Taiwan's opposition parties have won a vote to send three referendum questions forward, setting up a possible clash over nuclear power and criminal punishment at the ballot box.

• Lawmakers approved three referendum proposals: bringing back caning as a legal punishment, scrapping the "nuclear-free homeland" policy, and earmarking traffic fines for road safety.
• The election commission meets on the 21st to decide whether the three qualify to go ahead.
• If approved, they would be held alongside the big local elections on November 28.
• Bundling all three with the elections would add about NT$1.4 billion to the cost.
• The outcome is hard to call, since the commission decides by committee and includes members from across the parties.

Outlook: The commission's ruling on the 21st will decide which, if any, of the three questions reach voters in November.