Taiwan's election commission cleared only one of three opposition-backed referendum questions, a win for the KMT's push to scrap the island's nuclear-free policy and a setback for the other two proposals.

• The proposal to abolish Taiwan's "nuclear-free homeland" policy passed review and will be voted on alongside the year-end elections.
• A KMT proposal to introduce caning as a punishment was rejected, as was a Taiwan People's Party plan to ring-fence traffic fine revenue.
• All three had cleared the legislature earlier in August, where the opposition holds the upper hand over the ruling party.
• The commission took nearly three hours of debate before announcing the split decision.

Outlook: Nuclear energy becomes a live ballot issue in Taiwan's year-end elections, putting pressure on the government's plan to phase out atomic power.