Mistakes in the revised Public Offices Election Law The House of Councilors Legislation Bureau has been criticized for more than two years

Regarding the revised Public Offices Election Law passed three years ago, it was found that the House of Councilors Legal Affairs Bureau had left it for more than two years while being pointed out that there was an error in the text, and the board of directors of the House of Councilors Steering Committee held on the 20th. There were a series of criticisms from the ruling and opposition parties.

The director of the Legal Affairs Bureau of the House of Councilors attended the board of directors of the House of Councilors Steering Committee on the 20th, and said that there was an error in the description of penalties for requesting votes by e-mail in the revised Public Offices Election Law passed three years ago. I reported.

Furthermore, in December of the year when it was established, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications pointed out an error, but also revealed that it had been left unattended for more than two years, and apologized.

Regarding this, the ruling and opposition parties continued to criticize the ruling and opposition parties, saying, "It is regrettable that there was no report for a long period of time while grasping the mistakes," and "the mistakes in the text cannot be overlooked." I will do it.

The Liberal Democratic Party's Steering Committee Chairman, Mizuochi, told reporters, "I think we'll have to resubmit the bill and discuss it. We have to revise it."

The director of the House of Councilors Legal Affairs Bureau apologizes

Masaji Kawasaki, Director General of the House of Councilors, apologized at the House of Councilors General Affairs Committee, saying, "We sincerely apologize for causing concern to the members of the Diet due to our inadequacy."

In addition, regarding the response after receiving an error in the text from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications three years ago, "The information on the omission of the text was limited by the manager in charge and could not be shared as an organization, so I did not report it to the people concerned. After more than a year, the organization grasped it, and it took time while searching for corrections when making substantive revisions to the law. "

In response, Saori Yoshikawa, a member of the House of Councilors of the Constitutional Democratic Party, pointed out that "it is not an omission in the text, but an error in the text. At least the report should be immediate, and the Legislation Bureau lacks a sense of responsibility as the entity that made the mistake." Did.

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General of the House of Councilors "Very disappointing and unfortunate problem"

At a press conference, the secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Hiroshige Seko, said, However, I would like to take appropriate measures in consultation with the opposition parties so that the wrong situation will be corrected as soon as possible. "