Legal basis: Regulations on the Work of the Party Branch of China.

Twenty-first village and community party branch committees are elected for a term of five years, and other grassroots party branch committees are generally elected for a term of three years. Party branch committees are generally elected by general party membership meeting, party branch secretaries and deputy secretaries are generally elected by party branch committee meetings, and party branch secretaries and deputy secretaries without committees are elected by general party membership meeting, the party branch. Elected party branch members shall be reported to the higher party organizations for the record; The secretary and deputy secretary of the Party branch shall be reported to the higher party organization for approval. If the secretary, deputy secretary and members of the Party branch are vacant, a by-election shall be held in time. When it is really necessary, the party organization at a higher level may appoint the secretary or deputy secretary of the party branch.

Article 23 Party branch secretaries should have good political quality, love the Party's work, have a certain level of policy and theory, organization and coordination ability and mass work skills, dare to be responsible and willing to contribute, take the lead in playing a vanguard and exemplary role, have high prestige among party member and the masses, and generally should have a party age of over 1 year.