【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 echairmen. The chairman and vicechairmen shall be elected from among the deputies to the people39。s congress at the corresponding level, and their term of office shall be the same as that of each people39。s congress at that level. The chairman or vicechairmen of the people39。s congress of a township, nationality township or town shall not concurrently hold office in an administrative organ of the State。 if they hold office in an administrative organ of the State, they must resign from the post of the chairman or vicechairman of the people39。s congress at that level. The chairman or vicechairmen of the people39。s congress of a township, nationality township or town shall, during the period when the people39。s congress at the corresponding level is not in session, be responsible for keeping in touch with the deputies to the 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 government at the same level. Article 15 When the people39。s congress of a township, nationality township, or town holds a session, it shall elect a presidium, which shall preside over the session and be responsible for convening the next session of that people39。s congress. The chairman and vicechairmen of the people39。s congress of a township, nationality township or town shall be the members of the presidium. The chairman and vicechairmen of the people39。s congress of a township, nationality township or town shall be the members of the presidium. Article 16 The first session of each local people39。s congress at any level shall be convened, within two months after the election of its deputies, by the standing mittee of the preceding people39。s congress at the corresponding level or by the presidium of the preceding session of the people39。s congress of the township, nationality township, or town. Article 17 Members of the local people39。s governments at or above the county level, the presidents of the people39。s courts, the chief procurators of the people39。s procuratorates, and the leading persons of the people39。s governments at the township level shall attend sessions of the people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels as nonvoting delegates。 leading members of the other relevant government departments and public organizations at or above the county level may, by decision of the standing mittees of the people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels, attend sessions of the people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels as nonvoting delegates. Article 18 When a local people39。s congress holds its sessions, its presidium, standing mittee and special mittees and the people39。s government at the corresponding level may submit bills and proposals to that people39。s congress within the scope of its functions and powers. The presidium shall decide to refer such bills and proposals to a session of the people39。s congress for deliberation, or to simultaneously refer them to relevant special mittees for deliberation and reports before the presidium decides, upon examination of such reports, to submit them to the people39。s congress for a vote. Ten or more deputies to a local people39。s congress at or above the county level, or five or more deputies to the people39。s congress of a township, nationality township, or town may jointly submit a bill or proposal to 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 congress or to first refer it to a relevant special mittee for deliberation and a remendation on whether to place it on the agenda before the presidium makes such a decision. With agreement of the presidium, deliberation shall be terminated on a bill or proposal placed on the agenda of a session, if the party that submitted the bill or proposal requests its withdrawal before it is referred to the congress for a vote. Article 19 Suggestions, criticisms and plaints on any aspect of work put forward by deputies to a local people39。s congress at or above the county level to that people39。s congress and its standing mittee shall be referred by the administrative office of the standing mittee to the departments and organizations concerned for consideration, disposition and reply. Suggestions, criticisms and plaints on any aspect of work put forward by deputies to the people39。s congress of a township, nationality township, or town to that people39。s congress shall be referred by its presidium to the departments and organizations concerned for consideration, disposition and reply. Article 20 When a local people39。s congress conducts an election or adopts a resolution, a majority vote of all the deputies shall be required. Article 21 Members of the standing mittee of local people39。s congresses at or above the county level, choices for chairmen and vicechairmen 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 courts and chief procurators of the eople39。s procuratorates shall be nominated by the presidiums of the people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels or jointly nominated by deputies in accordance with the provisions of this Law. Thirty or more deputies to the people39。s congress of a province, autonomous regions, or a municipality directly under the Central Government, or twenty or more deputies to the people39。s congress of a city divided into districts or of an autonomous prefecture, or ten or more deputies to the people39。s congress at the county level may nominate, with joint signatures, the candidates for members of the standing mittee of the people39。s c