Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee inspects election preparations in Quy Chau district

Comprehensive direction of election work

On the morning of May 17, Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee conducted the second inspection of election preparations in Quy Chau district. Participating in the provincial inspection delegation were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee Office, Department of Home Affairs, Department of Health, Provincial Police, Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, and Provincial Farmers' Association. Photo: Mai Hoa

The provincial working group directly inspected two polling stations in Poong 2 village and Mun village (Chau Nga commune). Chau Nga commune has more than 1,000 voters, of which Poong village has 214 voters and Mun village has more than 170 voters.

Through the inspection, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee noted that Chau Nga district and commune need to direct the election teams to arrange and rearrange the voting areas scientifically, creating favorable conditions for voters and election service personnel in carrying out the voting process.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee listened to the leader of Chau Nga commune report on election preparation. Photo: Mai Hoa

In particular, at the voting area, voters need to practice social distancing and have partitions to both prevent the Covid-19 epidemic and ensure voters' confidentiality during the election.

Along with that, we are concerned about mobilizing people to clean up in and around the voting area, ensuring cleanliness and solemnity on election day.

Assign specific tasks to each member of the election team, ensure strict control and full implementation of procedures on election day.

Continue to review and supplement the voter list in accordance with regulations, and correct any errors, if any, such as voters under the age of birth, calculated by date, month, year, and the right to vote at 3 or 4 levels to ensure accuracy.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee inspected the voters' polling station and requested to ensure social distancing. Photo: Mai Hoa

Next, the delegation had a working session with the Steering Committee and Election Committee of Quy Chau district.

According to the report of the Quy Chau District Election Committee, in the past time, the locality has closely followed the provisions of the law and the direction and guidance of the Election Steering Committee and the Provincial Election Committee to carry out election preparation work in accordance with the law and on schedule.

The District Election Committee also established 3 inspection and supervision teams for the grassroots election work in 2 phases; at the same time, assigning responsibilities to each member of the District Election Committee and members of the support team according to each assigned field and commune and town area for regular inspection and supervision.

The provincial working group requested a review of facilities, especially the ballot boxes. Photo: Mai Hoa

Pay attention to training on election work for members of organizations in charge of elections by commune cluster; the work of preparing and posting voter lists and announcing and posting candidate lists must be carried out in accordance with regulations.

At the district level, after the third consultation conference, the official list of 52 candidates was finalized to elect 32 district People's Council delegates with a higher proportion than prescribed. Specifically, the proportion of women is 42.3%; ethnic minorities 73%; young people 32.69%; non-Party members 11.53%.

At the commune level, 430 people were officially listed to elect 260 commune People's Council delegates; of which, the proportion of women is 41.86%; ethnic minorities 80.93%; young people 52.32%; non-Party members 12.7%.

Voters in Mun village, Chau Nga commune learn about the candidates' biographies. Photo: Mai Hoa

Up to this point, all facilities have been reviewed, fully supplemented and the preparation of documents and forms for the election has been completed.

Information and propaganda work, security, order, social safety and health work are focused.

The district has also focused on directing the overcoming of shortcomings, limitations, difficulties and problems that the provincial inspection team pointed out in the first phase.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee noted some issues at the Poong village polling station. Photo: Mai Hoa

5 things to focus on

After listening to the opinions and conclusions of the members of the inspection team at the meeting, comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee requested that Quy Chau district should immediately absorb and rectify the limitations and shortcomings that the members of the inspection team pointed out; at the same time, he emphasized the requirement of 5 contents that need to be focused on from now until the end of the election day.

Firstly, we should pay attention to propaganda work with many measures, such as through the radio system, banners, slogans, and party cell activities, to increase the amount of information reaching people so that they can voluntarily fulfill their responsibilities as voters and properly implement election regulations.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee gave a speech at the working session with Quy Chau district. Photo: Mai Hoa

Regarding information and propaganda work, it is necessary to pay attention to accurate and complete information about the list, biography, and action programs of candidates at all four levels so that voters can grasp and choose to vote.

Second, Party committees and authorities from district to grassroots levels pay attention to directing security work in the area in general and each voting area in particular on election day.

Pay attention to communes with weak police forces, it is necessary to increase the number from the district, and at the same time mobilize the militia and youth union to participate in this work.

Comrade Lo Thanh Luan - Standing Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the Election Committee of Quy Chau district reported on the results of the election implementation in the district. Photo: Mai Hoa

Third, the Standing Committee, the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee, the Steering Committee and the District Election Committee need to strengthen the direction, inspection and supervision of the grassroots from now until the end of the election day. Because this is the time when loopholes in the plan and schedule can easily be exposed, thereby promptly correcting shortcomings related to facilities; reviewing and supplementing the voter list and voter cards, ballots... Along with that, quickly correcting the limitations and shortcomings that the members of the provincial inspection team pointed out today.

Comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association, member of the Provincial Election Committee spoke at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Fifth, the Standing Committee, the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee and the Steering Committee, the District Election Committee need to specifically assign members to stay close to the grassroots, especially on May 23, to promptly grasp the situation and direct if any problems arise, and report to the province for handling issues beyond their authority.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee reminded Chau Nga district and commune to pay attention to general cleaning at the voting areas. Photo: Mai Hoa

The provincial working group inspected the posting of the candidate list. Photo: Mai Hoa