Politics and Judiciary Verdicts on Vote-buying Litigation in Taiwan.

Abstract

Widespread vote buying is a major characteristic of Taiwan’s election politics. We examine the impact of political factors (including partisanship, whether persons are elected or not, and type of election) on court decisions at three levels for vote-buying litigation in southwestern Taiwan between 1990 and 1999. Findings reveal that political variables have considerably less effect than expected on trial outcomes.