00:00Whether or not to allow absentee voting is raising debate in Taiwan.
00:05The country's election commission says such a policy is difficult to carry out here.
00:30Taiwan currently requires the public to vote in person in their hometowns.
00:37Critics of absentee voting say that allowing people to vote remotely could make elections vulnerable to outside interference.
00:44Supporters say absentee voting would make it easier for people who cannot travel home to cast a ballot.
01:00Opposition party lawmakers have been pushing for absentee voting while the ruling party is proposing giving voters extra days off work for travel.
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