Even earlier, in 1950, still in a period of uncertainty and chaos, the government began holding elections for local (county, city, and provincial) governments. In The Thought of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, it clearly says that local government is the bedrock of the nation.
而更早，民國三十九年，還在兵慌馬亂、風雨飄搖的年代，政府就開始舉辦台灣地區地方公職人員的選舉，也可以看出國府施行「地方自治」的決心。