Overseas Election System

This system allows even Japanese residents residing abroad to vote in Japanese national elections (general election for the lower house, ordinary election for the upper house, ordinary election for the upper house, and the national review of the Supreme Court Judge) by registering in the overseas electoral list.
You can vote at diplomatic missions abroad (embassy or consulates) or by mail.

In order to vote, it is necessary to apply for registration in the overseas electoral list in advance and receive a foreign electoral card.
In order to be registered in the overseas electoral list, you must apply at the time of departure or a diplomatic mission abroad.

1. Must be at least 18 years old and have Japanese nationality
2. Those who have submitted a transfer notification outside of Japan and must be registered in the Kohoku Ward electoral list

The applicant or the person entrusted by the applicant must bring the following documents and apply to the Kohoku Ward Election Commission.

• Application for registration and transfer of overseas electoral list
• Passport (Passports)
• If the person entrusted by the applicant submits the application, the following two points in addition to the above.
  • Application form from the applicant (signature field is self-written by the applicant)
  • Documents that can verify the identity of the person entrusted by the applicant

• Overseas Electoral List Registration and Transfer Application Form (PDF: 270KB)
• Application Form (PDF: 49KB)

In order to register the overseas electoral list, it is necessary to have a Address outside of Japan, so please submit a resident registration to the diplomatic mission abroad under Article 16 of the Passport Act.

1. Must be at least 18 years old and have Japanese nationality
2. Have a Address in the jurisdiction of the consular officer having jurisdiction over Address for at least three months
3. Not registered in the overseas electoral list

※When you move out of the country, you must submit a transfer notification in Kohoku Ward.

The applicant or his / her family member of the living together must apply directly to the counter of the diplomatic mission abroad (the embassy or consulate-general in charge of Address).

• Application for registration of overseas electoral list
• Passport (passport)
• Documents certifying that you have Address in the jurisdiction of the consular officer for at least three months, such as lease agreement of residence, residence certificate, receipt of electricity and gas with Address).
• In the case of a proxy application by a family member of the living together, etc., the following two points:
  • Application Form from Applicant
  • Passport (Passport) of the living together family applying

When you are registered in the overseas electoral list, you will be issued an "overseas electoral card" from the municipal election committee of the registration destination via the diplomatic mission abroad for which registration was made.
Please keep this "overseas electoral card" in a safe place, as it will be required for overseas voting.

Elections of House of Representatives and House of Councilors and national review of the Supreme Court Judge

It becomes (small) constituency and proportional representative registered in the overseas electoral list.

There are three methods: embassy voting, postal voting, and voting in Japan.

This is a method of going to a diplomatic mission abroad (embassy or consulate general) where the voting entry place is set up, present your overseas electoral card and passport to vote.

The voting period and time are, in principle, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm from the day after the announcement date (notification date) of the election to six days before the election date. (Voting period and time vary depending on the location of the voting, so please contact each diplomatic mission abroad.)

Enclose the overseas electoral card with the Election Administration Committee of the registered place of the overseas electoral list, request a ballot paper by mail, fill out the ballot paper etc. after grant, and then register the Election Administration Committee of the registration destination again It is a method of mailing to

If you return to Japan temporarily during the election or until you are registered in the domestic electoral list (three months after the creation of the resident certificate), you can vote in the same procedure as the domestic voting method. In addition, presentation of "overseas electoral card" is necessary for both methods.

On the day of voting, we vote in polling place of designated overseas election polling district. Kohoku Ward has designated the Kohoku Ward Office (17th voting district) as a polling place for overseas voting.

During the period from the day after the announcement date (notification date) of the election to the day before the election date, vote will be made at the early polling place designated by the Election Commission of the municipality. Kohoku Ward has designated Kohoku public hall (the ward office) as an early polling place for overseas voting.

Enclose the overseas electoral card with the Election Administration Committee of the registered place of the overseas electoral list, request a ballot paper by mail, and during the period from the announcement date (notification date) of the election to the day before the election date And vote in the Election Commission other than the registered place. For more information, please refer to the following page.

• Absentee vote at your accommodation (outside Kohoku Ward)

• Overseas Elections (Yokohama Election Administration Committee)
• Overseas Elections (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (outside site)
• About overseas election system (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) (outside site)
• About Overseas National Examination System (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) (PDF: 4,159KB)