China News Service, October 20. According to a report from Japan’s TV Asahi on the 19th, the Japanese House of Representatives election has kicked off. Because pencils are required to vote, government officials in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture are sharpening pencils with all their strength.
On the 19th, the election for the Japanese House of Representatives kicked off. Because pencils are required for voting, government officials in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture are sharpening their pencils in order to make the voting go smoothly.
(Image source: Video screenshot of Asahi TV in Japan)
According to reports, as a countermeasure against the new crown epidemic, the pencils used in voting in this election will be taken away by voters.
To this end, Ota City specially ordered 103,000 pencils.
However, because the polling day was earlier than expected, in order to prepare pencils before the polling day, Ota City urgently purchased 10,000 pencils that are said to be anti-virus.
Government employees need to cut all of them for use during work breaks.
A staff member of the Ota City government said, “I started sharpening pencils a week ago. To be honest, I really don’t know how many pencils I have sharpened.”
According to reports, the pencils pre-ordered by the Ota City Government could arrive before the polling day.
Hasegawa Yuichi, an official of the Municipal Government’s Election Management Bureau, said: “In any case, we are finally able to welcome the arrival of election day.”
On October 19, the election for the 49th House of Representatives of Japan officially began, and voting and balloting will be conducted on October 31.
However, if voters cannot go to vote on the 31st for some reason, voters can vote in advance from the 20th to the 31st.