Various Elections

*The House of Representatives is dissolved
*The Upper House is reelected by half every three years.

Polling place and voting area table (PDF: 107KB)

Early voting is a system in which those who are expected to have a certain schedule, such as work or travel, on the day of the voting day, can mail directly to the ballot box before the voting day and vote.
Early voting can be done from the day after the official (notification) announcement date to the day before the voting day.
※The opening period may differ at the temporary early polling place.
Early vote (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections)

Absentee voting means that those who are expected to have a certain schedule, such as work or travel, on the voting day, vote before the voting day at the Election Commission other than the electoral list registration place, or have a certain severe physical disability It is a system that allows people with disabilities to vote before the voting day by mail.
Unlike early voting, electors cannot post directly to the ballot box.

If you are a crew member of a ship with a gross tonnage of 20 tons or more (30 tons or more of fishing boats) and are on board on the day of the election and cannot vote at the polling place yourself, the absentee voting listed on the ship You can vote at the location.
In addition, for absentee voting on board, it is necessary to receive "electoral list registration certificate" in advance.

Please submit the following documents to Isoko-ku, Yokohama-shi board of elections by mail or bringing (even proxy/agent is acceptable).

1. Electoral list registration certificate grant application (word: 21KB)　／　Electoral list registration certificate grant application (Marine Self Defense Force) (word: 21KB)
2. Seafarer's handbook (or certificate of being a seafarer, trainee's certificate of training ship trainee) ※No copy is allowed

[Note]

The "electoral list registration certificate" must be presented at the time of various elections, regardless of the voting method. (Even if you vote at an early polling place or a polling place on the day, presentation is required.)
If it is no longer necessary due to no longer applicable, please return it immediately. When you return, please submit the following documents to Isoko-ku, Yokohama-shi board of elections by mail or bringing (even proxy/agent is acceptable).

1. Certificate of Registered Electoral Register (original)
2. Electoral list registration certificate disqualification application form (word: 18KB)

(1)　In the case of a proxy request to the registered location

(2)　When requesting to the Election Commission of the Designated Port

Overseas elections are a system to guarantee the opportunity to exercise voting rights for those living abroad.
※Overseas elections are limited to national elections (lower house elections and upper house elections).
About overseas election (to page of Yokohama-shi board of elections)

Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi board of elections meeting guidance (PDF: 52KB)
Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi board of elections hearing summary (PDF: 220KB)

Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi board of elections minutes summary (to page of minutes summary)

Yokohama-shi Election Commission
Kanagawa Election Administration Committee (outside site)
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (elections and political funds) (outside site)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (overseas election) (outside site)