Following the Supreme Court's decision that it is unconstitutional for Japanese living abroad to vote in the national examination, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko hastened to develop a law to enable overseas voting in the national examination. I showed my thoughts.
On the 25th, the Supreme Court's large court said that it is unconstitutional to not allow a vote in a national examination to determine whether a judge of the Supreme Court is suitable for a national examination. I handed down my first judgment.
Regarding this, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko told reporters after the Cabinet meeting, "We will take the decision seriously and immediately consider measures to enable overseas voting for national examinations while discussing with all parties concerned." Said.
After that, she said, "It is necessary to carefully examine the contents of the judgment and consider a technically possible voting method, etc., and I think that legislative treatment is necessary," she said, and it is possible to vote abroad for national examination. He showed the idea of urgently developing the law to make it.