About absentee ballot

The absentee ballot is for the following people.
1.投票日当日ニセコ町以外の市町村に滞在している方が行う投票
2.指定病院・指定老人ホームなどに入院(入所)されている方が行う投票
3.身体に重度の障害がある方が、在宅にて郵便により行う投票
4. Voting by those who are under the age of 18 on the day of early voting

If you are staying in another Municipal for an extended period of time due to work or travel, or if you have just moved out of Niseko Town and are not listed on the voter list of the city, ward, town or village where you are moving, you can vote by absentee ballot at Election Commission of Municipal where you are staying or moving to.

Please submit an absentee voting oath (and request form) to the Niseko Town Election Commission Chairman in person or by mail and request a ballot. You can also use the form provided by Election Commission of Municipal where you are staying.

ニセコ町長選挙及びニセコ町議会議員補欠選挙の宣誓書はこちら

If you have My Number Card, you can request an absentee ballot online through Mynaportal. (Requests must be made by the person in question.)

If it is found that there is an absentee ballot reason, a ballot, an absentee ballot envelope and an absentee ballot certificate will be mailed to you.
The absentee ballot certificate is in the absentee ballot envelope, but please do not open the envelope. If you open it, you will not be able to vote.

Once you receive your ballot, please take it to the Municipal Election Commission in your area between the day after the official announcement date (or the day of the public notice) and the day before the voting day. (If you are outside Hokkaido, please go at least two or three days before the voting day, as it takes time to mail the ballot.)
Please present the ballot and voting envelope before voting and submit the envelope containing the absentee ballot certificate without opening it. You cannot vote once you open it. Also, please do not fill out the ballot in advance. If you fill it out, you cannot vote.

Fill out the ballot at the absentee ballot location and put it in an inner envelope to seal it. In addition, put the inner envelope in the outer envelope and seal it. Finally, sign the surface of the outer envelope.

The back of the outer envelope will be signed by the witness and submitted to the absentee ballot manager. (Voting will be invalid without the signature of the witness.)
The absentee ballot you submit will be mailed to the Niseko Town Election Commission by the Municipal Election Commission in your area.
If your ballot is not received by the Niseko Town Election Commission by the closing time of the polls on the election day, your vote will be invalid, so please vote early.

If you are admitted to a hospital or facility designated as an absentee ballot, you can vote for absentees in the hospital.
In this case, you will need to request an absentee ballot from the designated hospital.
This request can be made even before the notification date, so if you have a family member who is hospitalized, please let us know as soon as possible.
For details, please contact the person in charge at the hospital (admission).

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 vote 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 vote for them.
(1) Persons with physical disabilities under the Welfare Law for the Physically Handicapped who are listed in the Handicapped Person's Handbook as having a first-class degree of upper limb or visual disability
(2) Persons who are war-injured under the Special Assistance Law for War-Injured Persons and who are listed in the War-Injured Person's Handbook as having a degree of upper limb or visual impairment ranging from special illness to second illness.