Some new points about the election regulations in the Party

The Regulation has 7 chapters and 36 articles, and is applied to elections at Party cell congresses and Party congresses at all levels; elections at executive committee conferences, inspection committee conferences, etc. Party committees and organizations that introduce Party members to run for leadership positions in the State, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations and mass organizations assigned by the Party and the State shall apply this Regulation.

‏Election principles:Elections within the Party are carried out according to the principles of democratic centralism; equality, directness, and majority. Election results from Party cells to Party committees directly under the Central Committee must be approved by the competent Party Committee according to regulations.

‏Election form:‏‏Secret voting is carried out in the following cases: Election of the Party Executive Committee, Party Cell (abbreviated as Party Committee); Election of the Party Central Committee; Election of the Standing Committee, Secretary, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; Election of the Politburo, General Secretary, Secretariat; Election of the Inspection Committee, Chairman, Deputy Chairman of the Inspection Committee; Election of delegates to attend the Party Congress at higher levels; Taking ballots to ask for opinions on candidates to include in the election list. Introducing Party members to run for leadership positions of the State, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, and mass associations assigned by the Party and the State.

‏Show of hands voting (using party membership cards to vote) is carried out in the following cases: Electing executive and support bodies for congresses and conferences (congress presidium, secretariat, congress secretary, conference chairman, delegate qualification review committee, vote counting committee). Approving the number and list of candidates.

The election regulations stipulate the duties of the Party Committee convening the congress:

1.Prepare the personnel plan for delegates to attend the congress at a higher level; the personnel plan for the Party Committee, Standing Committee, Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Inspection Committee, Chairman of the Inspection Committee, Deputy Chairman of the Inspection Committee and the conditions for organizing the first executive committee meeting to elect the Standing Committee, Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Inspection Committee, Chairman of the Inspection Committee at the same level according to regulations.

2.Receive candidacy dossiers for the Party Committee of official Party members who are not congress delegates (sent to the Party Committee at least 15 working days before the official opening of the congress) to direct the examination and forward to the presidium to report to the congress for consideration and decision.

3.Announce the number of delegates and allocate delegates to the Party Committees and Party cells. Direct the election of delegates to ensure compliance with the prescribed principles and procedures. Decide and announce the opening time of the congress 30 working days in advance.

4.Provide documents to the delegate qualification examination committee on the situation, results of delegate elections and issues related to delegate qualifications.

5.Provide documents to the presidium to answer questions requested by party members and congress delegates regarding candidates.

6.Prepare documents for the new Party Committee to elect leadership positions of the new Party Committee and Inspection Committee at its first meeting.

7.Prepare the number, list and personnel of the presidium, congress chairman, secretariat, congress secretary, and delegate qualification review committee to submit to the congress for consideration and approval by vote.

‏Regulations on voting rights:

1.Only official delegates of congresses of delegates at all levels and official party members of party congresses have the right to elect the Party Committee at their level and elect delegates to attend the Party Congress at higher levels.

2.At the party congress, temporary party members and probationary party members do not have the right to vote.

‏Regulations on balance and electoral list‏‏:

The number of candidates in the election list for the Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the Party Committee must be greater than the number of candidates to be elected; the maximum balance is decided by the congress (conference) but not more than 30% of the number to be elected, in which the Party Committee convening the congress (conference) prepares the number of Party Committee and Standing Committee personnel with a balance of 10% - 15%. The list of candidates prepared by the Party Committee convening the congress (conference) is the official nomination list for the congress (conference).

‏ The Party cell congress directly elects the Party cell committee, then elects the secretary and deputy secretary from among the Party cell committee members; where the Party cell committee is not elected, the Party cell elects the secretary, and if necessary, elects a deputy secretary of the Party cell. Party congresses from the grassroots level to the Party committees directly under the Central Committee, carry out the direct election of the position of secretary. After electing the Party committee, they collect nomination votes from Party members or delegates of the congress for the position of secretary; synthesize nomination votes, and report to the higher-level Party committee before conducting the election of the position of secretary. Only after the higher-level Party committee has given instructions will the election of the position of secretary be conducted.

‏Calculating election results:

1.The election results are calculated based on the number of valid votes; valid votes are votes specified in Article 15 of this Regulation. In case there are multiple votes with no balance, the voter who marks an X in both the agree and disagree boxes or does not mark an X in both the agree and disagree boxes corresponding to the full name of a person will not be counted in the election results of that person (that vote is still considered a valid vote).

2.For party congresses: The elected person must receive more than half of the votes of the total number of official party members of the convened party committee or branch, except for party members who have been introduced to temporarily participate in activities in other party committees, party members who have been exempted from work and party activities but are not present at the congress (if that party member is present at the congress, party member conference, participates in the election, votes, it is still counted), party members who have been suspended from party activities, prosecuted, indicted, temporarily detained, official party members who are absent during the congress with a legitimate reason and approved by the Party Committee that convened the congress.

3.For the congress of delegates: The elected person must receive more than half of the votes of the total number of official delegates summoned, excluding the number of committee members at the level that convened the congress who are absent throughout the congress, and official delegates who are absent throughout the congress without any alternate delegates to replace them.

4.At the Party Committee conference to elect the Standing Committee, Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Inspection Committee, and Chairman of the Inspection Committee, the elected person must receive more than half of the votes of the total number of Party Committee members, excluding members who have temporarily transferred to the Party and are not present at the conference, and members who are suspended from Party activities, prosecuted, indicted, or detained.

5.In case the number of people who get more than half of the votes is greater than the number of people needed to be elected, the people who get the higher number of votes will be elected from top to bottom until the number of people needed to be elected is reached.

6.If at the end of the list of elected candidates there are many people with equal votes and more than the number of people to be elected, the chairman or the presidium of the congress (conference) will make a list of those people with equal votes so that the congress (conference) can re-elect and choose the person with the higher number of votes, not necessarily more than half. In case of re-electing and the number of votes is still equal, whether to continue voting or not is decided by the congress (conference).

The way to calculate the percentage of votes is to calculate according to the ratio of delegates in the congress of delegates or party members in the convened party congress.