House of Councilors ordinary election (executed on July 10, 2022)

[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications website] July 10, 2022 Member of the House of Councilors ordinary election presentation materials (outside site)

[Kanagawa Prefecture Homepage] Member of the House of Councilors ordinary election (outside site)

• Date of publication

　　　Wednesday, June 22, 2022

• Date of voting

　　　From 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, 2022

• Counting of votes

　　　(Same day counting) Starts at 9:15 p.m.

• Constituencies

　　　Area of Kanagawa Prefecture

• Proportional representation

　　　Areas of all prefectures

Japanese citizens who meet both "age requirements" and "Address requirements"

• Age requirement (for those who are 18 years or older as of the voting date)

　　　Those born by July 11, 2004 (the day after 18 years before the voting day)

• Address Requirements (those who have been registered in the Basic Resident Register for at least three months since the date of resident certificate was created)

　　　If you have changed Address, please check the following.

• Those who have moved in by Monday, March 21, 2022 (three months before the electoral list registration base date)

　　　→You will have to vote in Address after moving in.

• Those who have moved in after Tuesday, March 22, 2022

　　　→You will have to vote in Address before moving in.

• Those who have relocated the section (or ward) relocation by Wednesday, June 1, 2022

　　　→It will be voted in Address after the transfer.

• Person who moved notice of section (or in ward) after Thursday, June 2, 2022

　　　→It will be voted in Address before the transfer.

• To vote, you need to be registered in the electoral list.
• In the electoral list, those who are registered in the Basic Resident Register and have the Address requirements are registered.
• Those who vote in the "former Address" must be registered in the previous Address electoral list.
• Those who have moved in from outside Yokohama City on or after March 22, 2022, and who have passed four months since the day they moved out of the previous Address area will be deleted from the electoral list and will not be able to vote in the previous Address.

The "Voting Guide" sent out in a sealed letter for each household is expected to arrive by Wednesday, June 22nd.
Even if you do not have the "Voting Guide", you can vote early or vote on the day.

We distribute election bulletin (constituency, proportional representative) to each household two days before election date (Friday, July 8).
※About Internet version, we can read from homepage (outside site) of Kanagawa.
※At ward offices, early polling places, and polling places on the day, we will prepare as soon as they are ready.

• Constituency elections

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

• Proportional representative election

　　　Write the candidate's name or political party name on the ballot paper (white)

The available period and time vary depending on the early polling place.
Fill in your name, date of birth, etc. in the “Invoice (and Oath Form)” on the back of the “Voting Information” in advance, and bring it with you to accept it smoothly.
※Even if you receive the "Voting Information", you may not be able to vote due to relocation of Address.

For more information, please see www.juniemoon.com.

Period: From Thursday, June 23 to Saturday, July 9
Time: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
※The available period and time vary depending on the early polling place.

Due to the suspension of Saturday delivery and next day delivery for ordinary mail, please request absentee voting as soon as possible.

If you are staying outside the ward on the day of voting for work, travel, childbirth, etc., you can use absentee voting.

1.Fill out the “Invoice and Oath Form” with required items, submit it directly or by mail, or online to the Election Commission of the ward registered in the electoral list, and request a ballot.
　※required documents is located in the municipal board of elections, such as the place of residence. It can also be downloaded from those who are staying outside the ward for business trips, trips, childbirth, etc.
　For details, please check those who are staying outside the ward for business trips, trips, childbirth, etc.
2.In addition to ballot papers and voting envelopes (outer envelopes, inner envelopes), you will receive an absentee voting certificate.
3.After the day after the announcement date, we will go to the municipal election committee, such as the place of stay, with the necessary documents for voting.
　※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 9, we will vote at the nearest municipal election committee's voting entry place.
　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.

For details, please check with those who are hospitalized or hospitalized in hospitals, nursing homes, etc.

　If you have a certificate of the physically disabled, a certificate of the sick or sick, or a certificate of insured person in The Long-term Care Insurance and meet certain requirements, you can vote at home.

• 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 6). ※Request acceptance has been closed.

　For details, please check the details from those with severe physical disabilities or those who need nursing care 5 (voting by mail).

　　From the day after the announcement date to the day before the election date (Saturday, July 9)

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 26th House of Councilors ordinary election is a target of voting such as special mail.)

For details, please refer to those who are staying or receiving home medical treatment due to COVID-19 infection (voting such as special mail).

※Request acceptance of ballot paper was finished at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, July 6, four days before the election date (the day of voting (Sunday, July 10).

For details, please refer to those who are staying or receiving home medical treatment due to COVID-19 infection (voting such as special mail).

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.
　・Please cooperate with cough etiquette and hand disinfection before and after the visit.
　・Please keep a distance from the people around you.
　・On Saturday the day before the voting, the early polling place tends to be crowded, so please cooperate with distributed voting.

・On the day of the voting day, from 7:00 to 9:00 and from 18:00 to 20:00, the number of voters tend to be relatively small compared to other times.

Contact information for each ward

• Creating an environment where everyone can vote easily