，以得票數較多之婦女候選人於其選舉區之當選名額中依序當選；無婦女候選人者，視同缺額。