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Elections

Last Updated November 8, 2024

The latest election
Past elections
About Election Administration Committee
Electoral List (Number of Registrants / List View)
Bright Election Promotion Council
About absentee vote
About overseas voting

The latest election

About voting on the day of voting

List of polling places in Konan Ward

About absentee vote

Please refer to "About Absentee Voting" below.

Voting for people with physical disabilities

　If you have visual impairments, you can vote in Braille (Braille voting). If you are unable to write on your own due to physical disability, etc., the staff at the polling place will fill out on behalf of you (proxy voting). If you wish, please contact us at the polling place.

Past elections

About Election Administration Committee

Scheduled date and time of the Election Commission of Konan-ku, Yokohama in 2024
Scheduled date and time	Place to be held
From 10:00 am on Thursday, November 21, 2024	Special Conference Room on the 5th floor of the Konan Ward Office
From 10:00 am on Monday, December 2, 2024	Special Conference Room on the 5th floor of the Konan Ward Office
From 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 21, 2025	Special Conference Room on the 5th floor of the Konan Ward Office
From 10:00 am on Friday, February 21, 2025	Special Conference Room on the 5th floor of the Konan Ward Office
From 10:00 am on Monday, March 3, 2025	Special Conference Room on the 5th floor of the Konan Ward Office

As of November 8, 2024

●The date and time are subject to change, so if you would like to observe, please check in advance by telephone.
●In addition to the above, meetings are held separately at the time of election as necessary.

○About hearing of Election Administration Committee

(1) Capacity 4 people (If the capacity is exceeded, it will be a lottery)
(2) Please come to Konan-ku, Yokohama-shi board of elections from 30 minutes to 10 minutes before the reception meeting starts.
(3) Depending on the bill to be discussed, it may be closed.
As for the details of hearing, please see Konan-ku, Yokohama-shi board of elections meeting hearing summary (PDF: 108KB). (Scheduled to be partially revised on April 1, 2024)
(The Election Commission also selects prospective judge candidates and prospective prosecutor judge candidates.)

About Konan-ku, Yokohama-shi board of elections minutes

You can see the summary of Konan-ku, Yokohama-shi board of elections minutes in Portable Document Format.

The summary of the minutes of the previous fiscal year is as follows.

Bright Election Promotion Council

Aiming to realize bright and beautiful elections and participate in voting on a daily basis, we are promoting the following enlightenment activities, including street enlightenment at the time of elections. .
(As of April 1, 2024: 22 members of the promotion committee and 22 members of the promotion)

About Yokohama-shi bright election promotion meeting

The bright election promotion council always carries out various enlightenments.

Bright Election Promotion Competition

Once a year, we hold a bright election promotion tournament throughout Yokohama City.

Senkyo Forum

The Senkyo Forum is a regular enlightenment activity for elections using a participatory learning method, and is a discussion project in each ward of Yokohama City as a chance to learn and discuss politics, elections and familiar living issues jointly. I am. The primary objective of Konan Ward is to increase the participation of young people in voting at elementary and junior high schools.

Senkyo Forum Records
FY2023 (PDF: 4,709KB)	FY2022 (PDF: 3,594KB)	FY2021 (PDF: 4,052KB)

Electoral list

Number of Registrants

　The right to vote is any Japanese citizen who is 18 years of age or older. However, it is necessary to be registered in the electoral list to vote even if you have the right to vote. Those who are registered in the electoral list are those who have been registered in the Basic Resident Register for at least three months after the resident certificate was created or the transfer notification was accepted.
　There are two types of registration in the electoral list: regular registration in March, June, September, and December, and election registration that determines the base date and registration date for each election.

Number of electoral registrants

About reading of electoral list

Reading of electoral list is permitted only for the following three points.

When the elector confirms whether the elector has registered himself or the elector of the same household.
When a candidate, political party, or other political organization engages in political or election campaigns
When a national or local government or an academic institution such as a news agency or university conducts public opinion polls or academic research for public purposes.

　Due to the revision of the Public Office Election Law, the Election Commission will publish at least once a year the name of the applicant for browsing, the target of browsing, the outline of the purpose of use, etc. of the browsing status of the electoral list excerpt.

Status of electoral list abstract browsing (from October 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024) (PDF: 209KB)

About absentee vote

Absentee voting in other municipalities (voting in)

If you stay in other municipalities until the voting date on a trip or business trip, you can request a ballot from Konan Ward and vote at the Election Commission of your accommodation.

For more information, please refer to the PDF file. （PDF：73KB）

You can download the form for requesting ballot paper from the link below. When you fill it out, be sure to mail it. (E-mail, fax, etc. are not allowed.)
4-2-10 Konan, Konan, Konan-ku, 233-0003 Konan Ward Election Commission

Voting paper invoice and oath (PDF: 87KB)

Those who are staying in Konan Ward for work or travel

We accept absentee votes at the 56th floor on the 5th floor of the Konan Ward Office.
　　　　

Reception hours
If an election is being held in Konan Ward	If no election is held in Konan Ward
During the early voting period From 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	During the office hours of the Election Commission {the date of opening of the ward office≫ From 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ※It does not include Saturday opening days of the ward office.

Absentee voting by mail (postal voting)

For those with severe physical disabilities and those who need nursing care under the Nursing Care Insurance Law, there is a system that allows them to vote by mail at home.
※Absentee voting by mail must be issued a "certificate by mail" in advance. Please contact the Election Commission as soon as possible.

For more information, please refer to the PDF file. （PDF：91KB）

Absentee voting at hospitals and nursing homes (facility voting)

If you are hospitalized or in a hospital or nursing home, if you are designated as a facility where you can vote for absentees, you can vote for absentees at that facility, so please contact the head of the facility.

List of designated facilities in Kanagawa Prefecture (outside site)

About overseas voting

Even if you live abroad, you can vote for national elections in Japan.
In order to vote, it is necessary to register in the overseas electoral list in advance.

Links related to elections (other data and systems)

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