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About voting
Last update date December 25, 2023
Electoral list
In order to vote in the election, you must be on the electoral list.
In addition, the electoral list is registered four times a year in March, June, September, and December, and when there is election.
In order to be registered in the Hodogaya Ward electoral list
１．Being a Japanese citizen who is 18 years old or older
２．Being 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 (the date of notification of transference for transference) If you move out of the city, you will be registered in the electoral list of the ward before moving out if it is within 4 months after moving out.) In addition, when we move in Yokohama-shi, period of three months is counted.
３．Having a Address within Hodogaya Ward
The above requirements must be met.
※Registration of the electoral list is based on the Basic Resident Register.
Therefore, notification of the relocation of Address must be made within 14 days from that date.
About electoral list my book reading system
Reading of electoral list can be performed only in the following cases by public office election.
１．Confirmation of whether a specific person is a person registered in the electoral list
２．Political activities (including election campaigns)
３．Viewing to carry out 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 an offer to view.
Publication of the browsing status of the electoral list and the overseas electoral list
About publication of electoral list reading (PDF: 209KB) (from April 1, Reiwa 5 to September 30, 1995)
Voting on the voting day
On the day of the voting day, vote at the polling place in the polling district where you are registered in the electoral list.
Let's check your polling place in the sent "Voting Guide".
⇒List of polling places on the day of Hodogaya Ward (PDF: 109KB)
※Polling places are subject to change.
Voting time
From seven a.m. to eight p.m.
About system (to the Yokohama City Election Administration Commission page)
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 |
|---|---|
| Hodogaya Ward Office | 2-9, Kawabecho, Hodogaya-ku |
| Icott house | 37-1, Tsukimidai, Hodogaya-ku |
※The date and time of the start may vary depending on the polling place.
About system (to the Yokohama City Election Administration Commission page)
Absentee vote
Voting in municipalities not registered in electoral list (inhabitants by inhabitants of a ward)
If you cannot go to the early polling place in Hodogaya Ward or on the day due to work or travel, you can vote in 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 the Yokohama City Election Administration Commission page)
Postal voting
Electors who have been issued the "Handbook for the Physically Handicapped" and "Insured Card for The Long-term Care Insurance" and who fall under the following can vote at home by mail (mail, letter mail).
| Applicable physical functions and mechanisms | Degree of disability |
|---|---|
| Both lower limbs, trunk, and mobility function | Grade 1 or 2 |
| Heart, kidney, respiratory organs, bladder, rectum, small intestine | Grade 1 or 3 |
| Immunity, liver | Grade 1 to 3 |
| Nursing care status classification | Long-term care 5 |
|---|
※Even those with "single upper and lower limb dysfunction", "those who are clearly recognized as unable to walk" in the medical certificate for the physically handicapped may be applicable.
※Please contact us if you do not know if this is the case in your notebook.
※Those who have a war sickness certificate and who have certain severe physical disabilities can also vote by mail.
※Depending on the degree of disability and the degree of disability, the proxy entry system may be available.
To vote by mail, you need a "postal voting certificate" is required.
Issuance of "voting certificate such as mails", the target person applies in advance and confirming whether it is targeted by Election Administration Committee, and proceed with procedure.
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 the Yokohama City Election Administration Commission page)
Voting for those residing outside of Japan
If you are a Japanese who live outside of Japan and register in the overseas electoral list, you can vote only in national elections (lower house election and upper house elections). (Overseas Voting)
※It is necessary to apply and register in the overseas electoral list in advance.
About system (to the Yokohama City Election Administration Commission page)
| Opening period | Installation location | Address |
|---|---|---|
During the early voting period (From the day following the day of the election announcement or notification of the election (until the day before the election date) | Hodogaya Ward Office | 2-9, Kawabecho, Hodogaya-ku |
| Election day | Hodogaya District Center (outside site) | 1-21, Tennoucho, Hodogaya-ku |
About other voting systems
Specifically, please see (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections).
Election link
Election schedule to be held in Yokohama City (to the Yokohama City Election Commission page)
Turnout of elections held in Yokohama (to the Yokohama City Election Commission page)
Frequently Asked Questions about Elections (to the Yokohama City Election Commissioners Association)
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For inquiries to this page
Hodogaya Ward General Affairs Department, 2nd floor 21st floor, Statistics and Elections Section Main Building, General Affairs Division
Phone: 045-334-6207
Phone: 045-334-6207
Fax: 045-334-6390
Email address: ho-tksk@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 806-832-877
