Taiwan's election commission says counting on election night will run past midnight if referendums are bundled with the local races — a minor inconvenience for voters, but a sign of how crowded this ballot is getting.

• Taiwan has published the official notice for next year's local elections, covering mayors, councillors and other local posts.
• Two referendums on the same day would push counting past midnight; three would drag it to 1 or 2 a.m.
• The three proposals passed by the legislature cover corporal punishment, ending the nuclear-free policy, and using traffic fines for road safety.
• A ruling on whether those referendums qualify was pushed back a week because the paperwork arrived late.
• Officials have set up a task force against deepfake videos, working with prosecutors and security agencies, plus a system to get fakes taken down from foreign platforms.

Outlook: The commission decides later this month whether all three referendums make it onto the ballot, with eight commissioners voting as a group.