This congress combined the chairman's nominations with nominations made by petition from the delegates themselves. Nomination by no means guaranteed election this time, and those not nominated by the chairman still had a chance.
「提名不代表當選」、「沒提名不是沒機會」，十三全的一千多名有投票資格的代表，都是首次在各黨部被「票選」上來，使得有志於中央委員位置的人，莫不躍躍欲試，給大會帶來和以往截然不同的競選氣氛。