Amending the Electoral Law can arouse the enthusiasm of the broad masses of farmers to take part in the election.

International online News (forward reporting Group): the closely watched draft amendment to China's Electoral Law was submitted to the National people's Congress for deliberation on the 8th. This revision of the law is based on the principles of equality of all people, equality of regions, national goods, and so on. Deputies to the National people's Congress will be elected in the same proportion in urban and rural areas. Chen Sixi, member of the standing Committee of the National people's Congress, said in an interview with our reporter that this revision of the "Electoral Law" can greatly arouse the enthusiasm of the broad masses of farmers to participate in the election.

Chen Sixi believes that the equality of the right to vote has two meanings, and this revision will achieve "the same vote, the same right" on the basis of one person, one vote, and will have a far-reaching impact on Chinese society.

"one floor is one person, one vote. Each person can only have one vote in a choice event. Just because you are a leader, or because you are an important person, you can cast two or more votes when others cast one vote. Another meaning is to reflect the same vote, the same right, the same value, although everyone has one vote, but the value of this vote is not equal and equal. This time, we are implementing the same proportion between urban and rural areas-- the rural population and the urban population have the same vote and the same power, which can greatly arouse the enthusiasm of the broad masses of farmers to participate in elections, and it is also an important measure for us to change the dual structure of urban and rural areas. it will be conducive to promoting the development of democratic politics in our country. "

At the same time, Chen Sixi pointed out that we should also analyze the issue of equality of the right to vote from a broader perspective, and ensure regional equality and ethnic equality on the basis of human equality.

"if we want to consider the right to vote on a larger scale, there is also an issue of equality among different regions. Some large countries should be divided into different administrative regions, and different administrative regions have their unique status and role in the political, economic and cultural life of the whole country. (however) in representative elections, different regions should be able to reflect different regions. as an independent administrative unit, it is equal to each other. Therefore, the principle of equal right to vote should also take into account regional equality, not just human equality. Another aspect is the equality of the right to vote or the equality of nationalities. Our country is 56 ethnic groups, and all ethnic groups are equal, so it is necessary to ensure that all ethnic groups have appropriate representatives in representative elections, so this is also an important connotation of equal voting rights. "

background information

Among the 56 ethnic groups in China, no matter how small the population is, they still have their own deputies to the National people's Congress. For example, the Menba nationality, which has only 50,000 people, and the Lhoba nationality, which has a population of only a few thousand people, all have their own NPC deputies.