Regarding the 51st General Election of the House of Representatives and the 27th National Referendum on Supreme Court Justices

The 51st general election for the House of Representatives and the 27th national referendum on Supreme Court justices will be held.
Details are as follows:

The URL for the Hokkaido Election Commission website, which contains information on candidates and political parties that have submitted their lists for the 51st general election of the House of Representatives, is as follows:
 

Voting date and time: Sunday, February 8, 2026, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Polling locations are shown in the table below.
Counting date and time: Sunday, February 8, 2026, from 8:00 p.m.
Ballot counting place Niseko Town Hall 1st floor multipurpose hall
 

People who can vote in Niseko Town are those who meet the following requirements.
Age requirement: Those who will be 18 years old by February 7, 2026 (those born by February 9, 2008)
Address requirements Those who have notified Niseko Town of their move by October 26, 2025, and have been registered as residents for three months or more.

We will set up poster display areas for the House of Representatives election in 30 locations in the town. Anyone who destroys the display areas or tears down the posters will be punished.

The polling stations on election day are as follows:
The notice will be mailed after the announcement on January 27th.Election ticket (postcard)Please be sure to check the polling district and polling location where you can vote.Due to election preparations, your election ticket (postcard) may not arrive by January 28th (the day after the election announcement date), the start date of early voting.You can vote without an election ticket (postcard), so please ask a member of staff.
* Election admission tickets (postcards) will be sent by mail, but they will be delivered in order according to the delivery area. (Depending on the delivery area, it may take some time for the ticket to arrive.) If you have not received your election admission ticket (postcard) more than one week after the public announcement, please contact Election Commission.

If you are unable to vote at your polling station on Election Day due to work or travel, you can vote in advance at an early voting station.
Period: Wednesday, January 28th to Saturday, February 7th, 2026
*By law, voting for the national referendum on Supreme Court justices will begin on Sunday, February 1st.
If you have already cast your vote for House of Representatives seats by Saturday, January 31st and would like to vote in the referendum, please come to your early voting station again after Sunday, February 1st. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Time: 8:30am to 8:00pm
Voting location: Niseko Town Hall, 1st floor, multipurpose hall
What to bring: Election admission ticket (postcard)*Due to delivery issues, your election ticket (postcard) may not arrive by the voting start date on Wednesday, January 28th. You can still vote without the election ticket (postcard), but please bring your identification.
*The process will go more smoothly if you fill out the early voting oath form printed on the back of the election admission ticket (postcard) that will be mailed to your home and bring it with you.
 

If you have moved within the town by January 22nd, please vote at the polling station for your new address. If you have moved after January 23rd, you will need to vote at the polling station for your previous address. When voting, please be sure to check the election admission ticket (postcard) that was sent to you before going to the polling station. If you have not received your election admission ticket (postcard), please contact Election Commission.

Absentee voting is available to the following people:
1. People who are hospitalized (admitted) to designated hospitals or designated nursing homes
2. Voting by mail from home for people with severe physical disabilities
3. Voting by people staying in municipalities other than Niseko Town on the day of the vote
4. Voting by a person who has not yet reached the age of 18 on the day of early voting
 

If you are hospitalized (admitted) to a hospital or facility designated as an absentee voting station by the Hokkaido Election Commission, you can vote absentee at the hospital, etc. In this case, you must request an absentee ballot from the designated hospital.
This request can be made even before the official announcement date, so if you have a family member who is hospitalized, please contact the person in charge at the hospital where they are hospitalized (admitted). In the case of absentee voting, it may take some time before you can vote, so please request an absentee ballot early. If you have any questions, please contact the person in charge at the hospital where you are hospitalized (admitted) for more information.

People with severe physical or immune disabilities, people who require care level 5 under long-term care insurance Act, and people who have been issued a "Postal Voting Certificate" can vote by post from home.
Please note that you will not be able to vote absentee by mail unless you request a ballot in advance.
If you are eligible, you will need a "Postal Voting Certificate," so if you do not have one, please contact the Super Election Commission Secretariat. Please note that even if you have already been issued a Postal Voting Certificate, it will no longer be valid if it has expired.
If you would like to receive a postal voting certificate, please contact the town election management committee.

Voters who are eligible to vote absentee by mail, etc., but who fall under either (1) or (2) below and are unable to record their ballot themselves, can have a person who has notified the chairman of the town Election Commission in advance (limited to those with the right to vote) record their ballot for them.
(1) A person with a physical disability under the Welfare of the Physically Disabled Act, whose disability in the upper limbs or vision is recorded as Grade 1 in his/her physical disability certificate.
(2) A war-wounded or sick person under the Special Assistance Law for War-Wounded and Sick Persons, whose upper limb or visual impairment is recorded in the war-wounded or sick person's certificate as being from special category to category 2.
 

If you are staying outside of Niseko Town for work or other reasons and are unable to vote at Niseko Town polling station by the election day, you can vote by absentee ballot at Election Commission in your area. In this case, you or your family must request a ballot from the town Election Commission in advance.
Please note that you may not be able to vote if your claim is delayed.

This is a method of voting at a voting location such as a diplomatic mission overseas. To request a ballot, please apply to the diplomatic mission overseas. For more information, please check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website below. https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/toko/senkyo/abroad.html

This is a method of voting in which you request the necessary documents, such as a ballot, from Election Commission Election Commission in advance, fill in the necessary information on the ballot sent to your home or other address Election Commission. For more information, please contact Election Commission.

For more information, please contact Election Commission.