At the end of 1997, there were 905,804 villagers committees throughout the country, with 3,788,041 committee cadres.
It has been a decade since the villagers committee election commenced after the Organic Law of Villagers Committees began to be implemented on a trial basis on June 1st, 1988.
The ever-widening introduction and improvement of the democratic election of villagers committees in rural areas has put the fate of millions of village committee cadres truly in the hands of the majority of farmers.
The Constitution of China and the Organic Law of Villagers Committees both lay out clear stipulations of the basic principles for the election of villagers committees.
A legal framework for the election of villagers committees has been initially established.
The organization of the election of villagers committees has been generally improved.
In the extensive practice of democracy, the election of villagers committees has gradually embarked on a track toward standardization and institutionalization. An electoral system of villagers committees with Chinese characteristics has been developed and improved.
