Members of the Legislative Yuan serve for three years, while those of the National Assembly serve for six. They are all elected by popular vote.
過去三十年各種層次的公職人員選舉，所依據的選舉法令都屬於行政命令，在執行效力上常受到質疑，在處理選舉糾紛時也多困擾，更往往授批評者以口實，其原因就在於沒有正式的立法。