[Absentee Voting] Those who are hospitalized or admitted to hospitals, nursing homes, etc.

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.

(Limited to facilities designated by the Election Commission of the prefecture)

1. Request a ballot from the head of the facility (absentee voting manager).
2. The head of the facility (absentee voting manager) requests ballot papers, etc. on behalf of the Election Commission of the municipality to which the elector belongs.
3. The Election Commission will issue ballots for electors to the head of the facility (absentee voting manager).
4. From the day after the announcement date (notification date), the elector will vote under the control of the head of the facility (absentee voting manager).
5. The head of the facility (absentee voting manager) sends the voted ballots to the Election Commission to which the elector belongs.

※Electors themselves can also request ballots from the Election Commission to which the elector belongs.

About system of absentee vote designation facility or procedure to become designated facility, please confirm Kanagawa Election Administration Committee homepage (about absentee vote office work in designated facility) (outside site).

This style is for the by-elections of the Yokohama City Council member Minami Ward constituency on February 9, 2025.

• Office work handling guidelines (PDF: 1,135KB) (PDF: 1,139KB)

• Request form (first style) (word: 27KB)
• Request Form (No. 1 style) (PDF: 182KB)
• Ballot papers grant bills (second style) (word: 17KB)
• Ballot papers grant bill (second style) (PDF: 111KB)
• Absentee vote paperwork sheet (B card) (2 of the second style) (PDF: 208KB)
• Invoice (and oath) (No. 3 style) (word: 18KB)
• Invoice (and oath) (No. 3 style) (PDF: 140KB)
• Expense bill (No. 4 style) (Excel: 26KB)
• Expense bill (No. 4 style) (PDF: 157KB)
• List of absentee voters names (fifth style) (word: 17KB)
• List of absentee voters names (fifth style) (PDF: 176KB)