Upper House regular election (executed on July 10, 2022)

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

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

• Date of announcement

　　　Wednesday, June 22, 2022

• Date of voting

　　　Sunday, July 10, 2022 From 7:00 am to 8:00 pm

• Counting 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 requirements (those who are 18 years or more as of voting date)

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

• Address requirements (Those who have been registered in the Basic Resident Register for at least three months since the date 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 reference date)

　　　→It will be a vote in Address after moving in.

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

　　　→It will be a vote in Address before moving in.

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

　　　→It will be a vote in Address after the transfer.

• Those who have notified the section (or in the ward) relocation after Thursday, June 2, 2022

　　　→It will be a vote in Address before the transfer.

• To vote, you need to be registered in the electoral list.
• Those who are registered in the Basic Resident Register and have Address requirements are registered in the electoral list.
• Those who vote in "Previous Address" must be registered in the electoral list of the previous Address.
• Please note that those who have moved in from outside Yokohama after March 22, 2022 and who have passed four months from the date 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 Information" sent out by sealed letter for each household is expected to arrive by Wednesday, June 22.
Even if you do not have a "voting guide", you can vote early or vote on the day.

Election bulletins (constituencies and proportional representatives) will be distributed to each household two days before the 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, prepare as soon as they are ready.

• Constituencies Election

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

• Proportional representation election

　　　Enter the candidate name or political party name on the ballot paper (white)

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

For more information, please refer to the following link.

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 the voting day due to work, travel, childbirth, etc., you can use the absentee vote.

1.Fill out the “Invoice and Oath” with required items and submit it directly or by mail to the Election Commission of the ward registered in the electoral list online to request a ballot.
　※required documents is in the board of elections of the municipality where you stay. You can also download it from those who are staying outside the city for business trips, travels, childbirths, etc.
　For details, please check those who are staying outside the ward on business trips, travels, childbirths, etc.
2.In addition to ballot papers and voting envelopes (outer and inner envelopes), you will receive an absentee voting certificate.
3.From the day after the announcement date, go to the municipal election committee, such as your place of stay, with the necessary documents for voting.
　※Please bring the envelope containing the absentee vote certificate without opening it.
　※Please do not write 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 municipality election committee's voting location.
　Please finish your vote as soon as possible.

If you are hospitalized or hospitalized at 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 from those who are hospitalized or admitted to hospitals, nursing homes, etc.

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

• It is necessary to receive a voting certificate such as mail in advance. A procedure is required to receive the grant. It will take some time to complete the procedure.
• The deadline for requesting ballot papers is 4 days before the voting date (Wednesday, July 6). ※Request acceptance has been closed.

　In addition, please confirm the details from person with severe physical disability or person requiring nursing care 5 (voting such as mail).

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

Those who are staying or recuperating at home due to COVID-19 infection and who meet certain requirements, will be able to vote for special mail, etc. from the election announced or announced the date after June 23, 2021. " (The 26th House of Councilors ordinary election is subject to voting such as special mail.)

For details, please refer to those who are staying or recuperating at home due to COVID-19 infection (voting for special mail, etc.).

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

For details, please refer to those who are staying or recuperating at home due to COVID-19 infection (voting for special mail, etc.).

Measures against COVID-19 infections
　・Alcohol disinfectant will be installed at the entrance of the polling place.
　・Polling office staff should wear a mask thoroughly.
　・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.
　・Set up partitions at the reception.

A request to all of you
　・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 day, early polling places tend 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 tends to be relatively small compared to other times. .

Contact information for each ward

• Creating an environment where everyone can easily vote