TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The recall votes for 26 Kuomintang lawmakers and the national referendum about the restart of the No. 3 Nuclear Power Plant will cost up to NT$1.62 billion (US$55.38 million), the Central Election Commission said Thursday.

Recall votes targeting 24 KMT legislators have been scheduled for July 26, while two more recalls and the referendum will take place on Aug. 23. The commission estimated the cost of one national referendum at NT$1.1 billion, per CNA.

Each recall costs between NT$16 million and NT$20 million. If the maximum estimate of NT$20 million is used, all recalls already planned in combination with the nuclear plant referendum would require a total expenditure of NT$1.62 billion, according to the commission.

The signatures of petitioners and other documents for recall votes targeting five more KMT lawmakers are still being reviewed. If they are approved, the commission will announce dates for the voting at a later time.

Recalls of local officials, such as the July 13 vote for Democratic Progressive Party Nantou County Councillor Chen Yu-ling (陳玉鈴) and the July 26 vote for suspended Hsinchu City Mayor Kao Hung-an (高虹安), will be paid by local government budgets.