2. Recognition of the qualifications of the electorate during direct elections
(1) Registration of voters
The registration of voters is a legal recognition of the voter.
Citizens must register according to law and after verification of their qualifications, they are entered into lists of voters for publicity, before they become voters.
The registration of voters is presided over by the election committee and carried out in constituencies.
Before each election, those who have reached the age of 18 and those who have regained their political rights since the last election shall be registered.
Voters who have moved their residence out of their original constituencies after registration shall be entered in the list of voters in the constituencies they have newly moved into.
Names of voters who have died or been stripped of their political rights shall be struck out of the lists of voters.
Once recognized upon registration, the qualifications of voters remain valid.
(2) The publicity of lists of voters
The lists of voters shall be made public by the election committee 20 days before the day of voting.
(3) Arbitration in case of disputes over the qualifications of voters
Disagreeing opinions for the lists of voters may be made to the election committee.
The election committee shall make a decision on the disagreeing opinion within three days.
Those who cannot accept the ruling of the election committee may appeal to a court five days before the election day and the court should make a judgement before the election day.
The ruling of the court is the final decision.
3. Guarantee of the rights of voters
(1) The guarantee of the voters of their rights
No one may take actions in whatever form at any time to investigate the electoral conduct of the voters.
(2) Secret voting and competitive election
1) Secret voting
All elections take the form of secret ballot.
If the voter is blind or physically disabled to write, he or she may entrust others to fill in the ballot.
2) Competitive election
Election of deputies to people’s congresses at all levels adopts the competitive election method.
II. Organs presiding over the election
1. Organs presiding over the election
Direct elections are presided over by election committees of the same level. Indirect elections are presided over by the standing committees of people’s congresses of the same level.
Election of deputies of the armed forces is presided over by election committees of the corresponding levels.
Election of deputies to the NPC in special administrative regions is presided over by the Standing Committee of the NPC.
The Standing Committee of the NPC presides over the electoral meetings of special administrative regions and the electoral meetings elect a presidium, which shall preside over the electoral meetings.
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