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About voting
Last Updated December 12, 2024
Electoral list
You must be registered in the electoral list to vote in the election.
In addition, the electoral list is temporarily registered four times a year in March, June, September, and December, and when there is an election.
To be registered in the electoral list of Hodogaya Ward
１．Being a Japanese citizen at least 18 years of age
２．Must be recorded in the Basic Resident Register of Yokohama City for at least three months from the day the resident certificate was created in Yokohama City (for moving in, the date of notification of moving in) If you move out of the city, you will be registered in the electoral list of the ward before moving out if you move out within 4 months after moving out). In addition, when we move in Yokohama-shi, period of three months is counted.
３．Having Address in Hodogaya Ward now
The above requirements must be met.
※Registration of the electoral list is based on the Basic Resident Register.
Therefore, the notification of the relocation of Address, etc. must be made within 14 days from that date.
About electoral list abstract browsing system
Reading of electoral list can be performed only in the following cases by public office election.
１．Confirmation of whether a particular person is a person registered in the electoral list
２．Political activities (including election campaigns)
３．Inspection to conduct politics or elections among those that are deemed to have high public interest in statistical surveys, public opinion polls, academic research, and other research studies.
Please contact the Hodogaya Ward Election Commission in advance for requests for viewing.
Publication of the status of browsing of electoral list abstracts and overseas electoral list abstracts
About publication of electoral list reading (PDF: 204KB) (from April 1, Reiwa 6 to September 30, 204KB)
Voting on voting day
On the day of the voting day, you vote at the polling place in the polling district registered in the electoral list.
Check your polling place in the "Voting Information" sent.
Voting time
It's from seven a.m. to eight p.m.
About system (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections)
Those who cannot go to the polling place on the voting day
Early vote
If you are unable to go to the polling place due to work or leisure on the day of the voting day, please use "early vote".
Early voting can be done at two polling places in Hodogaya Ward.
| Name of the building | Location: | Opening hours |
|---|---|---|
| Hodogaya Ward Office | 2-9, Kawabecho, Hodogaya-ku | 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Icot house | 37-1, Tsukimidai, Hodogaya-ku | 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
※Please note that the start date and opening time may differ depending on the early polling place.
About system (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections)
Absentee voting
Voting in municipalities that are not registered in the electoral list (voting by inhabitants of a ward)
If you are unable to go to the early polling place in Hodogaya Ward or the polling place on the day due to work or travel, you can vote at the Election Commission outside Hodogaya Ward.
It is necessary to request ballot papers from the Hodogaya Ward Election Commission, which is registered in the electoral list in advance.
About system (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections)
Postal voting
Electors who have been issued a "Handbook for the Physically Disabled" or "Insured Card for The Long-term Care Insurance" and who fall under the following can vote at home by mail (postal mail, letter mail).
| Applicable physical functions and mechanisms | Degree of disability |
|---|---|
| Both lower limbs, trunk, movement function | Grade 1 or Grade 2 |
| Heart, kidney, respiratory organs, bladder, rectum, small intestine | Grade 1 or Grade 3 |
| Immunity, liver | Grades 1 to 3 |
| Nursing care status classification | Care required 5 |
|---|
※Even if you have "one upper and lower limb dysfunction", "one clearly recognized as inability to walk" in a medical certificate for the physically handicapped may be applicable.
※If you do not know if it is applicable in the notebook, please contact us.
※Those who have a certificate of the sick and sick and have certain severe physical disabilities can also vote by mail.
※Depending on the degree of disability and disability, you may be able to use the proxy entry system.
To vote by mail, you will need a "voting certificate for mail, etc."
The target person applies in advance to issue a "voting certificate for mail, etc." and proceeds with the procedure after confirming whether it is eligible by the Election Commission.
If you meet the requirements and wish to use the absentee voting system by mail, please contact the Hodogaya Ward Election Commission.
About system (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections)
Voting for those living outside Japan
If you are a Japanese living outside Japan and register in the overseas electoral list, you can vote only for national elections (lower house election and upper house election). (Overseas voting)
※It is necessary to apply and register in the overseas electoral list in advance.
About system (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections)
| Opening period | Installation location | Address |
|---|---|---|
During the early voting period (From the day following the day of the announcement or notification of the election) Until the day before the election date) | Hodogaya Ward Office | 2-9, Kawabecho, Hodogaya-ku |
| On the day of election day | Hodogaya District Center (outside site) | 1-21, Tennoucho, Hodogaya-ku |
Other voting systems
Specifically, please see (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections).
Election link
Election schedule held in Yokohama-shi (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections)
Turnout of election held in Yokohama-shi (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections)
Frequently Asked Questions about Elections (To the Yokohama City Election Commission page)
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Inquiries to this page
21st floor, 2nd floor, Statistics and Elections Section Main Building, Hodogaya Ward General Affairs Department General Affairs Division
Telephone: 045-334-6206
Telephone: 045-334-6206
Fax: 045-334-6390
Email address: ho-tksk@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Page ID: 806-832-877
