The Mayor of Yokohama Elections (executed on August 22, 2021)

In Yokohama-shi board of elections, we ask about the voting participation situation of voters or the contact situation with public relations media, and by asking what kind of thoughts you have about election and politics, We will carry out a questionnaire aimed at making it a basic document for policy planning to improve the turnout rate.

Thank you for your cooperation in the survey.

We randomly selected 6,500 people from Yokohama, who are 18 years old or older (statistic methods such as how many people live in the city).

August 22, 2021 Election of The Mayor of Yokohama

Please circle the relevant column of the questionnaire and put it in the enclosed reply envelope and send it. In that case, please be anonymous (the sender's name is also anonymous).
＊The content of the response will be statistically processed and the contents of the response will be published individually, or will not be used for any purpose other than the purpose of this survey.

Please mail it by Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

The Mayor of Yokohama Election Results Table (PDF: 256KB)

Type of election
　The Mayor of Yokohama Elections

Date of notification
　Sunday, August 8, 2021 　

Vote
　From 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 22, 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.
　・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.
　(The The Mayor of Yokohama election is subject to voting such as special mail.)

Voting method

Write the name of one candidate on the ballot paper (Uguisu color).

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 August 23, 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 from outside Yokohama City Those who have moved in by Friday, May 7, 2021 (three months before the electoral list registration base date)
→You will have to vote in Address after moving in.

Oh Those who have been transferred in Yokohama city (sections and wards)
　 For adjustment of electoral list, place where we can vote is different to stop transfer of electoral list with Address transfer in the city from Wednesday, July 14, 2021 to election date.

　・ Person who reported section (or ward) transfer by Wednesday, July 14, 2021
　　　→It will be voted in Address after the transfer.
　・ Person who reported section (or ward) transfer notice after Thursday, July 15, 2021
　　　→It will be voted in Address before the transfer.
★Schedule
　1. Electoral list registration base date Saturday, August 7, 2021
　2. Notification date Sunday, August 8, 2021
　3. Voting Date Sunday, August 22, 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.

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.

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, August 21, the absentee vote will be held at the nearest municipality election committee.
　 Please complete the vote as soon as possible.

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.

Oh Period during which absentee voting can be done
From the day after the notification date to the day before the election date (Saturday, August 21)
＊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, August 18).

The The Mayor of Yokohama Election Special Site (https://senkyo.city.yokohama.lg.jp/), which was opened on July 21, will be closed on August 27 (Fri), so please check theThe Mayor of Yokohama election in the future.