TIME TO VOTE

A resident casts her ballot for new deputies to the local peoples congress in Xuhui District， Shanghai， on November 16.

The process starts with candidates being nominated by political parties， social organizations， or at least 10 voters in their constituency. Voters then elect their representatives from the candidates. The elected representatives will， in turn， elect deputies to the Shanghai Municipal Peoples Congress. Finally， these deputies will vote to select the citys representatives to the National Peoples Congress， Chinas top legislative body.

The elections， which take place every five years， are currently underway across the country.