【正文】 ext session of that people39。s courts, the chief procurators of the people39。s government at the corresponding level may submit bills and proposals to that people39。s congress at or above the county level to that people39。s procuratorates shall be nominated by the presidiums of the people39。s procuratorate at the same level. Ten or more deputies to the people39。s procuratorates, there shall generally be one more candidate than the number of persons to be elected, and a petitive election shall be conducted. If only one candidate is nominated, a nonpetitive election may be conducted. In elections for vicechairmen of the standing mittees of the people39。s congresses at or above the county level, the time for nomination and consideration of candidates shall be not less than two days. Article 23 Elections shall be conducted by secret ballot. The deputies may vote for or against any of the candidates that have been determined, or may instead elect any other deputies or voters or abstain from voting. Article 24 In elections for leading persons of State organs conducted by local people39。s congresses of townships, nationality townships or towns, governors, deputy governors, chairmen and vicechairmen of autonomous regions, mayors, deputy mayors, prefects, deputy prefects, heads and deputy heads of counties, districts, townships and towns, presidents of people39。 the presidium shall refer such proposals to the congress for deliberation. When the people39。s government, the president of a people39。s procuratorate at the next higher level, who shall refer it to the standing mittee of the people39。 when the presidium considers it necessary, it may have the report on the reply printed and distributed to the session. If the reply is to be made orally, the leading person of the organ addressed shall be present at the meeting to give the reply。s congress. When the people39。s congress a prop。s congresses are not in session, they shall work under the direction of the standing mittees of the people39。s court or the people39。s congress for the record. A resignation of the chief procurator of a people39。s congress at the corresponding level on the basis of the report prepared by the investigation mittee. Article 27 A ponent member of the standing mittee of a local people39。s court or the chief procurator of the people39。s government, petitive election shall be conducted after the differential number is determined in accordance with the provisions in the first paragraph of Article 22 of this Law. Article 25 When byelections are held by the local people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels in the electoral measures on the basis of the number of persons to be elected. And the petitive election shall be conducted. If the number of candidates nominated is the same as the differential number prescribed in the electoral measures, the presidium of a people39。s governments, presidents of the people39。s government, the president of the people39。s congresses of townships, nationality townships or towns, governors and deputy governors, chairmen and vicechairmen of autonomous regions, mayors and deputy mayors, heads and deputy heads of prefectures, heads and deputy heads of counties, districts, townships and towns, presidents of the people39。s congress at the corresponding level within the scope of its functions and powers. The presidium shall decide whether to place the bill or proposal on the agenda of the people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels as nonvoting delegates. Article 18 When a local people39。s congress of the township, nationality township, or town. Article 17 Members of the local people39。s congress at that level, organizing the deputies to conduct activities, and conveying the suggestions, criticisms and opinions of the deputies and the masses regarding the work of the people39。s congress of a township, nationality township or town shall have a chairman, and may have one or two vicechairmen. The chairman and vicechairmen shall be elected from among the deputies to the people39。s congresses at or above the county level shall be convened by their standing mittees. Article 13 A preliminary meeting shall be held for each session of a local people39。s congresses at or above the county level shall have the power to remove from office members of their standing mittees and the presidents of the people39。 rights of the person and their democratic and other rights。s congress at the corresponding level。s rights as endowed by the Constitution and other laws, such as equality with men, equal pay for equal work and freedom of marriage. Article 9 The people39。 (11) to annul inappropriate decisions and orders of the people39。 (8) to hear and examine reports on the work of the standing mittees of the people39。s courts and the chief procurators of the people39。s Congress and the State Council for the record. Article 8 Local people39。s congresses of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, in the light of the specific conditions and actual needs of their respective administrative areas, formulate and promulgate local regulations, which must not contravene the Constitution and other laws, as well as administrative regulations。s Congresses at Various Levels Article 4 Local people39。s Republic of China adopted at 12th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People39。 amended for the third time in accordance with the Decision on Revising the Organic Law of the Local People39。s Governments of the People39。 Organic Law of the Local People39。s Congresses and Local People39。s Congress on December 2, 1986。s Governments of the People39。s congresses at and above the county level. Article 3 The organs of selfgovernment of autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties shall, in addition to exercising the functions and powers specified in this Law, exercise the power of autonomy within the limits of their authority as prescribed b