The head of the Central Election Commission, Lee Chin-yung, is standing firmly behind investigations of signature fraud in legislator recall petitions. Lee says it's the job of local election officials to check the signatures and report suspected fraud.
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00:00The head of the Central Election Commission says election officials are just following standard procedure
00:05in investigating alleged fraud in Taiwan's mass recall movement.
00:30The commission has flagged 41 recall petitions for containing either fake signatures or names of dead people.
00:38Prosecutors have searched several local offices of the opposition, Gormindang.
00:43A few individuals involved in recall campaigns against KMT lawmakers have also been questioned for alleged forgery.
00:51The deadline to submit second stage signatures for 50 lawmaker recall campaigns is approaching.
00:56That will determine whether lawmakers' positions will go to a vote.