Candidate Lu Hsiu-lien thus organized an election alliance with the aim of campaigning against vote buying. A group of university professors also created the Cheng She organization to issue reports that scrutinized candidates.
民國七十八年三項公職人員選舉便有去年亦參選的呂秀蓮組織「淨化選舉聯盟」，目的為宣傳反對賄選淨化選風；當年一群大學教授也組成「澄社」，發表多項候選人評鑑報告。