Frequently Asked Questions about Elections

The right to vote is one of the rights of the people stipulated in the Constitution of Japan, and can be obtained by Japanese citizens aged 18 and over.
Regarding the election of members of the Diet, Japanese citizens aged 18 and over have the right to vote, but for local elections, they must continue to live in the area of the municipality for at least three months. You.
In addition, even if you are a Japanese citizen over the age of 18, your right to vote or be elected may have been suspended, such as those who have been sentenced for election crimes. .
Specifically, please see page of "right to vote and right to vote".

Not anyone can vote if they have the right to vote.
In order to actually vote in an election, it is necessary to be registered in the electoral list created by the municipality's election committee.

In order to be registered in the electoral list of Yokohama, it is necessary to meet all of the following requirements 1-3.
1 Being a Japanese citizen at least 18 years of age
2 Have a Address in the area of Yokohama City
3 Must be recorded in the Basic Resident Register of Yokohama City for at least three months from the day the resident certificate was created (the date of notification of transfer) (If you move in Yokohama City, it will be counted.)
In addition, we perform registration to electoral list four times a year (March, June, September, December) and at the time of election.
Specifically, please see page of "about electoral list".

There is no difference in the voting method depending on the election, but there are differences in the contents on the ballot.
One of the most common mistakes is the proportional representative election of the lower house and the upper house.
1 House of Representatives election
・Small-seat constituencies: Write the name of one candidate.
・Proportional representation election: Write a name or abbreviation of a political party or other political organization.
2 House of Councilors election
・Constituencies Election: Write the name of one candidate.
・Proportional representation election: Write one name of one candidate listed on the candidate list. You can also write the name or abbreviation of a political party or other political organization instead of the candidate's name.
Election of the heads of 3 local governments and members of parliament (governors, mayors, prefectural council members, city council members, etc.)
Write the name of the candidate.
4 The Supreme Court Judge National Examination
For each judge whose name is listed on the ballot, if you want to quit, write "X" in the column of the judge, and if you do not want to quit, do not write anything.
For details on how to vote, see the "Voting Methods" page.

The difference between the polling place on the day of voting and the voting time between the early polling place is as follows.

※Early polling places in other municipalities may be earlier or late at the start or end of voting.

"Voting guidance" is to inform electors that an election will be held, and to be sent by sealed letter on a household basis in order to smoothly verify the identity of the electoral list at the polling place. It is not a voucher.
Therefore, if you are registered in the electoral list, you can vote even if you have not received or lost the "Voting Information", so please contact the receptionist at the polling place.
※If you do not have a voting guide, you will be asked to confirm your identity through your name, date of birth, and Address. There is no need to present identification documents such as a driver's license.

Those who have moved into Yokohama City from outside the city will be registered in the electoral list if they have lived for more than 3 months from the date of notification of transfer, so they can vote at the polling place in your ward. You.
In addition, day becoming standard of three months is the day before public (notification) announcement day of election date.
If less than three months have passed since the date of notification of transfer, you will not be able to vote at the polling place in your ward, but you may be able to vote at the polling place in the previous Address area, so please contact the Election Commission of the previous Address area.

If you plan to work, travel, or other business on the voting day, you can vote in the following ways:
1 Early voting
Early voting can be performed at your ward office from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm every day, including Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, from the day after the official announcement date to the day before the voting day.
In addition, we can vote in temporary early polling place which each ward establishes.
Please note that the voting period and time are different.
2 Absentee Voting
If you are staying in a municipality other than Yokohama on a business trip, you can vote for absentees at the Election Commission of that municipality.
Specifically, please see page of "when we cannot go to polling place on voting day".

For those who cannot write due to illness or injury, there is a system of "proxy voting" in which the staff at the polling place assists the elector's voting (writing).
If you would like a proxy vote, please contact the polling place staff.
Upon request, two polling places will be designated, one of which will write the contents instructed by the elector on the ballot, the remaining one will be present, and the instructions will be properly described. Make sure.
Of course, the secret of voting is strictly adhered to.
In addition, proxy voting can also be performed by early voting or absentee voting.
※"Proxy voting" is a system conducted by staff at polling places. The accompanying family members or caregivers cannot write on the ballot.

All polling places have "voting paper entry aids" that make it easier to understand the frame to fill in the ballot, so if you wish, please contact the polling place staff.
Specifically, please see page of "creation of environment that anyone is easy to vote".

If you need help (support) at the polling place, please tell the staff at the polling place for the desired support content.
In addition, if it is difficult to convey the contents of the support verbally or if you are not good at it, you can respond by describing the desired support content on the "voting support card" and handing it to the staff at the polling place .
Specifically, please see page of "voting support card".

There is an absentee voting system by mail or other means.
This system is for those with severe physical disabilities and those who need nursing care 5.
In order to use this system, it is necessary to have received a voting certificate such as mail from the Election Commission of the ward in advance, so please contact the Election Commission of your ward for details. .
In addition, please see page of "person with severe physical disability and person requiring nursing care 5 (voting such as mail)".

If a hospital or nursing home that is hospitalized (admission) has been designated as an "absentee voting designated facility" by the Prefectural Election Commission, you can vote for absentees in that facility.
Ask the person in charge of each facility about whether the facility currently hospitalized (admission) is a facility where absentee voting can be performed and the specific procedures for absentee voting.
In addition, please see page of "person admitted, admitted to hospital, nursing home".

If the person registered in the electoral list of Yokohama City stays outside the city for business trips or travel, and cannot vote at the polling place on the voting day, voting by absentee voting at the place of stay is possible.
Specifically, please see page of "person staying outside ward for business trip, trip, childbirth".

There is an "overseas election system" that allows you to vote for national elections even if you are abroad.
The target elections are the lower house members (including the national review) and the upper house elections.
1 In order to use the “Overseas Election System”, you must be registered in the overseas electoral list and receive an overseas electoral card. How to apply for registration in the overseas electoral list is as follows.
(1)When performing procedures at the window of the ward election committee at the time of departure (application at the time of departure)
[Those who are registered in the electoral list of the final Address district in Japan]
When submitting a transfer notification outside the country, you can apply at the window of your ward board of elections. Identity verification documents (passport, my number card, driver's license, etc.) are required.
In addition, not the applicant himself, but the person entrusted by the applicant can perform the procedure, but in that case, the following three points are required.
・Applicant's identity verification documents (passport, my number card, driver's license, etc.)
・Applicant's Application Form
・Identification documents of the person coming to the application
※You will need to confirm your overseas Address by submitting your residence notification to the diplomatic mission abroad after departure and register it in the overseas electoral list. Please refer to the website.) 。
・After being registered in the overseas electoral list, we will send you an overseas electoral card.
(2)When performing procedures at a diplomatic mission abroad after departure (application for a diplomatic mission abroad)
Please apply directly at the counter of the diplomatic mission abroad (embassy or consulate general). Identity verification documents (passport, driver's license, alien registration card, stay permit, etc.) are required.
The applicant's living together family, not the applicant himself, can also proceed with the procedure. In that case, the following three points are required:
・Applicant's identity verification documents (passport, my number card, driver's license, etc.)
・Applicant's Application Form
・Passport of the person applying for registration on behalf of the applicant
※You do not need to have Address for at least three months by the time you apply, so you can apply at the same time as submitting your resident registration.
・After being registered in the overseas electoral list, we will send you an overseas electoral card.
2 There are three ways to vote.
(1)Voting for diplomatic missions abroad
This is a method of going to a diplomatic mission abroad to vote.
At the diplomatic mission abroad where the voting entry place is set up, present your overseas elector's card and passport to vote.
The voting period is, in principle, from the day after the official announcement of the election to 6 days before the election date (domestic voting date).
However, some diplomatic missions abroad have been designated to advance the voting deadline in order to send ballot papers to the Election Commission of the overseas electoral list registration place in time for the voting date.
(2)Voting by mail, etc.
This is a voting method performed by filling out a vote at the current location of the overseas elector and mailing these voted ballots directly to the municipal election committee of the registered place.
Voting papers must be requested in advance by enclosing the overseas electoral card from the registered municipal election committee.
Requests for these ballots must be made at least 4 days before the election date.
The voting period is from the day after the official announcement date of the election, but if the ballot does not reach the polling place by the closing time of the polling place (8:00 pm on the voting day), voting will be invalidated, Please request a ballot as soon as possible.
(3)Voting in Japan (return voting)
If you return home temporarily during the election period, or if you move your Address to Japan and register in the domestic electoral list, you can vote by voting method (voting on the day of the election, early voting, absentee voting).
The period during which early voting and absentee voting can be performed is from the day after the public announcement date of the election to the day before the election day.
When voting, you will need to present your overseas electoral card.

The Public Office Election Law Enforcement Order stipulates that an oath be submitted.
Sorry to trouble you, but please fill out and submit the oath.
(Oath statement that it falls under the grounds for early voting)
Article 49-8, if an elected person intends to vote pursuant to the provisions of Article 48-2, paragraph (1) of the Act, shall submit an oath to the effect that it is expected to fall under any of the grounds listed in each item of that paragraph on the day of the election, and to pledge that the petition is genuine.

We hand to one who finished vote at polling place on the day or early polling place. If you wish, please contact the staff at the polling place.

Family members (helpers, etc.) cannot fill out (write) the ballot on behalf of the person.
If you are unable to write your own ballot due to injury, etc., the staff at the polling place can assist (write) the person's vote, so please contact the staff at the polling place.
In addition, family members (helpers, etc.) accompanying electors who need assistance can enter the polling place if the manager of the polling place approves.
For reference, please refer to "Can I vote even if I can't write (injury) due to my hand?"

Elections are based on the principle that the person goes to the polling place and votes on his own will.
Therefore, those who have difficulty making their own intentions cannot vote.
If you can show your intention by using a method other than words with the staff at the polling place (such as unnazuki or pointing), you can do "proxy voting" by the staff, so please contact the staff at the polling place.

The electoral list is made for each polling place area (voting district).
At polling place, person registered in electoral list of the polling district can vote.
Therefore, you cannot vote at polling places other than your own polling district.
In addition, we can vote in early polling places such as ward offices of ward to live until the day before voting.

According to the Public Office Election Law, "voting is limited to one vote per person for each election." In addition, it is stipulated that "electors must go to the polling place on the day of the election and vote." .
Even if you are a family member, you will not be able to vote on your behalf.

There is no provision in the Public Office Election Law regarding the use of smartphones (mobile phones) in polling places, but depending on the usage of smartphones (mobile phones), voting behavior of those who came to other voting Calls in polling places are prohibited because they may affect them.
However, if the voting manager determines that there is no risk of inconvenience to those who came to other voting, the mail will be sent.
Other use may be permitted.

If another person is shown in the image in the polling place taken, the act of publishing it on the Internet without the permission of that person may infringe on privacy and portrait rights, and other people who came to vote We refrain from voting because it may affect the voting behavior of others.

You can bring your memos written as your memorandum to vote to the polling place.
However, you are not allowed to perform actions such as showing off to those who came to other voting with something written on paper that exceeds the common sense as a memo or something called a memo. .

There is no provision in the Public Office Election Law regarding the act of taking a ballot paper that you have described on the entry table, but only if the voting manager determines that there is no risk of disturbing others who came to vote, We accept taking ballot papers.

The right to run for an election is called the right to vote.
Requirements such as the age of the right to vote vary depending on the type of election and are as follows.

In order to run for the candidate, "Notification of Candidate" is required.
Documents necessary when running for Yokohama-shi congressist election are as follows.
①Candidate registration form
②Deposit certificate (¥500,000)
③Oath
④Certificate of affiliation (political organization) ※I don't need an independent person
⑤Copy or abstract of family register
⑥Accreditation Application Form ※When using a common name
⑦Copy or abstract of resident certificate
The candidate notification period is only one day of the announcement of the election.
Also, Reception hours is from eight thirty a.m. to five p.m.
In city Election Administration Committee, we hold candidate briefing session before the mayoral election and prefecture, municipal assembly election and explain mention method of report documents and attached documents, precautions of election campaign. In addition, we provide an opportunity for a preliminary review to confirm the contents of the submitted documents in advance so that documents do not become incomplete on the day of the candidate's application.
For more information, please refer to the following URL.

The amount of money deposited in various elections is as follows.

It depends on the total number of valid votes and is stipulated by the Public Office Election Law as follows.
It is not known in advance that if more than one vote is obtained, the number of statutory votes and the confiscated point will exceed the deposit.

※There is no statutory number of votes in the proportional representative election of the lower house and the upper house, but in order for duplicate candidates with the small constituency to be elected in the lower house proportional representative election, the confiscated point of deposit in the small constituency (1/10 of the total number of valid votes) must be obtained.

Election bulletins for the Yokohama City Council and the The Mayor of Yokohama Election will be delivered to each household approximately three days after the announcement date of the election.
In addition, the Election Bulletin is stipulated by the Public Office Election Law that it must be distributed to each household at least two days before the election date. .
If you do not receive it, please contact Election Administration Commission Secretariat in your ward.
※After the notification of candidacy is closed on the notification day of the election (after 5:00 pm), the Yokohama City Election Administration Commission determines the publication order of the election bulletin by lot and starts printing.
※Yokohama City has a large number of households and issues a large number of copies, so it takes about two days to print.

On the day after the announcement date of the election, we will publish PDF data on the special website of the Yokohama City Council member and the election bulletin for the The Mayor of Yokohama election.
In addition, as we prepare election bulletin in ward Election Administration Committee, early polling place, person wanting to read election bulletin, please refer to Election Administration Committee staff of ward, person in charge of early polling place Please offer.
※The Kanagawa Election Commission prepares the election bulletin for the national election and the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly and the prefectural governor's election, and the public relations of the Supreme Court Judge's National Examination. The PDF data will also be posted on the website of the Kanagawa Election Commission.
In addition to information from the Election Commission, such as the Election Bulletin, candidate information can also be obtained from the candidate's own SNS, homepage, blog and street speech, and election information on mass media such as television and newspapers. Is possible.

It depends on the proportional representative election of the lower house and the upper house. It is as follows.
House of Representatives proportional representative election
For each constituency (block), the number of winners of each political party is determined in proportion to the number of votes of political parties. In the list of candidates reported by political parties, etc., the "ranking to be elected" of each candidate is described, so the winners are determined in that order.
Upper House proportional representative election
The number of winners for each political party is determined in proportion to the total number of votes of each political party. Unlike the lower house, the candidate list does not include the "ranking to be elected" (excluding candidates in specific slots), so the winner is determined in the order of the number of votes from the list. You.
However, if there is a candidate in a specific frame, the candidate will take precedence.
※A specific frame is a method in which a political party, etc., should be elected preferentially, is determined in advance in the order to be elected, listed in the list, and candidates in the specific frame are given priority. In addition, voting that lists candidate name of specific frame is considered effective vote of political parties.
※The total number of votes of each political party, etc. is the sum of the number of votes of a proportional representative candidate such as a political party and the number of votes of that political party, etc.
Regarding the allocation of elected persons to each political party, etc. in proportional representation of the lower house election and the upper house election
It is decided by a method called Dont type.
The Dont formula is a calculation method devised by Belgian law scholar Victor Dont, and the total number of votes of each political party is 1, 2, 3, 4.……This is a method in which the seats are divided sequentially by integers and the seats are allocated until the fixed number is reached in descending order of the answers obtained.

You will be the winner in the order of the number of votes.
However, the number of votes must be equal to or greater than the number of statutory votes.
The number of statutory votes is "How do you determine the number of statutory votes and the confiscated point of deposit?" Please check.

According to the Public Office Election Law (Article 95, Paragraph 2), "If the number of votes is the same in determining the winner, at the election meeting, the elector will determine by lot."
For example, if there are two or more candidates who have obtained the highest number of votes more than the statutory votes in the mayoral election with the same number of votes, or the number of votes who will be the lowest winner than the statutory votes in the city council election If there are two or more candidates and the number exceeds the fixed number, the elector will decide the winner by lot.

Even if you have the largest number of votes, you will not be a winner if you do not have more than the "statutory number of votes".
In that case, a re-election (Article 109 of the Public Office Election Law) will be held.
For the number of statutory votes, please refer to "How do you determine the number of statutory votes and the confiscated point of deposit?"

You can see (see) counting votes.
However, it is necessary to be one in the counting ward (one registered in the electoral list of the ward where the counting place you want to visit is set up in the election). (Article 69 of the Public Office Election Law)

Election campaigns can be conducted from the time the candidate notification is received on the public announcement date of the election until the day before the election.
Election campaigns before the candidacy report is accepted are called advance campaigns and are prohibited.
Election campaigns are also prohibited because the day of voting (opening) votes is not included in the campaign period.

Political activity refers to any activity performed for political purposes.
In a broad sense, election campaigns are also part of political activities, but the Public Office Election Law theoretically clearly distinguishes election campaigns and political activities, and is interpreted as follows:
Election campaign
Recommend voting for the purpose of winning a particular candidate in a specific election.
`Example'
・Call on passers-by to vote for himself, a candidate on the street.
・Post posters for election campaigns in the poster display area.
・Call the candidate who supports him to vote.
Political activities
All activities performed for political purposes, excluding campaign-wide activities.
`Example'
・City council members give a speech on the policies they promote in front of the station.
・Join and support the supporters' association of city council members.
・Put posters for political activities of city council members on the wall of the house.

The main election campaign methods recognized by candidates under the Public Office Election Law are as follows.
However, depending on the type of election, the method, quantity and standard may differ.
○Establishment of election offices
○Use of election campaign vehicles
○Sending postcards for election campaigns
○Posting of newspaper advertisements
○Distribution of leaflets
○Distribution of Election Bulletins
○Posting posters for election campaigns
○Conducting street speeches
○Holding individual speeches
○Use of the Internet, etc.

The following election campaigns are prohibited.
○Acquisition
It is the most malicious of election crimes, and strict penalties are imposed by law. Elections may be invalidated if the candidate, as well as the person in charge of the election campaign, are punished.
○Door-to-door visits
No one should visit homes, companies, shops, etc. door to door for the purpose of having specific candidates vote. It is also not possible to talk about specific candidate names, political party names, or holding speeches.
○Paid advertisements for the purpose of greeting
Candidates and sponsoring organizations (organizations that recommend and support specific candidates) will publish advertisements in newspapers and magazines for greetings such as the weather, congratulations and encouragement to those in the constituencies for a fee. Or broadcast on TV or radio.
○Provision of food and drink
No one should provide food or drink for election campaigns. However, tea and tea confections and fruits that are usually used are excluded. You can also provide a certain number of lunch boxes to be given to campaigners.
○Signing Campaign
No one should collect signatures from electors for the purpose of voting or not voting for specific candidates.
○An act of raising energy
No one should come and go in cars or in platoons to get the eye for the election campaign.
○Greetings after the election
No one can hold a celebration of the election for the purpose of greeting the elector regarding the election or loss after the election, or distribute or post document drawings for the purpose of greeting except for certain things .
Oh Paid Internet advertising
Please refer to "Can candidates submit paid Internet advertisements during the election period?"

A concurrency system means that a person who has a certain relationship with a candidate or candidate (such as the general manager of the election campaign, cashier, spouse of the candidate, etc.) commits an election violation such as an acquisition and is sentenced to imprisonment. In some cases, even if the candidate or candidate is not involved in an act such as an acquisition, the candidate or candidate will not be elected for the same election for 5 years) Is the same constituency.
This aims to eliminate election corruption, establish public trust in politics, and promote the sound development of parliamentary democracy by placing heavy and strict responsibilities on candidates and candidates for election purification. The purpose is to do.

Voting requests by telephone can be made freely during the campaign period (from the receipt of the candidacy to the day before the election day). This is the same for ordinary people, and you can ask friends and acquaintances to vote.
In addition, voting request by telephone becomes violation because election campaign is not possible on the day of voting day.
In addition, it is prohibited to do so before receiving the notification of the candidacy as a pre-exercise.

Street speeches given by candidates can be performed from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
In order to give a street address, a flag issued by the Election Commission must be raised and the speaker must stay there.
In addition, street speeches performed as political activities during normal times do not have restrictions such as time restrictions.

Election campaign notices with candidate names are limited to election office signs, election campaign car signs, election campaign posters, etc.
Therefore, it is not possible to post a "Nobori" with the candidate's name at the street address.
However, it is permissible to attach a "Nobori" with the candidate's name to an election campaign car parked in the street address.

Voters can conduct campaigns using websites (websites, blogs, SNS such as X and Facebook, video sharing services, video relay sites, etc.), but use e-mail (SMTP method) and short mail service (SMS (Phone number method)) is prohibited.

There are the following restrictions on election campaigns via the Internet.
Voters can conduct election campaigns using websites, etc., but cannot campaign using e-mail.
Candidates and political parties can conduct campaigns using websites and e-mail.
But attention is necessary as follows when we perform election campaign by the next Internet.
(1)Use of websites, etc.
・Voters, candidates, political parties, etc. can conduct election campaigns (distribution of document drawings) using websites (SNS such as homepages, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, video sharing services, video relay sites, etc.).
・Election campaign websites are required to display the e-mail address of the person conducting the election campaign.
※Prohibition of paid Internet advertising for election campaigns
Paid Internet advertisements for election campaigns can advertise more effectively as candidates with funding.
For this reason, the Public Office Election Law prohibits "paid Internet advertisements" in order to equalize opportunities in election campaigns between candidates and "realize elections that do not cost money."
(Prohibition of paid advertisements that display the names of candidates by using the Internet, etc.)
Article 142-6 Any person shall provide an advertisement that displays the name of a candidate for public office or the name of a political party or other political organization for the election campaign conducted by that person, or a matter that can be inferred. , Can not be posted on document drawings distributed by using the Internet, etc. for a fee.
(2)Use of e-mail
・Candidates, political parties, etc. can conduct election campaigns (distribution of document drawings) using e-mail (SMTP method and Phone number method (short mail service)), but voters cannot conduct election campaigns using e-mail.
・There are certain conditions, such as the recipient of the e-mail (recipient) must be "the person who has notified the address and agreed to the reception", and the e-mail sender must "Name, e-mail Address, etc." And "Save certain records (information on the e-mail destination (information on the e-mail destination (if it meets the conditions), etc.) are required.

Paid Internet advertisements for election campaigns can advertise more effectively as candidates with funding.
For this reason, the Public Office Election Law prohibits "paid Internet advertisements" in order to equalize opportunities in election campaigns between candidates and "realize elections that do not cost money."
(Prohibition of paid advertisements that display the names of candidates by using the Internet, etc.)
Article 142-6 Any person shall provide an advertisement that displays the name of a candidate for public office or the name of a political party or other political organization for the election campaign conducted by that person, or a matter that can be inferred. , Can not be posted on document drawings distributed by using the Internet, etc. for a fee.

Individuals' political activities are free in principle (pure political activities) as long as they do not participate in election campaigns and can be performed regardless of period.
However, notices such as signs and signs that display the names of prospective candidates are allowed only to be posted at the office or used at venues such as speeches for political activities.
Since the flag is a kind of sign or signboard, it is forbidden to post it at street address.

Individuals' political activities are free in principle (pure political activities) as long as they do not participate in election campaigns and can be performed regardless of period.
However, posters that display the names of prospective candidates are prohibited from using plywood or plastic boards (so-called backing posters).
In addition, posting in the constituencies from six months before the expiration date to the election date is prohibited.
Therefore, posters that do not violate these are allowed to be posted.

Politicians (candidates) personal political activity posters cannot be posted from six months before the expiration date to the election date.
Posters for political activities of political parties and political organizations are not restricted during this period.
However, if a candidate whose name is listed as a lawyer on this poster becomes a candidate, it must be removed within that day (public notice date).
※In order to be recognized as a political poster for political activities of a political party or political organization, the poster must be a political activity of a political party and not for personal use.

"Celebration of election" is a donation made after the election and is considered a donation related to political activities.
Donations from individuals to politicians regarding political activities are prohibited by money, but donations by goods are allowed, so it is possible to bring alcohol and flowers as a "celebration of winning".
In addition, if you act the liquor you received as a celebration of the election to people (excluding relatives) in the constituency, it will be regarded as a donation from a politician to a person in the constituency and will violate the Public Office Election Law.
※Organizations, such as companies and labor unions, are prohibited from donating to politicians.

Politicians are prohibited from donating to anyone in the constituency (people, organizations, companies, etc. *).
In addition, donations made by third parties to politicians as holders and donations to people in constituencies, and donations made by politician sponsoring organizations to people in constituencies are also prohibited.
However, celebrations for wedding receptions and funerals and wake-up incense (wreaths, flowers, etc. are not allowed) in which the politician himself attends can be handed over if it is a general amount (prohibited with penalties) It is not a donation).
Examples of Donations of Prohibited Politicians
Sick visit
New Year's gifts and year-end gifts
Donations and donations to festivals
Donations and contributions to local events and sports competitions
Funeral wreaths, flowers
Marriage celebration and incense when the person is not present
※Requesting donations from politicians violates the Public Office Election Law.

Even if we collect donations from all Neighborhood Associations, we cannot ask politicians for donations.
Politicians are subject to penalties for soliciting or requesting donations.

If a shrine or temple is located in a politician constituency, donations cannot be requested, even if the politician is a pupil or a danke.
Politicians who are Danyas can pay Danya fees as expenses necessary for maintaining and managing the graveyard without donating.

Donations that individuals can make to politicians depend on donations related to political activities and donations related to election campaigns.
・Donations related to political activities...As a general rule, no one is allowed to donate a candidate's political activities. However, donations made by goods are permitted.
・Donations related to election campaigns...At the time of election, it is allowed to donate to candidates. Donations made by money are also accepted.

Politicians are not allowed to raise funds in their constituencies because they are donations to people in the constituencies.
It is possible to raise funds to politicians outside the constituencies.
However, in the following cases, donations have been made to people in the constituencies and are prohibited.
・When the other party's office, sales office, branch, etc. is located in a politician's constituency

The return of the mayor and city council members to Yokohama is considered a donation to Yokohama.
Therefore, rewards cannot be refunded because they fall under a donation to anyone in the constituency.

Please inform the Election Commission of the ward where the poster posting place where the graffiti poster is posted is installed.
The ward's Election Commission, together with the police, checks the status of the poster locally and contacts the candidate.
Peeling or graffiti on the poster display board may violate the freedom of obstruction of the Public Office Election Law and may result in imprisonment or imprisonment of up to 4 years or a fine of up to 1,000,000 yen. So please do not do it.

From the viewpoint of maintaining order at polling places (Article 60 of the Public Office Election Law), pets are not allowed to enter polling places (psychological and upset) because pets may affect voting behavior of those who are afraid of pets or those who are allergic to pets (excluding guide dogs stipulated in the Service Dog Act for Persons with Disabilities) 。