The Miyazaki branch of the Fukuoka High Court judged that the difference in the value of one vote in the July House of Councilors election of up to 3.03 times was an "unconstitutional state" that violated the equality of vote value required by the Constitution. did.
An appeal for annulment of the election was dismissed.
In the House of Councilors election in July this year, there was a disparity of up to 3.03 times in the number of eligible voters per member, depending on the electoral district, and two groups of lawyers argued that it was against the equality of voting value and violated the Constitution. As a result, 16 lawsuits have been filed in high courts and branches of high courts across the country to invalidate the election.
Of these, in a court ruling targeting the electoral districts of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, Chief Judge Ryosuke Takahashi of the Miyazaki branch of the Fukuoka High Court said, "In this election, while the Diet's stance of correcting disparities has largely receded, the It is reasonable to recognize that the disparity in vote value was in a state of extreme inequality to the extent that it raised the issue of unconstitutionality."
On the other hand, the Supreme Court ruled that the previous election, which similarly had a disparity of about three times, was ``constitutional,'' and there are strong calls for the elimination of the so-called joint districts. I dismissed the appeal for invalidation of the election, saying that what I did not do was within the scope of my discretion.
This is the 10th case in a series of court decisions,
▽ 1 case was ``violation of the constitution'' ▽
5 cases were ``unconstitutional'' including this time
▽ 4 were ``constitutional''
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