In Official Dispatch No. 03/CV-BCĐ on the orientation of a number of tasks for the arrangement of administrative units and the organization of two-level local governments, the Steering Committee for the arrangement of administrative units at all levels and the construction of a model for the organization of two-level local governments clearly stated that it is necessary to organize the collection of public opinions on the Project for the Arrangement of Administrative Units at the provincial and communal levels.

In order to meet the progress of the arrangement of provincial and commune-level administrative units in 2025 as required by the Politburo and the Secretariat in Conclusion No. 137-KL/TW and to have flexibility and initiative for localities to organize implementation in accordance with reality, Resolution No. 74/NQ-CP stipulates: "The provincial People's Committee organizes to collect opinions of voters representing households in the provincial-level administrative units implementing the merger (for the policy of arranging provincial-level administrative units), in the commune-level administrative units directly affected (for the policy of arranging commune-level administrative units)."

The Provincial People's Committee shall decide on the form, order, procedures, and time limit for collecting opinions in accordance with the practical conditions of the locality, ensuring the progress of submitting the dossier of the Administrative Unit Arrangement Project as required in Conclusion No. 137-KL/TW and Resolution No. 74/NQ-CP.

To ensure consistency in content, order and procedures for collecting opinions from local people, the Steering Committee for the arrangement of administrative units at all levels and the construction of a 2-level local government organization model recommends that the Provincial People's Committee can choose the form of distributing opinion ballots (according to the form in Official Dispatch No. 03/CV-BCĐ) or choose other suitable forms such as collecting ballots via electronic information pages, meetings of household representatives at commune, village and residential group administrative units to vote...

Organizing to collect public opinions on the policy of arranging commune-level administrative units can be carried out at the same time as collecting opinions on the policy of arranging provincial-level administrative units.

Regarding the agency in charge of developing the Project on Restructuring Provincial Administrative Units and the agency responsible for organizing the collection of public opinions, the Steering Committee recommends that the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the City Party Committee (where the political-administrative center is selected) preside over and coordinate with the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee at the same level to merge and develop the Project on Restructuring Provincial Administrative Units.

Regarding the organization of public opinion collection in any locality, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee or City Party Committee of that locality shall direct the organization of public opinion collection.