Franchise
What is suffrage?
First, let's talk about suffrage.Suffrage is the right to participate in politics.
Suffrage contains the right to vote and the right to be elected. By becoming 18 years old, you get the right to elect representatives for everyone. This is the right to vote.
Suffrage is the right to stand for election and, if elected, to serve as a representative of the people to the chiefs and councilors.
Suffrage
There are two types of voting rights: Positive requirements (conditions that must be met) and negative requirements (conditions that, if any one of them is met, will result in the loss of the right to vote)
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＊Due to a partial amendment to the Public Office Election Law, if he or she a person does not lose the right to vote even if he or she has moved over twice.
＊Lowering of the voting age→Younger generations are expected to take an interest in politics and actively participate in it.
＊The age of 18 years is included from midnight of the day before the 18th birthday!
No.1 If you have lived in City B in prefecture A for one year
No.2 If a person lives in City C in prefecture A for 6 months and then moves to City B in prefecture A for only 1 month
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As of the date of voting in the gubernatorial election in prefecture A, you may vote in No.1. You may vote in either case of No.1 and 2.
However, as of the date of voting for the City Council election in City B, if No. 1, you can vote, but not if No.2.
Eligibility for election
The right to be elected means the right to serve as a member of the Diet, prefectural governor, prefectural assembly member, mayor of a city, ward, town or village, or municipal assembly member as a representative of all people.
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＊Qualifying age for eligibility for election... Only if the candidate has reached the age on the election date (voting day)
→ The candidate does not have to be the prescribed age yet at the time of his/her candidacy.