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Law No.: Election Of Deputies

Original Language Title: Luật Không số: Bầu cử Đại biểu Quốc hội

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The ELECTION LAW, DEPUTIES of the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of VIETNAM chapter I GENERAL PRINCIPLES article 1 The election of deputies of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam country proceed under the principle of universal, equal, direct and secret ballot.
Article 2 citizens of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, irrespective of ethnicity, race, gender, social composition, religion, property status, beliefs, cultural level, occupation, residence period, from eighteen years of age, have the right to vote, and deputies from twenty-one years of age have the right candidates for deputies.
Article 3 the citizens are in the military have the right to vote and nomination deputies according to article 2 of this Law.
Article 4 those courts or law disenfranchised candidates and those not having voting rights and candidacy deputies.
Article 5 the funding of elections Congressman by the State budget.
 
CHAPTER II article 6 VOTERS LIST At list of voters, the citizens have the right to vote deputies regular or temporary residence in whence are named on the list of voters in that place.
Each voter was only named on the list of voters in a residence.
Article 7 of the list of voters by the Administrative Committee of the town, neighborhood, town, commune established by voting area.
The list of voters in the military units and the people's armed police led by the Directorate of public security and military units people armed up for each voting area.
Article 8 at the latest thirty days before the election, are listed on the voter list at the headquarters of the Administrative Committee of the town, neighborhood, town, Township, or in public places of the area to vote. At the same time must inform the people know the listing and to mobilize the people to participate check list.
Article 9 When checking the list of voters, if there are mistakes or omissions shall within twenty days from the date of listing, the people have the right to complain or report orally or by paper to the list. The Agency established the list of voters must record in a log book complaints or reports. Within three days of receiving the complaint or report, the Agency set up the list to resolve it.
If the complainant or reports not yet agree on how to solve it, then have the right to appeal to the civil courts, district, town or city. Within three days of receiving the complaint, the civil courts are resolved; the people's Court's decision is the final decision.
Article 10 after the list of voters until election day, if the voters would go elsewhere because can not participate the vote was in place was listed on the electoral list, has the right to apply for a certificate of Administrative Committee of that place to be listed on the electoral list and join the new place to vote. Upon certification, the Administrative Committee are right to list, next to the name of the voters: "go vote elsewhere".
 
CHAPTER III ELECTORAL and VOTING article 11 REGIONAL deputies led by each constituency elects.
The number of delegates for each electoral district is based on the population of that unit: five thousand (50,000) population was elected a delegate; If the number of travelers rest more than two thousand five thousand (25,000), is more a quorum.
in the industrial sector and in those cities can centrally from a ten thousand (10,000) to three thousand (30,000) population was a delegate.
Article 12 is based on the population of ethnic minorities compared with the nation's population, the number of Deputies for the minorities by about one part seven the total number of Deputies.
The number of Deputies for ethnic minorities by the commissions of the National Assembly, to ensure distribution to minorities have adequate representation in the National Assembly.
Article 13 electoral divisions is the province, central cities, area (not divided) and industrial focus says in article 11.
The province, central cities, urban or industrial areas is focused, population, number of delegates from ten or more people then can split into multiple electoral district.
Article 14 Of the electoral units, the list of units and the number of delegates per unit by the Committee on the National Assembly to decide, and must be published at the latest two months before the election.
Article 15 Each electoral district will split into various areas to vote. Each voting area consists from five hundred (500) up to two thousand five hundred (2,500). The separation of the area voted to ensure the convenience of going to vote of the people.
Especially in places like the mountains, Islands, etc. There is the countryside, neighbors separated then though the population to less than five hundred (500) inhabitants, can also establish a voting area.
The Shang dynasty, the midwifery, health resorts, homes for the disabled from the fifty (50) or more, the voters may be organized into a private voting area.
Article 16 The divided region will vote by the Administrative Committee of the town, neighborhood, town, and township to be the Administrative Committee of the superior standard of medicine. Article 17 military units and the people's armed police will organize into a private voting area.
 
CHAPTER IV of COUNCIL elections-ELECTION COMMITTEE ELECTION Article 18 NESTS in charge of organizing the elections of Deputies: at Central Election Council;
in each electoral district are Election Committee;
in each voting area that election.
Article 19 is about fifty at the latest the day before the election, the Committee of the National Assembly established the Electoral Council consists of twenty people, the deputies for political parties, the mass of the people in the country.
The Council elects a Chairman, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and one or more.
Duties and powers of the Council elections are as follows: 1-test and urge the electoral law enforcement deputies throughout the country;
2-review and resolve complaints on the work of the Election Committee, the election;
3-receiving and inspection report on the election by the Election Committee, do record the results of elections in both countries;
4-to declare the results of elections in both countries;
5-certification for deputies elected;
6-The National Assembly election summary proceedings along the profile material about the election.
Article 20 of about forty days before election day, the Administrative Committee of the zone (not divided into provinces) and the city of centrally established in each electoral district a voting Board consisting of from nine to fifteen people, delegates said the political parties, the unions in local people.
The Electoral Committee elects a Chairperson, a Deputy Secretary and one or more boards.
Duties and powers of the Board of elections is as follows: 1-test and urge the election proper observance of election laws deputies;
2-check and urging the deployment of the vote;
3-review and resolve complaints about the work of the election;
4-print and distribute the electoral votes for the elections, the latest is seven days before the election;
5-check the created and listed on the list of voters;
6-receiving candidacy, and is listed on the list of candidates, review and resolve complaints about the establishment of the list of candidates;
7-check the voting in the vote;
8-reception, check the minutes by the election ballot sent, do record the election results in the unit to send up the Electoral Council and father tuyêm result;
9-delivery record of elections for the Administrative Committee of the zone (not divided into provinces), cities directly under the Central Government.
Article 21

Least twenty days before the election, the Administration Committee in the town, neighborhood, town, commune, established in each area to vote a vote from five to eleven, the deputies to the local people. The units of the army and police units formed armed people in every area of his vote a year from elections to nine representatives of military personnel or people's armed police.
The nest election elected a Chief, a Deputy and one or more Secretaries.
Duties and powers of the election are as follows: 1-in charge of the work in the area of electoral vote;
2-room layout vote and prepare the Ark;
3-Play ballot markings of the election for the constituency;
4-secure order in the vote;
5-check out the votes and do a check of the votes to send up the Election Committee;
6-Handed a ballot and all the votes for the Administration Committee in the town, neighborhood, town, commune.
Article 22 the Council elections, the Election Committee, the election was not lobbying for those elections;
Article 23 the Council election, Election Committee, the election of most of the mission after the elections of deputies to end.
 
Chapter V INTRODUCED the CANDIDATE article 24 in each constituency, the political parties, the people's Union can separately or with other Nations that introduced the candidacy. Individuals have the right to election.
Article 25 Every candidate who was credited only candidate in an electoral district.
Article 26 The election are not participating in the Election Committee election or in his unit;
Article 27 at the latest thirty days before the election, political parties, the mass of the people introduced the election must be filed at the Board of elections: 1-referral candidates;
2-candidacy of the people was introduced, names, age, profession, occupation, address, place of election;
3-certificate of eligible candidates.
Least thirty days prior to election day, the individual self out of candidacy must be filed at the Board of elections, application form and the certificate of eligible candidates.
Upon receipt of the application form, the Election Committee must grant the receipt.
Article 28 When the nomination expires, the Election Committee must establish a list of candidates and announced that list, at least twenty days before the election.
Article 29 on the list since the nomination was announced, who saw in the list there are mistakes or omissions shall have the right to complain or report orally or by paper up the Election Committee. The Election Committee must record the complaint or report him to a window. Within three days of receiving the complaint or report, the Board of elections must be solved. The complainant or the report if not agree, has the right to complain or report up the Electoral Council. The Electoral Council must resolve within three days from receipt of the complaint or report; the Electoral Council's decision is the final decision.
Article 30 political parties, the mass of the people as well as every citizen of Vietnam have the right, within the law, freedom of the neck by the gunman, conferences, newspapers and every other form to introduce the candidate.
Candidates have the right to liberty apparel for themselves within the law.
 
CHAPTER VI section 1 ELECTION PROCESS on ELECTION article 31 voting Deputies conducted a day of unity in the country.
Election day is on Sunday or holidays and by the National Committee determined and published at least two months before that day.
Article 32 within fifteen days before the election, the election must regularly report to voters said on election day, polling places and voting time by listing, and all the usual local media.
 
Section 2 Article 33 BALLOT vote starting from seven o'clock to seven o'clock. Customize the local situation, the election may be decided for kicks is sooner or later closing hours rule, but not extend beyond ten o'clock last night.
Article 34 voters to go vote, no thanks to the people who elected, not elected by sending messages.
Each voter has only the right to cast a vote.
Article 35 voters not literate or because of disability could be votes, can someone write households, but to his vote; If disability cannot vote taken, voters can ask who voted in chest.
Voters are sick, old, disabled, unable to vote are, can suggest the nest election brought the Ark of the votes and the vote until his home to vote. In this case, the election can be held for an extra vote Ark home voters receiving ballots.
Article 36 At written votes no one comes near to view including staff election Nest.
Article 37 if the write failed, voters can vote for any Nests suggested a different vote.
Article 38 Prohibits propaganda for the candidate in the vote.
Article 39 to secure the order for the vote everyone must obey the rules of the vote.
Article 40 when it was time to vote, but also a number of voters in the vote not to vote, the number of voters needed to vote for the new statement finished the end of the vote.
Article 41 In the election, the voting is ongoing. If there are unexpected circumstances interrupt the vote election it away to seal the papers and the Ark, the votes reported for the election Board know, and must take the necessary measures to continue the vote.
Article 42 If special reasons need to postpone voting, election day must be promptly reported to the Board of elections said to suggest the Electoral Council review.
 
CHAPTER VII section 1 ELECTION RESULTS TALLY Article 43 votes must be counted and controlled at the vote. At tally, the election must invite two non-voters in that election.
The candidate (or candidates who are officially authorized) and the press, cinema, photography was to see the tally.
Article 44 The following votes are invalid: 1-not vote according to the form prescribed by the broadcasting election;
2-no sign of election;
3-Write the name of the candidate so elected representation.
Article 45 The vote has a name or numerous people not the nomination is still considered valid, song name who does this candidate does not matter.
The nest election not be delete or fix the name on the ballot.
Article 46 If the suspect votes invalid, then head of the nest election put the issue out of the nest.
Article 47 complaints on the spot on the ballot by election reception, resolve and record the settlement in the minutes. If the nest is not resolved then you have to bring up the Election Committee to resolve.
Article 48 tally is completed, the elections must record:-the total number of voters,-number of registered voters to vote,-valid votes,-number of votes invalid, blank votes-that is the vote that they name all of the candidates were all slaves within deleted,-the number of votes cast for each candidate,-complaints received and resolved , the complaint has not been resolved.
The minutes made two copies signed by supervisor, clerk and two voters were invited to witness the ballot. A copy sent to the Board of elections, a copy sent to the Administrative Committee the town, neighborhood, town or township.
 
Item 2 ELECTION RESULTS in ELECTORAL DIVISIONS ELECTED or ELECTED to ADD Article 49 after getting the minutes of the election of the Election Committee, examine the documents and determine the results of elections of the regional vote in his constituency.
The minutes must specify:

-The number of deputies assigned to constituencies, candidates-people,-the total number of voters in the constituencies, voters had to vote-count, the percentage compared to the total Number of valid votes,-,-number of invalid votes, i.e. white votes-vote which they name all of the candidates were all slaves within deleted ,-the number of votes cast for each candidate,-the list of those elected,-complaints by election had been resolved, the complaint by the Board of elections was resolved, the complainant moved up the upper level to solve.
The minutes made in two copies, signed by the Deputy Head of the Committee and the Secretariat. A send up of the Council elections, a send up of the Administrative Committee of the central cities, provinces or districts.
Article 50 of the delegates that were elected, those candidates are out half the valid votes, and too many more votes is elected; If many people are an equal number of votes, in order of age, older people are elected.
Article 51 If in the first election, the number of people elected not sufficient number of delegates, Election Committee must specify this point in the minutes and report to the Board of elections, at the same time set the date for the election of Deputies is missing, slow for no longer than fifteen days, after the first election. In the add, just choose elected among the candidates were out (but not elected).
Article 52 in each electoral district, if the number of votes not yet too half the voters list, the Electoral Board to specify this point in the minutes and report immediately to the Board of elections to decide the day re-elected, slow for no longer than fifteen days after the first election. In the back, just select the vote among those who had early election.
Article 53 The re-elected or elected by electoral list still has to be sorted in the first election, and must follow the things specified in this law, unless the condition must be valid votes to half the newly elected candidates specified in article 50 and the condition must have too few voters to vote then new elections not elected leave specified in Article 52.
 
Section 3 of the elections.
The EFFECT the ELECTION Article 54 after receiving the measures taken by the Electoral Committee and resolved the complaint if it is, the Electoral Council made the minutes summarizing the election throughout the country.
The minutes summarize must specify:-the total number of Deputies,-the total number of candidates,-the total number of voters, voters went to vote-count, the percentage compared to the total Number of valid votes,-,-number of invalid votes, i.e. white votes-vote which they name all of the candidates were all slaves within deleted ,-the list of those elected, and the number of votes per person,-The important things have happened and how to solve.
The minutes made in two copies, signed by the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and the Secretary of the Board of elections. A copy sent to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, a post to the Government Council.
Article 55 in term, if physically a deputies Committee of the National Assembly may assign additional election day new deputies for the electoral unit.
 
CHAPTER VIII ELECTIONS DISCIPLINE Article 56 People would use deceptive tricks, bribed or forced to do the obstacles to the freedom of elections and the nomination of the citizens may be subject to imprisonment up to two years.
Article 57 staff in the Board election, election, Election Board and employees in government organizations guilty of forgery, fraudulent votes papers or use any other tricks to falsifying the election results could be imprisonment up to three years.
Article 58 every person has the right to report the unauthorized employment during the election. Anyone obstructing or revenge who denounce it may be up to three years imprisonment.
 
CHAPTER IX PROVISIONS Enacted Today 59 repealed Decree 51-SL on October 17, 1945 and the regulation on elections of Deputies issued before this law.
Article 60 the Government detailing the implementation of this law.
-----------------------------------------This law was the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam country tags first, eleventh session, passed during the session on December 31, 1959.
 

 



Xuan Thuy (signed)