北方农民把选举村民委员会主任称为“海选”。海,是大的意思。全国大约有100万个村子,大矣哉。又,“海选”并非由少数领导内定候选人,而是由村民大伙提名,过半数票才能当选。比起少数人内定来亦可称为大了。渐渐地全国也都这么叫开了,这个词还写入了国家正式文件。“海选”10年,探索出不少经验。最近几年,中央加大力度推进这项工作普遍深入地开展,取得显著成绩。1998年11月4日,全国人大九届常委会第 Farmers in northern China called the election of villagers’ committees “sea election.” Sea, is big meaning. There are about one million villages in the country, so big is it. Moreover, “sea election” is not nominated by a small number of leading candidates but by the villagers. More than half of the votes can be elected. It can be said to be bigger than the minority’s default. Gradually, the country is so open, the word has also been written into the official documents. “Sea election” 10 years, to explore a lot of experience. In recent years, the central government has stepped up efforts to promote this work in general and has made remarkable achievements. November 4, 1998, No. 9 of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress