Chairman Ertie looked at everyone, and then said: "The voting will begin. Before voting, I will tell you some things to pay attention to." As he said that, he picked up the small piece of paper on the table.

"Have you seen the piece of paper in my hand? This is the 'ballot', there are two in total. One is for the candidate of the village party secretary, Comrade Mao Qibo, and the other is for the village director, Comrade Wang Degui. Everyone has voted.

If you agree, just draw a circle in the box behind the name. If you disagree, put a cross in the box. There is also a blank line below the name. You can also write the name of the person you want to vote for but is not a candidate, and then

Draw a circle behind it. Is everyone clear?"

The villagers asked: "Are there any conditions for recommending other people?"

Chairman Ertie said with a smile: "Above 18 years old, a villager in this village, with no criminal record. Of course, you must have some ability."

Another villager asked: "Are the conditions for village chiefs and secretaries all the same?"

Chairman Ertie said: "There is one difference. If the secretary is a party member, there is no strict requirement for the village chief to be a party member."

Another villager asked: "Is Hei Scar a member of the Party?"

Wang Degui said: "I became a formal party member last year, in the same group as Mao Qibo."

Chairman Ertie also nodded.

Another villager asked: "Chairman Ertie, can voting be simpler?"

Chairman Ertie also became interested when he heard this and asked: "What simple method do you want?"

Everyone said: Can you put two basins on the table, one with secretary and one with village chief, and we can all cast our votes directly into the basins. After voting, you can count the votes directly and the results will be announced on the spot.

Everything is clear and obvious. Do you want it?

Chairman Ertie thought for a while and said: "There are actually no strict rules for Murakami's election. As long as it is an expression of everyone's true intentions, the more convenient the better."

Some people said: That's it, everyone can see it with their eyes. Otherwise, many of us are illiterate and would draw circles. It would be bad if we draw the wrong words.

Chairman Er Tie and others discussed it and reached a consensus.

Chairman Ertie said: "I just had a discussion with them, and I will do it according to everyone's opinions. Find two pots, an iron pot for the secretary, and a plastic pot for the village chief."

Soon someone handed over two basins and set one on a table.

Chairman Er Tie said: "Two more literate people come up. Share the votes with everyone and make a mark before dividing. Fold a corner of Comrade Wang Degui's vote so that everyone can tell them apart. The ones without corners are

Mao Qibo, Wang Degui was the one who broke."

Two villagers volunteered to stand over. They counted the two piles of ballots and folded Wang Degui's. Then they said to the villagers: "According to statistics, there are 118 households in the village with a population of 506, and 355 people have the right to vote.

. Next, I will collect the ballots by household. When I get to each household, I will send a representative to collect the ballots. When I get the ballots, you should take the secretary in your left hand and the village chief in your hand. After receiving them, follow the instructions to vote."

Then one of them read the household name, and the other handed out the ballot papers. The others smoked and drank water. After the ballot papers were handed out.

Chairman Ertie: "Now everyone consciously lines up to vote, one family at a time. Vote for the candidate into the corresponding basin."

At this time, a villager asked: "Chairman Ertie, can we throw people who are not candidates for secretary into the secretary's basin?"

Chairman Ertie: "Yes, as long as you meet the conditions, it's OK. If you vote if you don't meet the conditions, your vote will be invalid and useless."

Then everyone started queuing up to vote. The votes were all finished quickly. The two basins were almost full of votes. At first glance, the secretary's basin had more votes than the village chief's basin.

Then comes the counting and counting of votes.

I saw that they first poured out the votes from the iron basin representing the secretary and divided them into two piles according to names. Then one person counted the votes and another person registered. After counting the two piles, they finished registration. Then they put the votes from the plastic basin representing the village chief.

Pour it out and divide it into two piles according to the names. Then one person counts the votes and another person registers. After counting the two piles, the registration is completed. I don’t know what went wrong or what, I just saw the vote singers and vote counters murmuring.

What did the chairman say?

Chairman Er Tie's brows furrowed and his face became a little serious. He looked at Mao Qibo and then at Wang Degui. It is estimated that these two people also knew what was going on.

When the villagers saw that the votes had been counted but had not yet been announced, they began to get agitated.

Some people said: "Chairman Ertie, hurry up and announce the election results."

Some people said: "Hurry up and announce it! What a trick. You have voted and not announced it. It's very annoying."

...

Chairman Ertie said: "Don't worry, there are some new situations in today's election. The votes have been cast and the results have been tallied. But this new situation has not been encountered before. I will go back to my hometown immediately to report this situation to the party committee

I'll report it. I'll 'seal' the tickets first. Everyone, just wait for me. I'll be back soon."
Chapter completed!