About Hokkaido Governor and Hokkaido Assembly Member Election

The Hokkaido Governor and Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly elections will be held on Sunday, April 9 2023.
Details are below.

Vote and vote date and time

Voting date 2023 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Voting location shown in the table below
Counting date 2023 from 8:00 p.m.
Ballot counting place Niseko Town Hall 1st floor multipurpose hall

Who can vote at Niseko Town

Those born before April 10, 2005, who have filed a moving-in notification to Niseko Town by 2022 for the Hokkaido gubernatorial election and December 30 2022 for the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly election, and who have been registered as residents of Niseko Town for three consecutive months or more.

Voting before the date

Those who can not vote at the polling place for work or travel etc on the day of voting day can vote before the date.
Period Hokkaido gubernatorial election 2023 March 24 (Fri.) - April 8 (Sat.)
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly Election April 1st (Sat) - April 8th (Sat), 2023
From time 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location Niseko Town Office Multipurpose Hall

※ Procedure is already finished when you have you fill in address, full name beforehand in the written oath of early vote printed on the back of election admission ticket mailed to home.
In addition, you can vote even if you lose the election entrance ticket, so please notify the person in charge about it.

Absentee ballot

The absentee ballot is for the following people.
1. Voting performed by those who are hospitalized (admitted) to designated hospitals, designated elderly homes, etc.
2. Voting by mail for people with severe physical disabilities at home
3. Voting conducted by those who are staying in cities, towns and villages other than Niseko Town on the day of voting
4. Voting by those who are under the age of 18 on the day of early voting
5. Voting by people who are staying in hotels or recuperating at home COVID-19 and who meet certain requirements
Details are on the following page.

Place of polling place

The polling places of each voting district are as follows.
Please check your voting district and voting location on the "admission ticket" that will be sent after the announcement on March 23rd.
 
Voting districtPlace of polling place
First voting districtShaped Fujimi Niseko Town residents Center
Second voting districtKondo Kondo Regional Community Center
3 rd voting districtNishitomi Nishitomi district townspeople center
Fourth voting districtCharacter Soga Niseko Town Soga Activation Center

Inquiries 

Niseko Town Hall
TEL:0136-44-2121
FAX:0136-44-3500