Tokyo Governor Election New Corona Measures to Prevent Infection at Polling Stations

Measures to prevent infection at the Governor of Tokyo election polling place are new corona June 24 14:40

The Governor of Tokyo election announced during the spread of the new coronavirus. As the early voting progresses, the election management committees of each local government are working hard to thoroughly prevent infection at the polling place where many people gather.

Of these, Adachi City, which has more than 560,000 voters, is calling for active use of early voting in order to prevent people from concentrating at polling stations on the 5th of July.

Until now, in Adachi City, from the day after the notification, only one ward office accepts early voting every day from the day after the announcement, but in this election, to prevent voters from becoming dense by distributing voters, We increased the number of polling stations to 10.

At the polling place, a clerical worker wears a mask and gloves and responds, a reception desk is covered with a transparent sheet to prevent jumping, and the ballots are not handed, but put in a tray and received. I am taking it.

In addition, we take thorough measures to prevent infections, such as keeping a space from the table on the entry table to be filled out on the ballot and preparing disposable pencils.

On the other hand, among the voters who came to vote, there were people who brought "My Pencil" from home to use for voting, and they seemed to be aware of infection control.

In addition, the ward board of elections has also begun efforts to inform the latest congestion status of the 10 pre-due polling stations on its new home page.

We asked each polling place to report the number of people waiting for it every hour and collectively reported the data for the last 3 hours, which we will use as a reference to avoid crowded time when going to vote. I'm calling for it.

After advancing various efforts, the number of people who use early voting in Adachi City has increased, and the number of voters for 3 days from 19th to 21st this month is 9632, which is 5.44 times the number four years ago. about it.

Toshio Ishinabe, Secretary-General of the Adachi City Election Management Committee, said, “It's the first time I'm feeling frustrated, but all the measures I can take at the moment are being implemented. It is an important election to select leaders in Tokyo, so it is safe for many people. I would like you to come to the vote with all your heart in mind."