A bill to amend the National Voting Law, which stipulates the procedure for amending the Constitution, was passed by the Constitutional Review Board of the House of Representatives.
Constitutional amendment is expected to be one of the issues in the lower house elections to be held by autumn, and the pros and cons of the amendments indicated by each party will be questioned.
What is the referendum law?
In the procedure for amending the Constitution, the "draft of amendment" of the Constitution is submitted to the Diet, and if it is passed by the Constitutional Review Board of the People and the plenary session, a "referendum" will be held.
The "National Voting Law" stipulates the procedure.
Amendment bills can now be voted at stations and shopping centers
Amendment of the national referendum law, in accordance with the Public Offices Election Law
in addition to such other than polling station that has been decided in advance ▽ possible vote "Common polling stations" can be installed in the premises and shopping center of the station,
▽ ship It includes expanding the scope of the "offshore voting" above to trainees such as fisheries high schools on ocean voyages.
Insistence on regulation of TV advertising
The amendment was submitted by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and the Nippon Ishin no Kai in June 2018 to improve the convenience of voting. The ruling and opposition parties have not been able to discuss the matter due to the opposition party's opposition to the fact that it has shown its willingness to present the amendment to the examination committee, and the deliberation has continued.
The ruling party called for an early vote, but the Constitutional Democratic Party and others have no upper limit on the cost of TV advertising under the current law, so the claims of well-funded political parties and political groups could affect the results. He argued that it was premature to discuss advertising restrictions as well.
It has been about 3 years since the submission.
Constitutional Democratic Party is now the National Assembly indicates the policy for such advertising regulations that the "take action on the legislation in prospect three years after the enforcement" respond to the vote if incorporated into the lack of amendment, the Liberal Democratic Party and the constitutional In response to this The Liberal Democratic Party has agreed to make amendments in line with the proposal and to establish it within the session.
I want to proceed with discussions on the contents of the LDP constitutional amendment
The Liberal Democratic Party responded to the amendment of the Constitutional Democratic Party's request in the form of "swallowing", so to speak, to pass the amendment bill, which has been under continuous deliberation for three years, as soon as possible and enter into discussions on the constitutional amendment itself. Because there is an intention.
On Constitution Memorial Day, Prime Minister Suga pointed out that positioning emergency response in the Constitution as an example of measures against the new corona is "an extremely heavy and important issue," and expressed his willingness to amend the Constitution.
The Liberal Democratic Party wants to proceed with discussions on the contents of the constitutional amendment, using the four amendments such as "specifying the Self-Defense Forces" and "emergency response" that were compiled three years ago as a starting point.
Constitutional Democratic Party Prioritizes discussions on "legal measures"
The opposition parties were out of step with each other over the amendment.
The Constitutional Democratic Party has decided that it is not a good idea to seem to be resisting the procedural theory at the entrance, nearly three years after the submission of the amendment, in addition to the turmoil, so it proposes a concrete amendment. Then, I changed my attitude to accept the vote.
However, the Constitutional Democratic Party, have a Before discussing the contents of the constitutional amendment is essential to resolve the problems that remain in the national referendum law and advertising regulations, agreed to take on the prospect of the three years of the "Measures on the legislation." The policy is to ask for priority in discussions.
House of Representatives election Pros and cons of amendments indicated by each party and the content are expected to be questioned
Constitutional amendment is expected to be one of the issues in the lower house elections to be held by autumn, and the pros and cons of the amendments indicated by each party will be questioned.