Article 26 When a local people's congress at or above the county level is in session, its presidium, its standing committee, or a joint group of at least one tenth of its deputies may submit a proposal to remove from office members of its standing committee or members of the people's government, the president of the people's court or the chief procurator of the people's procuratorate at the corresponding level; the presidium shall refer such proposals to the congress for deliberation.

第二十六条　县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会举行会议的时候,主席团、常务委员会或者十分之一以上代表联名,可以提出对本级人民代表大会常务委员会组成人员、人民政府组成人员、人民法院院长、人民检察院检察长的罢免案,由主席团提请大会审议。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

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.

第二十三条　选举采用无记名投票方式。代表对于确定的候选人,可以投赞成票,可以投反对票,可以另选其他任何代表或者选民,也可以弃权。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 20 When a local people's congress conducts an election or adopts a resolution, a majority vote of all the deputies shall be required.

第二十条　地方各级人民代表大会进行选举和通过决议,以全体代表的过半数通过。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 21. The proposals, criticisms and opinions put forward by deputies to the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee concerning any sphere of work shall be referred by the office of the Standing Committee to the relevant agencies or organizations for study, handling and a responsible answer.

第二十一条 全国人民代表大会代表向全国人民代表大会或者全国人民代表大会常务委员会提出的对各方面工作的建议、批评和意见,由全国人民代表大会常务委员会的办事机构交由有关机关、组织研究处理并负责答复。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 65 Each department, bureau, commission and section shall have a department director, bureau director, commission chairman and section chief, respectively, and may have deputies to those positions when necessary.

第六十五条　各厅、局、委员会、科分别设厅长、局长、主任、科长,在必要的时候可以设副职。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 38 Deputies to the people's congresses of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, autonomous prefectures and cities divided into districts shall be subject to supervision by the units which elected them; deputies to the people's congresses of counties, autonomous counties, cities not divided into districts, municipal districts, townships, nationality townships, and towns shall be subject to supervision by their constituencies.

第三十八条　省、自治区、直辖市、自治州、设区的市的人民代表大会代表受原选举单位的监督;县、自治县、不设区的市、市辖区、乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会代表受选民的监督。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 36 When deputies to local people's congresses at various levels attend people's congress sessions or perform their duties as deputies, the state shall, as necessary, provide them with round-trip travelling expenses and requisite material facilities or subsidies.

第三十六条　地方各级人民代表大会代表在出席人民代表大会会议和执行代表职务的时候,国家根据需要给予往返的旅费和必要的物质上的便利或者补贴。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 37 Deputies to local people's congresses at various levels shall maintain close contact with the units that elected them or with their constituencies; publicize laws and policies; assist the people's governments at the corresponding levels in their work; and relay the opinions and demands of the masses to the people's congresses, their standing committees and the people's governments.

第三十七条　地方各级人民代表大会代表应当和原选举单位或者选民保持密切联系,宣传法律和政策,协助本级人民政府推行工作,并且向人民代表大会及其常务委员会、人民政府反映群众的意见和要求。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 33 The term of office of the deputies to a local people's congress at any level shall begin with the first session of that people's congress and shall expire at the first session of the succeeding people's congress at the same level.

第三十三条　地方各级人民代表大会代表任期,从每届本级人民代表大会举行第一次会议开始,到下届本级人民代表大会举行第一次会议为止。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 34 Deputies to local people's congresses at various levels and members of their standing committees may not be legally liable for their speeches and voting at sessions of the people's congresses or meetings of their standing committees.

第三十四条　地方各级人民代表大会代表、常务委员会组成人员,在人民代表大会和常务委员会会议上的发言和表决,不受法律追究。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 3. After deputies to the National People's Congress have been elected, their credentials shall be examined by the Credentials Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

第三条 全国人民代表大会代表选出后,由全国人民代表大会常务委员会代表资格审查委员会进行审查。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 19. When the National People's Congress is in session, deputies from the minority nationalities shall be provided with the necessary facilities for interpretation.

第十九条 全国人民代表大会举行会议的时候,应当为少数民族代表准备必要的翻译。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 19 Suggestions, criticisms and complaints on any aspect of work put forward by deputies to a local people's congress at or above the county level to that people's congress and its standing committee shall be referred by the administrative office of the standing committee to the departments and organizations concerned for consideration, disposition and reply.

第十九条　县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会代表向本级人民代表大会及其常务委员会提出的对各方面工作的建议、批评和意见,由本级人民代表大会常务委员会的办事机构交有关机关和组织研究处理并负责答复。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 16 The first session of each local people's congress at any level shall be convened, within two months after the election of its deputies , by the standing committee of the preceding people's congress at the corresponding level or by the presidium of the preceding session of the people's congress of the township, nationality township, or town.

第十六条　地方各级人民代表大会每届第一次会议,在本届人民代表大会代表选举完成后的两个月内,由上届本级人民代表大会常务委员会或者乡、民族乡、镇的上次人民代表大会主席团召集。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 16. During a session of the National People's Congress, a delegation or a group of thirty or more deputies may address written questions to the State Council and the ministries and commissions under the State Council.

第十六条 在全国人民代表大会会议期间,一个代表团或者三十名以上的代表,可以书面提出对国务院和国务院各部、 各委员会的质询案,

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 17. During deliberation on a bill or proposal in the National People's Congress, deputies may address inquiries to the relevant state organs, and those organs shall send their representatives to give explanations at group meetings of the deputies or at delegation meetings.

第十七条 在全国人民代表大会审议议案的时候,代表可以向有关国家机关提出询问,由有关机关派人在代表小组或者代表团会议上进行说明。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 14 The people's congress of a township, nationality township or town shall have a chairman, and may have one or two vice-chairmen. The chairman and vice-chairmen shall be elected from among the deputies to the people's congress at the corresponding level, and their term of office shall be the same as that of each people's congress at that level.

第十四条　乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会设主席,并可以设副主席一人至二人。主席、副主席由本级人民代表大会从代表中选出,任期同本级人民代表大会每届任期相同。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 10. A delegation or a group of thirty or more deputies may submit to the National People's Congress bills or proposals that fall within the scope of its functions and powers. The Presidium may decide whether or not to put the bills or proposals on the agenda of the Congress, or it may refer the bills or proposals to the relevant special committees for deliberation and after receiving their opinions then decide whether or not to put the bills or proposals on the agenda of the Congress.

第十条 一个代表团或者三十名以上的代表,可以向全国人民代表大会提出属于全国人民代表大会职权范围内的议案,由主席团决定是否列入大会议程,或者先交有关的专门委员会审议、提出是否列入大会议程的意见,再决定是否列入大会议程。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 42. While deputies to the National People's Congress attend meetings of the Congress or perform other duties required of them as deputies, the state shall provide them with appropriate allowances and material facilities according to their actual needs.

第四十二条 全国人民代表大会代表在出席全国人民代表大会会议和执行其他属于代表的职务的时候,国家根据实际需要给予适当的补贴和物质上的便利。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 45. Deputies to the National People's Congress shall be subject to the supervision of the units that elected them. Such units shall have the power to recall the deputies they elect.

第四十五条 全国人民代表大会代表受原选举单位的监督。原选举单位有权罢免自己选出的代表。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 41. Deputies to the National People's Congress should maintain close contact with the units that elected them and with the people. They may attend, without voting rights, meetings of the people's congresses of the units that elected them, so as to heed and convey the opinions and demands of the people and work hard to serve them.

第四十一条 全国人民代表大会代表应当同原选举单位和人民保持密切联系,可以列席原选举单位的人民代表大会会议,听取和反映人民的意见和要求,努力为人民服务。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 41 The standing committee of the people's congress of a province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government, autonomous prefecture, or city divided into districts shall be composed of a chairman, vice-chairmen, a secretary-general and members to be elected by the people's congress from among its deputies .

第四十一条　省、自治区、直辖市、自治州、设区的市的人民代表大会常务委员会由本级人民代表大会在代表中选举主任、副主任若干人、秘书长、委员若干人组成。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Article 4. Deputies to the National People's Congress shall be grouped into delegations based on the units that elect them. Each delegation shall elect a head and deputy-heads.

第四条 全国人民代表大会代表按照选举单位组成代表团。各代表团分别推选代表团团长、副团长。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Article 51 The credentials committee shall examine whether elections for deputies are conducted in conformity with the provisions prescribed by law.

第五十一条　代表资格审查委员会审查代表的选举是否符合法律规定。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, autonomous prefectures and cities divided into districts shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level; deputies to the people's congresses of counties, autonomous counties, cities not divided into districts, municipal districts, townships, nationality townships, and towns shall be elected directly by their constituencies.

第五条　省、自治区、直辖市、自治州、设区的市的人民代表大会代表由下一级的人民代表大会选举;县、自治县、不设区的市、市辖区、乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会代表由选民直接选举。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

An investigation committee shall be composed of a chairman, vice-chairmen and members, who shall be nominated by the council of chairmen from among the component members of the standing committee and other deputies and be submitted to the plenary meeting for approval.

调查委员会由主任委员、副主任委员和委员组成,由主任会议在常务委员会组成人员和其他代表中提名,提请全体会议通过。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

An investigation committee shall be composed of a chairman, vice-chairmen and members, who shall be nominated by the presidium from among the deputies and be submitted to the plenary meeting for approval.

调查委员会由主任委员、副主任委员和委员组成,由主席团在代表中提名,提请全体会议通过。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

Deputies to the National People's Congress who are elected through by-elections shall have their credentials examined in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraphs.

对补选的全国人民代表大会代表,依照前款规定进行代表资格审查。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-全国人民代表大会组织法

Nominations for the chairman, vice-chairmen and members of a special committee shall be made by the presidium from among the deputies and approved by the people's congress. When the people's congress is not in session, its standing committee may appoint additional individual vice-chairmen and some members of the special committees through nomination by its council of chairmen and approval by a meeting of the standing committee.

各专门委员会的主任委员、副主任委员和委员的人选,由主席团在代表中提名,大会通过。在大会闭会期间,常务委员会可以补充任命专门委员会的个别副主任委员和部分委员,由主任会议提名,常务委员会会议通过。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法

In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.

根据全国人民代表大会确定的代表名额和代表产生办法,由澳门特别行政区居民中的中国公民在澳门选出澳门特别行政区的全国人民代表大会代表,参加最高国家权力机关的工作。

属类：法学专业-中国法律-澳门特别行政区基本法