Taiwan's nine-in-one local elections kicked off their candidate registration period, with a modest first-day turnout in Yunlin County that sets up races for hundreds of seats.

• Ten people signed up on day one in Yunlin: one for county chief and nine for the county council.
• Yunlin will fill 686 posts in total, from county chief and council seats down to village heads.
• Two new council seats reserved for Indigenous representatives drew attention, with tribal elders in traditional dress gathering to bless a 27-year-old candidate.
• That candidate, whose father is a sitting DPP county councillor, says he is running to win more resources for Indigenous communities.
• The sole county-chief registrant has run repeatedly for office before, including bids in Tainan and a Huwei township race.

Outlook: Registration stays open through early September, so more candidates are expected to file before the November 28 vote.