In order to capture that common experience of all Taiwanese and consider all opinions, in the voting event the GIO allowed write-ins in addition to the 24 official choices on the ballot.
為了凝聚共識，在參酌各界意見下，「尋找台灣意象」活動由新聞局提出 24 種選項供民眾票選，並有開放式的自由推薦單元。