Editing 32 Demands (section)

===Reforms for equality in government===
* Enactment of a Provincial Autonomy Law which will serve as the highest law on the provincial level.
* All government commissioners (ministers) must be confirmed by a democratically elected Council.
* Elections for Council seats must be held before June 1947.
* At least 2/3 of the commissioners must be from people who have resided in Taiwan for more than ten years.
* Protection for [[civil liberties]] as well as the right of workers to [[Strike action|strike]]. Abolishes requirements for the registration of newspapers.
* Removal of laws requiring that all candidates for public office be members of the [[Kuomintang]].
* Provides reform on laws governing the eligibility to run for public office.
* Abolishment of the Office of the Chief Executive, to be replaced by a Provincial Government.

One of the major problems following the handover had been the production of many conflicting and often contradictory laws, many of which were created at the whim of corrupt government officials in order to extort bribes. The enactment of a Provincial Autonomy Law was designed to get rid of this tangle of corruption. The Chief Executive's Office especially was viewed to be extremely corrupt and undemocratic, as well as being subject to undue influence from the military.

Three of the 32 Demands were intended to prevent the installation of alleged [[carpetbaggers]] from the mainland to important government positions, as had been occurring since ROC administration of Taiwan began; as well as to prevent discrimination against residents of Taiwan prior to 1945

Critics charge that such a scheme would create two classes of people, in effect creating [[second-class citizen]]s and result in something resembling [[apartheid]].

Reforms on eligibility laws were intended to create a more egalitarian process. In previous elections, all candidates had to deal with numerous regulations designed to discourage persons undesirable to the KMT from running for office, such as hefty registration fees, civil service exams, and "background checks".