Local Government Act Article 45

The election for the speaker and deputy speaker of councils of the special municipality and county/city councils and the election for the chairperson and vice chairperson of township/city councils shall be carried out immediately after the councilors or representatives take their oath of office, and shall be attended by greater than half the total number of councilors or representatives; the councilor or representative who garners more than half of the votes present shall be elected. If the election does not produce a winner, a second election shall be carried out immediately, and the councilor or representative with the highest number of votes shall be elected. If there are an equal number of votes, lots shall be drawn to decide the winner. The same applies to supplementary elections.If the number of councilors or representatives present for the election stipulated in the preceding paragraph is insufficient, the time for the next election shall be determined immediately and the councilors and representatives shall be notified accordingly. During the third election, if the number of councilors or representatives in attendance is not less than one-third the total number of councilors or representatives, the election may be carried out by using the actual number of councilors or representatives in attendance; the person with the highest number of votes shall become the winner. If there is an equal number of votes, lots shall be drawn to decide the winner. The second and third elections shall be carried out on the day the councilors or representatives take their oath of office.Upon their election, the speaker, deputy speaker, chairperson, and vice chairperson shall immediately take the oath of office in accordance with the provisions of the Oath Act.The election as stipulated in Paragraph 1 and the oath taking as stipulated in the preceding paragraph shall be moderated by the chair appointed in accordance with Paragraph 7, Article 33.