Fix flaws in election law

Rural and urban citizens likely to have same proportion of deputies but clarity is needed on voting and vote-counting

As the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and the National People's Congress (NPC) unveil their annual sessions, the public has again cast its spotlight on the long-anticipated amendment of the Law on Elections.

The pending draft, the fifth amendment of the electoral law since it was announced on July 1, 1979, and put into effect on January 1980, stipulates that urban and rural areas will enjoy the same proportion of deputies to the NPC, the top legislature, and the people's congresses at lower levels.