DPP's 2009 Nomination Measures

DPP's recent pick of Tainan County municipal nominee Lee Chun-yi (李俊毅) has triggered widespread controversy that could potentially split her supporters in Tainan - the former President Chen Shui-bian's hometown and DPP's strong hold for the past 16 years -- apart.

One of the issues is if DPP violates her own game rules by not nominating Mark Chen (陳唐山), who leads Lee CY by margins as large as 20% in more than one public opinion polls.

That is, both DPP decision makers and Mark Chen think the other party violate the rule.

I received DPP's nomination rules through an email, and translate it here for reference. Translation error(s), if any, is mine (corrections are welcome). The items marked with red, item 6.1, is where DPP's current situation is.

Coordination Measures of Candidate Recruitment for the 2009 Municipal Elections and the Seventh Legislator By-Elections By the 13th Central Executive Committee, 2nd meeting September 24th, 2008
1.	This Measures is based on the decision made in the 1st meeting of the 13th National Representative Congress.
2.	To consult and coordinate the nominees and plan for campaign strategies, a 2009 Campaign Strategy Unit (CSU) is established, consists of one convener and several members, appointed by the party president.
3.	The consulting and coordination of nominees should follow the principle of meritocracy to pick the the capable for the party. The CSU should combine the evaluations on integrity and ability, the values and beliefs, the support by the people, and to strengthen the trust of people to this party.
4.	The CSU should establish a Consultant Unit (CU) in each constituency and appoint one convener each to take charge of the potential nominees of that area.
	CSU would consolidate a list of potential nominees (according to what CU submits) , with that each CU should conduct interviews and submit the report to CSU for discussion.
5	If, after the above processes, there's only one potential nominee,
5.1.	(CSU) should submit an evaluation report, and recommend the party president to submit the said nominee to Central Executive Committee (中執會) for approval and conducting nomination process.
5.2.	If after the consulting there are more than one potential nominees, and if CSU's evaluation indicates the need of coordination, (CSU) should compile a list of nominees to coordinate, and suggest the party president to recruit coordinators.
5.3.	If a nominee is decided following the above process, CSU will go ahead with the process 5.1.
6.	If there's no way to coordinate a single nominee in a constituency, follow the steps below:
6.1	If all potential nominees reach a consensus on a competition rule, and the rule is approved by the CSU, the nominee will be decided by that rule;
6.2	If no consensus on any competition rule can be reached, then CSU will select one based on the campaign strategy.
6.3	After a nominee suggestion is decided, CSU should go ahead with the 5.1.
7.	During CSU's process of consulting and coordination, all potential nominees should follow the party constitution and not to attack one another and not to hurt the image of the party. No action of trying to manipulate the fair process of consulting and coordination. Violators will not be considered as potential nominees, and will be submitted for punishment.
8.	This Measures takes effect after the approval by the CEC, and terminates after the nomination for 2009 Municipal Elections and the Seventh Legislator By-Elections.

二○○九年縣市長選舉暨第七屆立法委員補選徵召候選人參選協調辦法 二００八年九月二十四日第十三屆第二次中執會制訂
第一條	本辦法依本黨第十三屆第一次全國黨員代表大會決議制定之。
第二條	為徵詢、協調提名人選及研擬選戰策略，特設二○○九年選戰策略小組（以下簡稱選戰策略小組），置召集人一人，成員若干人，由主席任命之。
第三條	徵詢、協調提名人選，應以為黨舉才、為國選賢與能為原則，就人選之操守能力、價值信念，爭取民眾認同，強化民眾對本黨信任，作整體評估。
第四條	選戰策略小組應就各選區分別成立徵詢小組，並指定召集人一人，負責徵詢該選區可能提名人選。
	前項可能提名人選，由選戰策略小組成員研擬名單，由各該徵詢小組進行訪談，作成紀錄，提送選戰策略小組討論。
第五條	各選區可能提名人選於徵詢後，經選戰策略小組評估，有單一適當人選時，應作成評估報告，並建請主席提交中央執行委員會同意，進行徵召提名作業。
	各選區可能提名人選於徵詢後，倘適當人選在兩人（含）以上，經選戰策略小組評估，認有協調必要者，得擬具協調對象名單，建請主席延聘適當人選協調之。
	各選區經前項規定協調產生提名人選時，由選戰策略小組依第一項規定辦理。
第六條	各選區依前條規定協調但無法產生人選時，處理方式如下：
	一、協調對象對解決競爭機制有共識，經選戰策略小組同意者，依其共識方式解決，產生人選。
	二、協調對象對解決競爭機制無共識者，由選戰策略小組根據選戰策略，綜合評估之。
	依前項規定產生人選後，選戰策略小組應依第五條第一項規定辦理。
第七條	選戰策略小組進行徵詢、協調期間，可能提名人選應遵守本黨黨章之規定，不得相互攻訐，不得傷害本黨形象，並不得從事任何影響公平徵詢協調之情事，違者得不列入徵召對象，其情節嚴重者，並送交議決懲罰。
第八條	本辦法經中央執行委員會通過後施行，至完成二○○九年縣市長選舉暨第七屆立法委員補選提名後廢止。