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Confederation system
Last Updated March 15, 2019
What is the Confederation System?
The concurrency system means that if a person who has a certain relationship with the candidate / candidate is sentenced to imprisonment for a crime such as an acquisition (including a postponement of execution), even if the candidate / candidate will take an acquisition, etc. This is a system that invalidates the election election even if you are not involved in the act, and imposes sanctions that restricts the candidate.
Target person | Reasons for Covered |
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Chief Executive Officer Cashiers Regional presidency | Violation of a malicious election, such as an acquisition crime, and sentenced to a fine or higher (including suspension of execution) |
Relatives Secretary Organized election campaign managers | Violation of a malicious election, such as an acquisition crime, and sentenced to imprisonment or higher (including suspended execution) |
[Effects of the concurrent system]
There are two effects of the concurrency system.
●Invalidation of winning
The winning of the candidate will be invalidated.
If a concurrent system is applied to the constituency election for those who have run for single-seat constituencies and proportional representative election members in the lower house election, the election in the proportional representative election will also be invalidated.
●Restrictions on Candidates
For five years, you will not be able to run for the same constituency in the same election.
[About disclaimer]
Even if an organized election campaign manager commits a crime such as an acquisition crime and is sentenced to imprisonment or higher (including suspension of execution), the concurrence system does not apply in the following three cases .
1) When an acquisition or other act is a "dealking act"
"Otori" refers to the intention of invalidating the winning or restricting candidacy due to the application of the concurrency system, and inducing or provokes the target person of the concurrency system. To make the concurrent subject commit crimes such as acquisition crimes.
2) When an acquisition or other act is a "turning-over act"
`` Turnover '' means that the election is invalidated or restricted candidacy due to the application of the concurrency system, and the target person of the concurrence will take offenses such as acquisitions through the camp and will of other candidates and candidates. Is to commit.
3) When the candidate / candidate does not neglect the proper care so that the manager of the organized election campaign does not take any action such as acquisition
For inquiries to this page
Election Division, Election Administration Commission Secretariat
Phone: 045-671-3335
Phone: 045-671-3335
Fax: 045-681-6479
Email address: sk-web@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 891-200-344