Those who are staying or home medical treatment due to COVID-19 infection (voting such as special mail)

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.

Last update date September 6, 2022

Those who are eligible

At the time of request for a ballot paper, etc., it is expected that the period pertaining to the request for self-restraint or suspension measures will take the period from the day after the announcement or notification of the date of the election to be voted to the day of the election Can vote by special mail.

What is a specific patient?

・Those who have received a request to refrain from going out pursuant to the provisions of Article 44-3, Paragraph 2 of the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases or Article 14, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the Quarantine Law
・Those who are housed in accommodation facilities by the measures listed in Article 14, Paragraph 1, Item 1 or Item 2 of the Quarantine Law (Isolation / Stop Measures)

※Close contacts are not eligible for special voting such as special mail, but if a close contact person going out for voting does not correspond to "unnecessary and urgent outing" and can vote at polling places etc. Is possible.

Summary of Procedure

Those who are eligible for voting such as special mail, and wish to vote for special mail, etc., must submit a request to the ward election committee where they live, "Request to refrain from going out, Or "Invoice (signature of the person is required) attached with a document pertaining to isolation / stop measures" It is necessary to request a ballot, etc. by sending "by mail.