The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the regulations on the election of grass-roots organizations of the Communist Party of China

Recently, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Regulations on the Election of Primary Organizations of the Communist Party of China" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to earnestly comply with them.

The notice pointed out that the Regulations are guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, guided by the Party Constitution, and thoroughly implemented the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Party and the Second, Third, and Fourth Plenary Sessions of the 19th Central Committee, and implemented the new era The general requirements of party building and the party's organizational line in the new era are the basic guidelines for the election of grassroots party organizations in the new era.

The circular stressed that the formulation and implementation of the regulations are of great significance for promoting inner-party democracy, respecting and protecting the democratic rights of Party members, standardizing the election of grass-roots party organizations, enhancing the political function and organizational strength of grass-roots party organizations, and building grass-roots party organizations into a strong fighting fortress for publicizing the party's propositions, implementing the party's decisions, leading grass-roots governance, uniting and mobilizing the masses, and promoting reform and development, It is of great significance to consolidate the party's long-roots party organization.

The circular requires that party committees at all levels should strengthen the "four consciousness," strengthen the "four self-confidence," achieve the "two maintenance," strictly implement the main responsibility, strengthen organizational leadership, strengthen supervision and accountability, and ensure that the "regulations" are implemented. It is necessary to conscientiously do a good job in the publicity, interpretation, study and training of the "regulations," so that party organizations at all levels and the broad masses of party members can deeply understand the spirit of the "regulations," comprehensively grasp the contents of the "regulations," and earnestly enhance their ideological and action consciousness in implementing the "regulations. All regions and departments in the implementation of the "Regulations" of the important situation and suggestions, to promptly report to the Party Central Committee.

The full text of the Regulations follows.

Regulations of the Communist Party of China on the Election Work of Grassroots Organizations

(Approved at the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on June 29, 2020 and issued by the CPC Central Committee on July 13, 2020)

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 In order to thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, implement the general requirements of party building in the new era and the party's organizational line in the new era, uphold and strengthen the party's overall leadership, and insist that the party must manage the party and be strict in an all-round way. Party governance, improve the party's democratic centralism, improve the political function of grassroots party organizations, and enhance the organizational strength of grassroots party organizations.

Article 2 These Regulations apply to party committees, general branch committees, and branch committees (including party branches without committees) established by enterprises, rural areas, government agencies, schools, scientific research institutes, neighborhood communities, social organizations, and other grassroots units. And the election of the party's grassroots disciplinary inspection committee.

Article 3 A general election shall be held on schedule at the expiration of the term of office of a committee established by a grass-roots organization of the Party.

If it is necessary to postpone or advance the general election, it shall be reported to the higher party organization for approval. The extension or advance period generally does not exceed 1 year.

Article 4 Committees established by the Party's grass-roots organizations are generally elected by the Party Congress. If the number of party members is more than 500 or the party organization under its jurisdiction is scattered, a party member congress may be convened to conduct elections with the approval of the higher party organization.

Article 5 Full Party members have the right to vote, to vote and to be elected. Party members who are subject to party probation do not have the right to vote, the right to vote and the right to be elected during the period of party probation; probationary party members do not have the right to vote, the right to vote and the right to be elected. If a party member is detained or arrested in accordance with the law, the party organization shall suspend his rights to vote, vote and be elected in accordance with the management authority.

Article 6 Elections shall give full play to democracy, respect and protect the democratic rights of Party members, and reflect the will of the electors. No organization or individual may, in any way, compel an elector to elect or not to elect a person.

Chapter II Generation of Representatives

Article 7 deputies to the Congress of Party members shall consciously enhance the "Four Consciousness", strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve the "two maintenance", abide by the party constitution, party discipline, laws and regulations, have the ability to perform their duties, reflect the opinions of the electoral units, and represent the will of Party members.

Article 8 The number of deputies shall generally be 100 to 200, with a maximum of 300. The specific quota shall be determined by the party organization that convenes the party member congress in accordance with the principle that it is conducive to party members' understanding and direct participation in party affairs, and is conducive to discussing and deciding issues, and shall be reported to the higher party organization for approval.

The allocation of the number of deputies shall be determined in accordance with the number of Party organizations under their jurisdiction, the number of Party members and the principle of the universality of deputies. Optimize the representative structure to ensure the proportion of front-line representatives in production and work.

Large state-owned enterprises and colleges and universities hold party members' congresses. If the party organizations of their second-level enterprises and directly affiliated units are subordinate to the party organizations of other places or units, and the number of party members is large, a certain number of representatives can be appropriately allocated.

Article 9 The difference between the candidates for deputies shall not be less than 20% of the number of candidates to be elected.

Article 10 The main procedures for the selection of representatives are:

(I) recommend nominations from the party branch. According to the opinions of the majority of party organizations and party members, the representative candidates recommended candidates.

The (II) election unit communicates with the higher-level party organization on the recommended candidates for representative candidates, and proposes preliminary candidates for representative candidates. To take appropriate measures to strengthen the examination and control, the preliminary candidates for representative candidates can be publicized within a certain range.

The (III) electoral unit shall study and determine the candidates for the candidates for deputies and submit them to the grass-roots committee of the party that holds the Congress of Party members for examination.

The (IV) electoral unit shall convene a general meeting of Party members or a Congress of Party members to determine candidates and conduct elections on the basis of the opinions of the majority of electors.

Article 11 The party committee of the previous term shall establish a representative qualification review team, which is responsible for reviewing the procedures and qualifications of representatives.

If the selection of a representative does not comply with the prescribed procedures, the original electoral unit shall be instructed to conduct a new election; if the representative is not qualified, the original electoral unit shall be instructed to replace it.

The representative qualification examination group shall report the examination to the preparatory meeting of the Party member congress. A representative who has been examined and approved is formally qualified.

Chapter III. Generation of the Commission

Article 12 Candidates for committee members established by the party's grassroots organizations shall be nominated in accordance with the principles of having both ability and political integrity, putting morality first, and a reasonable team structure.

The conditions for candidates for members of grass-roots party organizations in different fields, types and levels can be further refined in the light of the spirit of the Party Central Committee and the requirements of party organizations at higher levels.

Article 13 The difference between candidates for membership shall not be less than 20% of the number of candidates to be elected.

Article 14 For the selection of members of the Party's general branch committee and branch committee, the previous committee shall propose candidates based on the opinions of the majority of party members, and after reporting to the higher party organization for review and approval, organize party members to deliberate and determine candidates, and conduct elections at the party member conference.

Article 15: When the party's grassroots committees and the approved disciplinary inspection committee members are elected and a party member conference is convened, the previous party committee shall propose candidates based on the opinions of the majority of party organizations under its jurisdiction, and report to the higher party organization for review and approval. Organize party members to deliberate and determine candidates and submit them to the party member conference for election; if a party member congress is held, the previous party committee will propose candidates based on the opinions of the majority of the party organization under its jurisdiction, after being submitted to the higher-level party organization for review and approval, it shall be submitted to the presidium of the conference for discussion and approval. The presidium of the conference shall submit it to the delegations (groups) for deliberation and discussion, determine candidates based on the opinions of the majority of representatives, and submit them to the party member congress for election.

Article 16 the election of secretaries and deputy secretaries of committees established by grass-roots organizations of the party shall be proposed by the previous committee and submitted to the party organization at a higher level for examination and approval, and then elected at the plenary session of the committee.

The election of party branch secretaries and deputy secretaries without committees shall be fully deliberated by all party members, put forward candidates, and submit them to the party organization at a higher level for examination and approval before election.

Article 17 For a committee that has been approved to establish a standing committee, candidates for members of the standing committee shall be proposed by the previous committee according to the difference of one to two more than the number of candidates to be elected, and submitted to the party organization at a higher level for examination and approval, and then elected at the plenary meeting of the committee.

Article 18 If a vacancy in the term of office of a member of the committee is vacant, a general party congress or a party congress shall be held to hold a by-election.

When the Party organization at a higher level deems it necessary, it may transfer or appoint the person in charge of the Party organization at a lower level.

Chapter IV Implementation of Elections

Article 19 When an election is held, the number of people who have the right to vote shall not be less than the 4/5 of the number of people who should be present at the meeting, and the meeting shall be valid.

Article 20 The general assembly of Party members shall be convened for election, which shall be presided over by the previous committee. Elections for party branches that do not have committees are presided over by the previous party branch secretary.

The election of a Party member congress shall be presided over by the presidium of the congress. The members of the presidium of the Congress shall be nominated from among the deputies by the previous party committee or each delegation (group), and shall be deliberated and discussed by all the deputies and submitted to the preparatory meeting of the Party Congress for voting and approval.

The first plenary meeting of the committee elects members, secretaries, and deputy secretaries of the Standing Committee. If a party member congress is convened, the presidium of the congress shall designate a newly elected member to preside over; if a party member congress is convened, the previous committee shall recommend a newly elected member Presided over.

Article 21 before the election, the party organization of the electoral unit or the presidium of the general assembly shall, in an appropriate manner, introduce the candidates' resumes, work achievements and main advantages and disadvantages to the electors in a practical and realistic manner, and give responsible answers to the questions raised by the electors. At the request of the electors, candidates can be organized to meet with the electors and answer the questions raised by the electors.

Article 22 The election shall have scrutineers who shall be responsible for supervising the whole process of the election.

The scrutineers elected by the Party members' Congress or the Party members' Congress shall be elected by all Party members or delegations (groups) from among Party members or representatives who are not candidates, and shall be approved by the Party members' Congress, the Party members' Congress or the presidium meeting of the Congress.

The scrutineers elected by the committee shall be elected from members who are not candidates for secretary, deputy secretary or standing committee members, and shall be approved by a vote of all members.

Article 23 Election of design vote holders. The tellers shall work under the supervision of the scrutineers.

Article 24 Elections shall be held by secret ballot. The list of candidates for deputies, members and standing committee members on the ballot papers is arranged in the order of strokes of surnames, and the list of candidates for secretary and deputy secretary is arranged in the order approved by the party organization at a higher level.

If an elector is unable to fill in the ballot paper, he or she may entrust a non-candidate to write it on his or her behalf in accordance with the will of the elector. Party members or representatives who are not present at the meeting for some reason cannot entrust others to vote on their behalf.

Article 25 An elector may vote for or not for a candidate, or may abstain from voting. Those who vote no may choose another person.

Article 26 After the voting is completed, the scrutineers and tellers shall check the number of voters, the number of votes issued and the number of votes recovered, make a record, and the scrutineers shall sign and report the number of votes to be elected.

Article 27 If the number of votes recovered in an election is equal to or less than the number of voters, the election shall be valid; if the number of votes is greater than the number of voters, the election shall be invalid, and a new election shall be held.

Each ballot paper shall be valid if the number of votes chosen is equal to or less than the required number of votes to be elected, and invalid if the number of votes more than the required number of votes to be elected.

Article 28 In the implementation of pre-election by margin, only those who have more than half of the votes in favor of the right to vote at the meeting may be listed as official candidates.

Article 29 When a formal election is held, the person to be elected shall be elected if he or she receives more than half of the votes in favor of the right to vote at the meeting.

If the number of people elected with more than half of the votes in favor exceeds the number of places to be elected, the order shall be based on the number of votes obtained until the number of places to be elected is sufficient. If the number of votes is equal and the person to be elected cannot be determined, the person to be elected with the same number of votes shall be re-voted, and the one with the most affirmative votes shall be elected.

If the number of people to be elected with more than half of the votes in favor is less than the number of places to be elected, a separate election shall be held for the insufficient number of places. If it is close to the number of candidates, with the consent of more than half of the electors or the decision of the presidium of the general assembly, the number of candidates can also be reduced and no election will be held.

Article 30 The votes obtained by the electors, including the votes in favor, the votes not in favor, the abstentions and the election of others, shall be reported by the scrutineers to the previous committee or the presidium of the general assembly during the preliminary election, and the scrutineers shall report to the electors during the formal election.

Article 31 The list of elected persons shall be announced to the electors by the presiding officer of the meeting.

The list of elected deputies to the Congress of Party members and committee members is arranged in the order of strokes of their surnames.

The list of elected members, secretaries and deputy secretaries of the Standing Committee shall be arranged in the order approved by the higher party organization.

Chapter V Submission for Examination and Approval

Article 32 The request for instructions for convening a party member conference or a party member congress shall be submitted to a higher-level party organization with approval authority for approval in accordance with the affiliation of the party organization. If a party member conference is held, it is generally reported and approved one month in advance; if a party member congress is held, it is generally reported and approved four months in advance.

Article 33 The candidates for the candidates for the new party committee and disciplinary inspection committee, standing committee members, secretaries, and deputy secretaries shall generally be submitted to a higher level with approval authority one month before the convening of the party member conference or party member congress. Party organization approves.

Article 34 The elected members shall be reported to the higher-level party organization for the record; the members, secretaries and deputy secretaries of the Standing Committee shall be reported to the higher-level party organization for approval.

The members, secretaries and deputy secretaries of the Standing Committee elected by the Commission for Discipline Inspection shall be submitted to the Party organization at a higher level for approval after being approved by the Party committee at the same level.

Chapter VI Discipline and Supervision

Article 35 Strengthen the leadership of the party's grassroots organization election work, adhere to education first, warning first, prevention first, strict political discipline, organizational discipline, and change work discipline requirements, strengthen system awareness, strict system implementation, and maintenance System authority, guide party members and representatives to correctly exercise democratic rights, and ensure a stable and orderly election.

We will implement the responsibility of administering the party strictly in an all-round way, strictly prohibit non-organizational acts such as cliques, canvassing votes, bribery, and air leakage, strictly prevent criminal and evil forces, clan forces, and religious forces from interfering and sabotaging elections, and strengthen supervision and inspection and accountability. to ensure that the election work is clean and upright.

Article 36 The higher-level party committee and its organizational department and the higher-level party discipline inspection committee are responsible for supervising the implementation of these regulations, and the implementation is included in the inspection and supervision work.

Article 37 in the course of an election, anyone who violates the provisions of the party constitution and these regulations must be seriously investigated and dealt with. According to the nature and seriousness of the problem, the party members concerned shall be criticized and educated until disciplinary action is taken, and the party organizations and leading cadres who are derelict in their duties shall be held accountable.

Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions

Article 38 The electoral unit shall formulate election methods in accordance with these regulations, which shall be implemented after discussion and approval by the party member assembly or the party member congress.

Article 39 The election of the primary Party organizations of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Chinese People's Armed Police Force shall be regulated by the Central Military Commission in accordance with the spirit of these Regulations.

Article 40 The Central Organization Department shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Regulations.

Article 41 These Regulations shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation. The Interim Regulations on the Election of Primary Organizations of the Communist Party of China issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on June 27, 1990 shall be repealed at the same time.

Reprinted from: Xinhua News Agency