The House of Councilors Steering Committee will vote at the plenary session on the 11th at the board of directors on the 10th regarding the bill to amend the referendum law, which is centered on the establishment of polling stations in commercial facilities in the referendum for constitutional amendment. Agreed, and the amendment is expected to be approved and approved approximately three years after submission.
In accordance with the Public Offices Election Act, the amendment of the referendum law can set up a "common polling place" in the station yard or shopping center where you can vote for constitutional amendment referendums other than the predetermined polling place. It includes things like voting.
The amendment passed the House of Representatives in May and was approved by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Nippon Ishin no Kai, and the Democratic Party for the People at the House of Councilors Constitutional Review Board on the 9th.
Then, as a result of discussions on the handling at the board of directors of the House Steering Committee on the 10th, the ruling and opposition parties agreed to vote at the plenary session on the 11th.
As a result, the amendment is expected to be approved and approved approximately three years after it is submitted.