Preparations are underway in various parts of the country, two days before the ballot counting date for the lower house election.

Polling place preparations proceed Nagoya

Of these, in Nagoya City, preparations for polling stations are underway while taking measures against infection with the new coronavirus.



In this House of Representatives election, a total of 3245 polling stations will be set up in the three Tokai prefectures, and at Higashisakura Elementary School in Higashi-ku, Nagoya City, polling stations were set up on the afternoon of the 29th.



In the special activity room on the first floor of the school building, 17 people, including city officials, assembled a ballot table and set up a ballot box.



In addition, as a countermeasure against the infection of the new coronavirus, transparent sheets were installed between the people in charge of office work and voters on the day, and disposable pencils were prepared.

Atsushi Aoki, a staff member of the Higashi Ward Office who was involved in the preparatory work, said, "We are taking all possible measures against the new corona, so we are waiting for your vote."

Advance voting on the island Hokkaido

On the 29th, the House of Representatives election is being voted up on Teuri Island and Yagishiri Island in Haboro Town, Hokkaido.



On Teuri Island and Yagishiri Island in Haboro Town on the Sea of ​​Japan side, ballot boxes are carried by ferry and the votes are counted at the ballot counting office in the center of the town. I will transport it in advance.



Of these, at the polling place on Yagishiri Island, when the acceptance of votes started at 7:00 am, residents visited one after another and cast votes.



According to the Haboro Town Election Commission, the combined voter turnout of the two islands as of 4:00 pm is 27.25%, which is 7.33 points lower than the previous election four years ago.



A fisherman in his 50s who came to vote said, "I voted with hope that the life of the island would be enriched."

Takanori Kanamaru, director of the Yagishiri branch of the Haboro Town Hall, said, "Voting is proceeding smoothly. I want more people to come."



The advance voting for Teuri Island and Yagishiri Island will be held until 7:00 pm on the 29th, and the ballot box will be carried by ferry on the 30th, stored strictly at the government office, and will be counted on the 31st.