Public officials Election And Recall Act Article 71
If an electee dies before taking office or if the election win has been declared null and void by court decision, the following provisions shall govern:1. The vote for the new election for regional legislators, indigenous legislators, mayors of special municipalities, mayors of counties (cities), the chief of a township (city), mayors of indigenous districts, and chiefs of villages (boroughs) shall be completed within three months from the date of the death of the electee or the day the election commission receives the certificate of final judgment from a court with proper jurisdiction.2. Such offices shall be regarded as vacant for special municipality councilors, county (city) councilors, township (city) council representatives, and indigenous district representatives; if the number of vacant offices in an electoral district reaches one half of the quota, a by-election shall be completed within three months from the date of the death of the electee or the day the election commission receives the certificate of final judgment from a court with proper jurisdiction.3. Vacant offices of legislators at-large and legislators residing overseas shall be filled by the political party according to the list of registered candidates and in the order in which they appear on the said list, except for cases where a written statement rejecting the appointment to the vacant office is made; if there are no candidates on the list of candidates registered by the political party that can fill the vacancy, the office shall be regarded as vacant.Electees for legislator at-large or legislator residing overseas who lose their political party membership before taking office shall lose the title of elect the same day that they lose their membership to the political party; except for cases where a written statement rejecting the appointment to the vacant office is made, the vacancy shall be filled by the political party according to the list of registered candidates and in the order in which they appear on the said list; if there are no candidates on the list of candidates registered by the political party that can fill the vacancy, the office shall be regarded as vacant.If, before taking office, a female electee for legislator at-large or legislator residing overseas dies, her election win has been declared null and void by final court decision, or she loses her political party membership, and her political party has not yet filled the quota of female candidates to be elected, except for cases where a written statement rejecting the appointment to the vacant office is made, the vacancy shall be filled by the political party pursuant to the female candidates on the list of registered candidates and in the order in which they appear on the said list; if there are no female candidates on the list of candidates registered by the political party that can fill the vacancy, the office shall be regarded as vacant.For the loss of political party membership specified in the preceding two paragraphs, the political party to which the electee belongs shall submit a certificate of the loss of political party membership to the Central Election Commission for future reference.When filling legislative office vacancies as prescribed in Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 1, Paragraph 2, and Paragraph 3, the Central Election Commission shall issue public notice of the list of electees filling vacant offices within fifteen days from the date of the death of an electee, the day the election commission receives the certificate of final judgment from a court with proper jurisdiction or the day the certificate of the loss of political party membership reaches the election commission.
中文原文 公職人員選舉罷免法第71條
當選人於就職前死亡或於就職前經判決當選無效確定者，依下列規定辦理：
一、區域立法委員、原住民立法委員、直轄市長、縣（市）長、鄉（鎮、市）長、原住民區長、村（里）長，應自死亡之日或選舉委員會收到法院確定判決證明書之日起三個月內完成重行選舉投票。
二、直轄市議員、縣（市）議員、鄉（鎮、市）民代表、原住民區民代表，視同缺額；同一選舉區內缺額達二分之一時，應自死亡之日或選舉委員會收到法院確定判決證明書之日起三個月內完成補選投票。
三、全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員，除以書面聲明放棄遞補者外，由該政黨登記之候選人名單按順位依序遞補；該政黨登記之候選人名單無人遞補時，視同缺額。
全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員選舉當選人，在就職前喪失其所屬政黨黨籍者，自喪失黨籍之日起，喪失其當選資格；其所遺缺額，除以書面聲明放棄遞補者外，由該政黨登記之候選人名單按順位依序遞補；如該政黨登記之候選人名單無人遞補時，視同缺額。
全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員選舉婦女當選人，在就職前死亡、就職前經判決當選無效確定或喪失其所屬政黨黨籍而出缺，致該政黨婦女當選人不足婦女應當選名額時，其所遺缺額，除以書面聲明放棄遞補者外，由該政黨登記之候選人名單中之婦女候選人順位依序遞補；該政黨登記之候選人名單無婦女候選人遞補時，視同缺額。
前二項政黨黨籍之喪失，應由所屬政黨檢附黨籍喪失證明書，向中央選舉委員會備案。
第一項第三款、第二項及第三項所定立法委員之遞補，應自死亡之日、選舉委員會收到法院確定判決證明書或黨籍喪失證明書送達選舉委員會之日起十五日內，由中央選舉委員會公告遞補當選人名單。
一、區域立法委員、原住民立法委員、直轄市長、縣（市）長、鄉（鎮、市）長、原住民區長、村（里）長，應自死亡之日或選舉委員會收到法院確定判決證明書之日起三個月內完成重行選舉投票。
二、直轄市議員、縣（市）議員、鄉（鎮、市）民代表、原住民區民代表，視同缺額；同一選舉區內缺額達二分之一時，應自死亡之日或選舉委員會收到法院確定判決證明書之日起三個月內完成補選投票。
三、全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員，除以書面聲明放棄遞補者外，由該政黨登記之候選人名單按順位依序遞補；該政黨登記之候選人名單無人遞補時，視同缺額。
全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員選舉當選人，在就職前喪失其所屬政黨黨籍者，自喪失黨籍之日起，喪失其當選資格；其所遺缺額，除以書面聲明放棄遞補者外，由該政黨登記之候選人名單按順位依序遞補；如該政黨登記之候選人名單無人遞補時，視同缺額。
全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員選舉婦女當選人，在就職前死亡、就職前經判決當選無效確定或喪失其所屬政黨黨籍而出缺，致該政黨婦女當選人不足婦女應當選名額時，其所遺缺額，除以書面聲明放棄遞補者外，由該政黨登記之候選人名單中之婦女候選人順位依序遞補；該政黨登記之候選人名單無婦女候選人遞補時，視同缺額。
前二項政黨黨籍之喪失，應由所屬政黨檢附黨籍喪失證明書，向中央選舉委員會備案。
第一項第三款、第二項及第三項所定立法委員之遞補，應自死亡之日、選舉委員會收到法院確定判決證明書或黨籍喪失證明書送達選舉委員會之日起十五日內，由中央選舉委員會公告遞補當選人名單。