Decree No. 19/2004/ND-CP dated January 10, 2004 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the 2003 Law on the election of deputies to the People's Councils

THE GOVERNMENT -------------	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness --------------
No: 19/2004/ND-CP	Ha Noi, January 10^th, 2004

DECREE

DETAILING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE 2003 LAW ON THE ELECTION OF DEPUTIES TO THE PEOPLE'S COUNCILS

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the November 26, 2003 Law on the Election of Deputies to the People's Councils;

At the proposal of the Minister of Home Affairs,

DECREES:

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.- Scope of regulation

This Decree guides in detail the implementation of a number of articles of the November 26, 2003 Law on the Election of Deputies to the People's Councils (hereinafter referred to the Law) regarding the number of People's Council deputies, election units and polling stations; the election-managing organizations; the listing of voters; election propagation and campaigning; election order and election returns; additional election, re-election, and election of additional deputies to the People's Councils of all levels.

Article 2.- Rights to vote and stand for election

The right to vote and the right to stand for election mentioned in Article 2 of the Law are prescribed as follows:

All citizens of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, regardless of their ethnicity, sex, social class, belief, religion, educational level, profession, or duration of residence: