Kanazawa Ward by-election (executed on October 17, 2021)

Yokohama congressist by-election (Kanazawa Ward) result table (PDF: 143KB)

Candidate Information (PDF: 163KB)

Election Bulletin (PDF: 616KB)

"Caution" Regarding the handling of the election bulletin posted on the Election Administration Commission website, in the following cases (examples),
Please note that it may conflict with Article 142 or 146 of the Public Office Election Law.
・Print out the Election Bulletin published on the Election Commission website and distribute it to unspecified or large numbers of people.

※The order of publication of candidates is the order of the lottery conducted by the Election Commission.

・Date of notification
　Friday, October 8, 2021

・Date of voting
　From 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 17, 2021

・Counting of votes
　(Same day counting) Starts at 9:15 p.m.

Countermeasures against COVID-19 infection
　・Alcohol disinfectant will be installed at the entrance of the polling place.
　・Polling place staff must wear a mask.
　・Regular ventilation and disinfection of entry tables are performed.
　・We will prepare a disposable pencil.
　※You can also bring a pencil or mechanical pencil and fill out the ballot.
　・A partition will be set up at the reception desk.

Requests to everyone
　・Thank you for your cooperation in wearing a mask.
　・For cough etiquette, hand disinfection before and after visiting.
　Thank you for your cooperation.
　・Please keep a distance from the people around you.
　・On Saturday the day before the voting, early polling places tend to be crowded.
　Thank you for your cooperation in the distributed voting.

For patients with COVID-19 infection (voting special mail, etc.)

[About voting such as special mail]
For those who are staying at home or recuperating at home due to COVID-19 infection and meet certain requirements, "Special Mail Voting" is now available from the election to which the date is announced or announced after June 23, 2021.
(Yokohama-shi congressist Kanazawa Ward constituency by-election is subject to voting such as special mail.)

[Persons who are eligible for voting such as special mail]
　At the time of request for a ballot paper, etc., it is expected that the period pertaining to the request for self-restraint or suspension measures will take the period from the day after the announcement or notification of the date of the election to be voted to the day of the election Can vote by special mail.
　What is a specific patient?
・Those who have received a request to refrain from going out pursuant to the provisions of Article 44-3, Paragraph 2 of the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases or Article 14, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the Quarantine Law
・Those who are housed in accommodation facilities by the measures listed in Article 14, Paragraph 1, Item 1 or Item 2 of the Quarantine Law (Isolation / Stop Measures)

※ Close contacts are not eligible for special voting such as special mail, but if a close contact person going out for voting does not correspond to "unnecessary and urgent outing" and can vote at polling places etc. Is possible.

[Summary of Procedure]
Those who are eligible for voting such as special mails and wish to vote for special mail in the Yokohama City Congress Kanazawa Ward constituency by-election, are on the election date of the election (voting day (Sunday, October 17))) 4 days before (must arrive) by 4 days before (Wednesday, October 13) (must arrive), "Invoice (signature of the person) attached to the Kanazawa Ward Election Administration Committee. It is necessary to request a ballot, etc. by sending "by mail.

[Flow of voting such as special mail]
１．(To the Kanazawa Ward Election Commission) Request for ballot papers
２．Sending ballots from the Kanazawa Ward Election Commission
３．Fill out the ballot and mail it to the Kanazawa Ward Election Commission.

Please see the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications website (https://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo/senkyo_s/news/tokurei_yuubin.html (external site)) for an overview of the voting system for special mail.

Those who meet both "Age Requirements" and "Address Requirements"

（１） Age requirement (for those who are 18 years or older as of the voting date)
　＊Those born by October 18, 2003 (the day after 18 years before the voting day)

（２） Address Requirements (those who have been recorded in the Basic Resident Register for at least three months from the date on which resident certificate was created)
　If you have changed Address, please check the following.

Oh Those who have been transferred to Kanazawa Ward from outside Yokohama City
　・Those who have moved in by Wednesday, July 7, 2021 (three months before the electoral list registration reference date)
　→You can vote.

Oh Those who have been transferred to Kanazawa Ward from other wards in Yokohama.
　・Those who have notified the transfer by Sunday, September 26, 2021
　→You can vote.

Oh Those who live in Kanazawa Ward and moved in the ward
・Those who have notified the transfer by Sunday, September 26, 2021
→You can vote in the current Address.
・Those who have notified the transfer after Monday, September 27, 2021
→You can vote at the previous Address.
★Schedule
1. Electoral list registration reference date Thursday, October 7, 2021
2. Notification date Friday, October 8, 2021
3. Voting Date Sunday, October 17, 2021

[Reference]
・To vote, you need to be registered in the electoral list.
・In the electoral list, those who have been recorded in the Basic Resident Register for more than three months will be registered.
・Those who have been transferred out of the city by the voting date cannot vote.

List of polling places on the day (PDF: 68KB)

Location: Yokohama City University, Kanazawa Hakkei Campus, Yokohama City University, Kanazawa Hakkei Campus, Japan

The available period and time vary depending on the early polling place.
Submission of "Invoice (and Oath)" is required. Therefore, if you fill in the form in advance and bring it, you will be able to accept it smoothly.
※Even if you receive the "Voting Information", you may not be able to vote due to relocation of Address.

Oh Ward Office Opening Period and Voting Time
　Location: Meeting room 2 on the 6th floor of Kanazawa Ward Office (Map (PDF: 287KB))
　Period: From Saturday, October 9 to Saturday, October 16
　Time: From 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Oh Extraordinary early polling place opening period and voting time
　Location: Kanazawa Sports Center No. 2 Sports Room (Map (PDF: 287KB))
　Period: From Saturday, October 9 to Saturday, October 16
　Time: From 9:30 a.m. to eight p.m.

　Location: Yokohama City University General Gymnasium 1F Conference Room (Map (PDF: 287KB))
　Period: From Wednesday, October 13 to Thursday, October 14
　Time: From 9:30 a.m. to eight p.m.

1.Fill out required items in the “Invoice and Oath Form” and submit it to the Election Commission of the ward registered in the electoral list by bringing or mailing, and request a ballot.
　※required documents is located in the municipal board of elections, such as the place of residence. You can also download it from voting in municipalities that are not registered in the electoral list.

2.In addition to ballot papers and voting envelopes (outer envelopes, inner envelopes), you will receive an absentee voting certificate.
3.From the day after the notification date, bring the necessary documents for voting and go to the municipal election committee such as the place of stay.

　※Please bring the envelope containing the absentee vote certificate without opening it.
　※Please do not list the candidate's name on the ballot in advance.
4.From the day after the notification date to Saturday, October 16, the absentee vote will be held at the nearest municipality election committee.
　Please complete the vote as soon as possible.

For details, please check voting in municipalities that are not registered in electoral list.

If you are hospitalized or in a facility designated by the prefectural board of elections, you can vote at that facility.
Please refer to each facility for details.

In addition, please confirm the details from voting at facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes.

Oh Period during which absentee voting can be done
From the day after the notification date to the day before the election date (Saturday, October 16)
＊In the case of absentee voting by mail, it is necessary to receive a voting certificate such as mail in advance.
＊The deadline for requesting ballot papers etc. is four days before the voting date (Wednesday, October 13).

For more information, please refer to the following URL.

From 2:30 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 2021
Room 1 5F, Kanazawa Ward Office, Meeting Room ABC (2-9-1 Mukameme, Kanazawa-ku)

(Reference)
　Date of notification of candidacy Friday, October 8, 2021 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

From 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Room 1 5F, Kanazawa Ward Office, Meeting Room ABC (2-9-1 Mukameme, Kanazawa-ku)

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