Chương II Luật Bầu cử đại biểu Quốc hội và đại biểu Hội đồng nhân dân 2015: Dự kiến cơ cấu, thành phần và phân bổ đại biểu Quốc Hội, đại biểu Hội đồng Nhân Dân; đơn vị bầu của và khu vực bỏ phiếu

Chapter II

PROPOSALS FOR PROPORTION, COMPOSITION AND NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEPUTIES, PEOPLE’S COUNCIL DEPUTIES; CONSTITUENCIES AND POLLING STATIONS

Article 7. Proposals for number of National Assembly candidates

 Standing committee of the National Assembly shall make a proposal for number of National Assembly candidates in each province according to following rules:

1. Each province has at least three candidates who reside and work in such province;

2. The remaining number of candidates shall be determined according to the size of population and characteristics of each province, provided that the total number of candidates to be elected to National Assembly is five hundred candidates.

Article 8. Proposals for proportion and composition of nominated National Assembly candidates

1. According to the proposal for number of National Assembly candidates, within 105 days before the polling day, Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall, with the consent of the Standing board of Central committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front and representatives of socio-political organizations, make a proposal for proportion and composition of National Assembly deputies, number of nominated National Assembly candidates selected by political organizations, political-social organizations, social organizations, people’s armed forces, regulatory agencies in central and local governments in order to ensure the appropriate proportion of representatives for the people in the National Assembly.

2. The number of ethnics who are nominated National Assembly candidates shall be proposed by Standing Committee of the National Assembly at the request of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council, provided that at least 18% of total official National Assembly candidates are ethnics.

3. The number of women who are nominated National Assembly candidates shall be proposed by Standing Committee of the National Assembly at the request of the Presidium of Central Committee of Vietnam Women's Union, provided that at least 35% of total official National Assembly candidates are women.

4. The proposal for proportion, composition and number of nominated National Assembly candidates made by Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall be sent to the National Election Committee, Standing board of Central committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Election Commissions of provinces, Standing board of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committees of provinces.

Article 9. Proposals for proportion and composition of nominated People’s Council candidates

According to the number of People’s Council deputies to be elected at each administrative unit as prescribed in Law on organization of local governments, with the consent of Standing boards of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committees and People’s Committees at the same level, within 105 days before the polling day:

1. Standing bodies of People’s Councils of provinces, Standing bodies of People’s Councils of districts shall make proposals for proportion, composition and number of nominated People’s Council candidates of provinces or districts nominated by political organizations, socio-political organizations, social organizations, people's armed units, regulatory agencies at the same administrative level and inferior administrative divisions, public service providers and business organizations in administrative divisions, provided that at least 35% of total official People’s Council candidates are women; the number of candidates who are ethnics shall be determined according to actual condition of each local government;

2. Standing bodies of People’s Councils of communes shall make proposals for proportion, composition and number of nominated People’s Council candidates of communes selected by political organizations, social-political organizations, social organizations, people's armed units, regulatory agencies at the same level and villages, hamlets, mountain villages, mountain hamlets (hereinafter referred to as villages), neighborhoods, public service providers and business organizations in the administrative divisions, provided that at least 35% of total official People’s Council candidates are women; the number of candidates who are ethnics shall be determined according to actual condition of each local government;

3. The proposal for proportion, composition and number of nominated National Assembly candidates made by Standing board of a People’s Council shall be sent to the National Election Committee, its superior Standing body of the People’s Council, and the Standing board of Central committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Election Commissions at the same administrative level.

Article 10. Constituencies

1. National Assembly deputies and People’s Council deputies shall be elected by constituencies.

2. Every province shall be divided into constituencies of National Assembly deputies.

Number of constituencies, list of constituencies and number of National Assembly deputies to be elected in each constituency shall, at the request of Election Commission of the province, be determined by the National Election Commission according to the size of population and announced within 80 days before the polling day.

3. Every province shall be divided into constituencies of People’s Council deputies of provinces. Every district shall be divided into constituencies of People’s Council deputies of districts. Every commune shall be divided into constituencies of People’s Council deputies of communes.

Number of constituencies of People’s Council deputies of a province, a district or a commune, list of constituencies and number of deputies to be elected in each constituency shall, at the request of the People’s Committee at the same administrative level, be determined by the Election Commission at the same administrative level and announced within 80 days before the polling day.

4. Each constituency of National Assembly deputies is entitled to elect up to three deputies. Each constituency of People’s Council deputies is entitled to elect up to five deputies.

Article 11. Polling stations

1. Each constituency of National Assembly deputies and each constituency of People’s Council deputies shall be divided into polling stations. The polling stations of National Assembly deputies and the polling stations of People’s Council deputies are the same.

2. Each polling station shall have between three hundred and four thousand electors.

In the mountainous region, highland, islands and sparsely populated areas, they may set up polling stations although there are enough three hundred electors.

3. The places which may have separate polling stations:

a) People's armed units;

b) Hospitals, maternity wards, convalescent homes, the disabled care facilities, elderly people care facilities which there are at least fifty electors;

c) Reform schools, detoxification units, detention centers.

4. The determination of polling stations shall be decided by People’s Committees of communes and approved by People’s Committees of districts. Regarding districts having no commune or town, the determination of polling stations shall be decided by People’s Committees of districts.