House of Councilors ordinary election (executed on July 21, 2019)

・Date of publication
　Thursday, July 4, 2019

・Date of voting
　From 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Sunday, July 21, 2019

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

About election bulletin, please see Kanagawa Election Administration Commission homepage (outside site).

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

In the election bulletin of the House of Councilors election, candidates will submit manuscripts by the day after the election announcement date. After printing it as a manuscript by the Kanagawa Election Commission and hand it over to the Election Commission of each municipality, it will be distributed to each household by the Election Administration Committee of each municipality. Therefore, it will take a certain number of days before the distribution starts, but we will strive to distribute it promptly so that it can be delivered as soon as possible.

・Constituency elections
　Write the name of one candidate on the ballot paper (cream (light yellow) color).

・Proportional representative election
　Write the name of one candidate or political party on the ballot paper (white)

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 July 22, 2001 (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.

Person who made transference notice by Wednesday, April 3, 2019 (three months before electoral list registration reference date)
　→You will have to vote in Address after moving in.
Those who have moved in after Thursday, April 4, 2019
　→You will have to vote in Address before moving in.

Person who reported section (or ward) transfer by Saturday, June 1, 2019
　→It will be voted in Address after the transfer.
Person who reported section (or in ward) transfer after Sunday, June 2, 2019
　→It will be voted in Address before the transfer.

１．To vote, you need to be registered in the electoral list.
２．In the electoral list, those who are recorded in the Basic Resident Register and have the Address requirements are registered.
３．Those who vote in the "former Address" must be registered in the previous Address electoral list.
４．Those who have been transferred from outside Yokohama City on or after April 4, 2019, and who have passed 4 months from the date of moving out of the previous Address area will be deleted from the electoral list. Please note that you cannot vote in Address.

List of polling places (PDF: 354KB)

List of counting offices (PDF: 183KB)

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.

The period is from Friday, July 5 to Saturday, July 20
Time is from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The available period and time vary depending on the early polling place.

List of early polling places (PDF: 1,523KB)

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 announcement date, bring the necessary documents for voting and go to the municipal election committee of 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 announcement date to Saturday, July 20, the absentee vote will be held at the nearest municipality election committee.
　Please complete the vote as soon as possible.

For details, please check the voting in municipalities that are not registered in the 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 announcement date to the day before the election date (Saturday, July 20)
＊It is necessary to receive a voting certificate in advance by mail in advance. Procedure is required to receive the grant. Please note that the procedure will take some time.
＊The deadline for requesting ballot papers etc. is four days before the voting date (Wednesday, July 17).
For more information, please refer to the following URL.