"Super Crazy-kun" Winning Invalid Confirmation Supreme Court Judgment to Dismiss Appeal

He complained that it was unreasonable that the first elected member of the city council election in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture, was invalidated because he had not lived in the city for more than three months last January. In the trial, the Supreme Court sentenced the members to dismiss the appeal, and the election was confirmed invalid.

Makoto Nishimoto (35), who was elected for the first time in the Toda City Assembly election in January last year under the common name of "Super Crazy-kun," said that he had never lived in the city for more than three months. I was dissatisfied with the decision to revoke the decision because I decided to invalidate the election.

The Tokyo High Court, which will be the first trial, said, "It is said that I rented a room in a condominium in Toda City to a friend and used it as a base for living, but it is considered that there is no fact that I lived on a daily basis. Address requirements in the election I didn't meet the requirements and I didn't have the right to be elected. "

Mr. Nishimoto appealed this, claiming that the address requirement of the Public Offices Election Act unreasonably restricts eligibility for election and violates the Constitution, but in a ruling on the 4th, Mamoru Miura of the Second Small Court of the Supreme Court The presiding judge dismissed the appeal because it did not violate the Constitution, and the election was confirmed invalid.

Makoto Nishimoto "Frustrated and sad feelings"

Makoto Nishimoto, who uses the common name of "Super Crazy-kun" about the fact that the election was invalidated, said, "I was prepared, but I feel regretful and sad. Because there is, I want to do my best in future activities without forgetting the feelings of the people who voted. "

Toda City Election Commission "The allegations so far have been accepted"

Regarding the decision to invalidate the election, the Toda City Election Commission said, "We believe that the allegations made so far have been accepted. We will continue to fulfill our mission such as proper execution of elections." I have commented.

Based on the Public Offices Election Law, the Toda City Election Commission will proceed with the procedure to elect Mr. Nobuo Miura, who is the runner-up in this election.