Electoral principles are the fundamental principles that run through the entire electoral system. There are six basic principles of my country's current election law:

The first is the principle of universal elections, which is opposed to restricted elections. The principle of universal suffrage means that all Chinese citizens who meet the legal age, except those who are deprived of political rights, enjoy the right to vote and be elected without restriction and universally.

The second is the principle of equal election. The principle of equal suffrage is an electoral principle based on equal suffrage. The so-called equal right to vote means that subjects who enjoy the right to vote have equal effectiveness in realizing their rights.

The third is the principle of using both direct and indirect elections. Direct election and indirect election are relative terms. An election in which voters directly elect members of state power agencies based on constituencies is called direct election. On the basis that voters elect deputies to the People's Congress at the same level based on constituencies, these deputies then vote in accordance with the law to elect members of state agencies at the same level and deputies to the People's Congress at the next higher level, which is called indirect election.

The fourth is the principle of secret voting, that is, the principle of secret election. A secret election, also known as a secret ballot election, refers to a voting method in an election. Its basic feature is that the name of the elector is not marked on the ballot. The ballot is filled in by the elector in person, and the ballot can be filled in at a secret voting office. No one knows who is elected or not, and the elector himself puts the ballot into a special ballot box.

The fifth is the principle of differential election. The difference election is relative to the equal election. A margin election refers to an election in which the number of official candidates is more than the number of candidates to be elected.

Sixth is the principle of protecting electoral rights. The principle of guaranteeing electoral rights is another basic principle that runs through the election law. Its main meaning refers to the guarantee of the realization of electors’ electoral rights.