Chapter VIII
ADDITIONAL ELECTION OF PEOPLE'S COUNCIL DEPUTIES
Article 68.-
The additional election of People's Council deputies in a term shall be organized in the following cases where:
1. Election units have insufficient deputies;
2. Administrative units are newly merged, administrative units are separated into many new administrative units, or administrative units are upgraded and have inadequate number of People's Council deputies under the provisions of law.
The additional election shall be organized only in cases where the number of People's Council deputies no longer accounts for two-thirds of the fixed total number of deputies and when the term of the People's Council remains at least one-third, except for special cases which shall comply with the Government's guidance.
The procedures for additional election of People's Council deputies shall comply with the provisions of this Law and other relevant law provisions.
Article 69.- The National Assembly Standing Committee shall decide on the additional election and announce the date for additional election of deputies to the provincial-level People's Councils.
The standing bodies of the provincial-level People's Councils shall decide on the additional election and announce the date for additional election of deputies to the district- or commune-level People's Councils.
The date for additional election of People's Council deputies must be announced at least thirty days before the election date.
Article 70.- Within twenty days before the date for additional election of deputies to the People's Council of any level, the People's Committee, the standing body of the People's Council and standing board of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of such level shall set up the Additional-Election Council composed of between three and five persons, and within at least fifteen days before the additional election date, set up at each additional election unit an Additional-Election Board composed of between three and five persons being representatives of State agencies, political organizations and socio-political organizations.
The Additional-Election Council shall elect its chairman and secretary.
The Additional-Election Board shall elect its head and secretary.
Article 71.- Within at least ten days before the additional-election date, the commune-level People's Committee shall set up at each polling station an Additional-Election Team composed of between five and seven persons being representatives of social organizations and local electorates.
The Additional-Election Team shall elect its head, deputy head and secretary.
Article 72.- Organizations in charge of additional election shall perform their tasks and exercise their powers as prescribed by this Law.
Article 73.- Lists of voters shall be made and post up by the commune-level People's Committees within fifteen days before the additional-election date.
Article 74.- Within fifteen days before the date for additional election of deputies to the People's Council of any level, the standing board of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of such level shall organize consultative conference according to the order and procedures jointly prescribed by the Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee to select and nominate candidates and draw up lists of the candidates.
Lists of People's Council candidates in the units with inadequate number of deputies shall be announced by the Additional-Election Councils within seven days before the election date.
Article 75.- The additional-election work-related complaints and denunciations shall be settled according to the provisions of this Law.
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