July Senate Selection 1 vote “Constitution” Judgment Hiroshima High Court Okayama Branch October 31 15:08
In the Upper House election in July, the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court ruled that the so-called one-vote inequality was at most tripled, not to violate the constitution.
In the House of Councilors elections in July, there was a maximum difference of 3.002 times in the number of voters per member of the constituency. There is a complaint all over the country calling for invalidation.
Of these, the Okayama electoral district decided that the Hiroshima High Court Okayama Branch would not violate the constitution.
This is the sixth decision that will not violate the constitution.
The disparity of one vote in the House of Councilors election was 3.08 times at the maximum in the previous three-year election, but in this election, correction was made to increase the number of elected seats in Saitama constituency, and the difference was 3.002 times at most. It was.