Abstract
In Taiwan, there were three referendums from 2004 to 2008 under Chen Shui-bian Government. First one was held by article 17 of Taiwan ReferendumAct 2003, it says the President can raise a referendum under the case of the national crisis by any foreign powers.
President Chen Shui-bian set the first referendum of Taiwan to vote together with presidential election. Then, in January2008, second referendum was set with General Election of Legislative Yuan, and last one was set with another presidential election in March 2008. Latter two referendums were set through two stage national signature campaign requested by the law. Though themultiplex process of referendum, all of those were in failure by lower voting rate than 50%, and they were not to express the real public opinion but for substitute battle of major political parties at the National Assembly of Taiwan.
