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Bright Election Promotion Council

Last updated on January 27, 2025.

What is a bright election promotion council?

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The "Bright Election Promotion Council" is an organization that works as a volunteer with the aim of realizing a clean election without injustice and actively participating in voting by voters who are the basis of democracy.

A "bright election" is an election in which voters are willing to participate in voting with awareness as sovereigns, elections are held openly and properly, and our intentions are correctly reflected in politics. .

Member

The council consists of promotion committee members recommended by representatives of each district in Kohoku Ward and PTA liaison councils, and promotion members recommended by Neighborhood Association and Neighborhood Associations in each district.

20 members of the Promotion Committee
237 promotion members

(As of May 22, 2023)

Major Activities

Street enlightenment
Call for voting at the time of election (Myorenji Station)

At the time of election, we call on the streets, such as in front of the station or shopping streets, for the purpose of informing voters of the voting day and voting.
Even when there is no election, we are developing a variety of businesses so that inhabitants of the ward can be interested in politics and elections.

Constant awareness

Participation in the Hometown Kohoku Fureai Festival

A booth is exhibited in the "Furusato Kohoku Fureai Festival" and a mock voting event is held. We have visitors select their favorite characters and vote, and distribute educational items.

Parent-child voting!

Commemorative photo with the election character "Ikot Jr."

2024

Voting date: Saturday, November 30, 2024
Voting venue: Yokohama Arena
Theme: Local Meisukun decision election
Results of election (PDF: 4,239KB)

※What is the local Meisukun?
This is a local version of the image character "Meisui-kun" of the Bright Election Promotion Association, which reflects local characteristics and specialties.
Person who wants to know in detail, please see "mesukun of election" (outside site) and "local mesukun" (outside site).

Holding of workshops

For promotion committee members and members of promotion, we hold workshops to raise awareness of bright election promotion campaigns and deepen our knowledge of politics and elections. .

Lecture scenery

2024

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Venue: Kohoku Ward Office
Theme: "Tips for Election Enlightenment in Reiwa" From a survey on sovereign education
Lecturer: Munenori Ichijima (Professor, Faculty of Law, Hakuoh University)

Enlightenment of young people and educational institutions

Visiting classes for elections, lending equipment

In elementary and junior high schools, high schools, etc. in the city, we conduct on-site election classes "Senkyo Forum" and rental of election equipment.

Support for sovereign education (on-site classes and lending of election equipment to schools)

Contest on the theme of election

We are planning contests and recruiting works for elementary, junior high and high school students who are future voters to raise interest in politics and elections. Prize-winning works are used for election enlightenment projects planned by the council.

Bright election message card contest

Issuance of the official newspaper "Ikot Communication"

We edit and publish the bulletin "Ikot Newsletter" in order to publish activities and news of elections, and to widely understand the bright election promotion campaign and the existence of the council.

See the paper

“Ikot Communication”

Enlightenment at the time of election

Wrapping car
Wrapping electric vehicle in collaboration with Yokohama F. Marinos characters

Implementation of street enlightenment

While distributing educational items in front of the station or in shopping streets, we are calling for publicity of voting days and participation in voting.

Enlightenment through Outdoor Advertising

We carry out enlightenment publicity by posting posters and banners to various places in the city, running wrapping cars, etc.

Appointment as a witness to vote in early voting

As a voting witness at an early polling place or an external witness when performing absentee voting at a hospital or nursing home, we cooperate with the witness in the polling place so that voting affairs can be performed fairly and appropriately.

“Ikot Communication”

[Latest Issue] No. 99 (issued in January 2025)

As a result of the general election of the lower house of the Diet on October 27, 2024, the Kanagawa Election Commission's group commendation, Senkyo Forum (Seishin Women's High School), bright election message card winning work, bright election promotion workshop, polling place barrier-free (voting support card, ballot paper entry aid), from the secretariat

Ikot Communication No. 99 (PDF: 1,917KB)

No. 98 (issued in June 2008)

2024 business plan, recruitment of works for bright election message card contest, change of division of lower house constituency, from the secretariat

Kohoku Ward Ikot Communication No. 98 (PDF: 1,009KB)

No. 97 (issued in February 2024)

Yokohama-shi, ward bright election promotion meet, oldness and Kohoku contact festival (character election), port Kita Mizuki of pose to vote, bright election message card contest prize-winning work, bright election promotion workshop, mock voting (Futoo Elementary School), work experience (Tarumachi Junior High School), editorial postscript

Kohoku Ward Ikot Communication No. 97 (PDF: 1,225KB)

No. 96 (issued in August 2023)

2023 business plan, recruitment of works for bright election message card contest, as a result of unified local election on April 9, 2023, university students visited the Election Administration Committee at Senkyo Forum (Komabayashi Elementary School) and internship.

Kohoku Ward Ikot Communication No. 96 (PDF: 1,166KB)

No. 95 (issued in January 2023)

Hometown Kohoku Fureai Festival (character election), 2022 catchphrase contest prize-winning works, Senkyo Forum (Tsunashima Elementary School), on-site classes (Seishin Women's High School), bright election promotion workshops

Ikot Communication No. 95 (PDF: 2,943KB)

No. 94 (issued in August 2022)

As a result of the regular meeting in 2022 and the regular election of the House of Councilors on July 10, 2022, Senkyo Forum (Futoo Elementary School)

Ikot Communication No. 94 (PDF: 1,674KB)

No. 93 (issued in November 2021)

August 22, 2021 Executive Yokohama Mayoral Election and October 31, 2021 As a result of the general election of members of the House of Representatives, Senkyo Forum (Kohoku Elementary School)

Ikot Communication No. 93 (PDF: 619KB)

No. 92 (issued in June 2021)

Announcement of Election, 2021 Business Plan, Senkyo Forum (Shinyoshida Daini Elementary School)

Ikot Communication No. 92 (PDF: 1,120KB)

No. 91 (issued in December 2020)

Senkyo Forum (Shinyoshida Daini Elementary School), introduction of educational goods, re-election of promotion committee members and promotion members, structure of the US presidential election, editorial postscript

Ikot Communication No. 91 (PDF: 423KB)

No. 90 (issued in August 2020)

2020 business plan, Senkyo Forum (Kohoku Elementary School), census will be carried out, notice of cancellation of promotion meeting, editorial postscript

Ikot Communication No. 90 (PDF: 554KB)

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