Hsieh notes that at that time he was executive secretary of the election reform association, and personally participated in everything. He still has detailed notes from many election reform association activities and thus offers primary source materials as well as in-depth description.
謝漢儒說，當時他身為選改會執行秘書，事事皆親身參與，也留下許多選改會運作細節的筆記，故能掌握許多一手資料，並深刻描述。