Central Election Commission (Taiwan)

{{Short description|Taiwanese independent agency in charge of elections}}

{{Infobox Government agency

|agency_name = Central Election Commission

|nativename =

|nativename_a = 中央選舉委員會

|nativename_r = Zhōngyāng Xuǎnjǔ Wěiyuánhuì (Taiwanese Mandarin)
Tiong-iong Soán-kí Ui-oân-hoē (Taiwanese Hokkien)
Tûng-ông Sién-kí Vî-yèn-fi (Taiwanese Hakka)

|logo = Joint Central Government Office Building, Executive Yuan 20130708.jpg

|logo_width = 250px

|logo_caption =

|seal = ROC Central Election Commission Logo.svg

|seal_width = 150px

|seal_caption = Logo

|formed = 16 July 1980

|preceding1 =

|preceding2 =

|dissolved =

|superseding =

|jurisdiction = Taiwan

|headquarters = Zhongzheng, Taipei

|employees =

|budget =

|minister1_name =

|minister1_pfo =

|chief1_name = Lee Chin-yung

|chief1_position = Chairman

|chief2_name = Chen Chao-chien (陳朝建){{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201711170012.aspx|date=17 November 2017|first1=Chun-hua|last1=Chen|first2=Kuan-lin|last2=Liu|title=Legislature approves Central Election Commission nominees|publisher=Focus Taiwan|access-date=26 December 2017}}

|chief2_position = Vice Chairperson

|parent_agency = Executive Yuan

|child1_agency =

|child2_agency =

|website = {{URL|https://web.cec.gov.tw/english|cec.gov.tw}}

|footnotes =

}}

The Central Election Commission (CEC; {{zh|t=中央選舉委員會|p=Zhōngyāng Xuǎnjǔ Wěiyuánhuì|poj=Tiong-iong Soán-kí Úi-oân-hōe}}; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tûng-ông Sién-kí Vî-yèn-fi) is the statutory independent agency responsible for managing local and national elections in Taiwan. It is an important agency which carries out elections and enhances the democracy in the country. It is also charged with improving the election legal system, improve the quality of service, reinforce impartiality and independence. There are also local election commissions in all counties, cities, and municipalities. It is headed by the Chairman of commissioners or Chief of Commissioners.