(Purpose)
Article 1. The purpose of this Law is to provide for the standard of the expenses to be charged to the National Treasury, which is required for carrying out the elections for the members of the Diet, etc. under the management of the election administration commission of To, Do, Fu or prefecture, city, town or village.
(Definition)
Article 2. In this Law, the term "elections for members of the Diet, etc." shall mean the elections for members of the Diet and the People's examination of the Supreme Court Judges and voting under the provisions of Article 95 of the Constitution of Japan.
2 In this Law, "large city" shall mean the city under Article 155 paragraph 2 of the Local Autonomy Law (Law No.67 of 1947) and "ward" shall mean the ward of the large city and the special ward of the metropolis.
(Computation of the Standard of Expenses)
Article 3. The Standard of expenses for execution of elections for members of the Diet, etc. shall be fixed with respect to the items of expenses listed below:
(1) Expenses for polling office;
(2) Expenses for ballot-counting office;
(3) Expenses for election meeting and election submeeting;
(4) Expenses for issuance of election bulletins;
(5) Expenses for public notice of names of candidates;
(6) Expenses for public management of facilities for speech meeting;
(7) Expenses for competitive speech meeting;
(8) Expenses for public management of newspaper advertisement;
(9) Expenses for poster paper;
(Expenses for Polling Office)
Article 4. The basic amount of expenses for the polling office shall be as mentioned in the following chart:
Ward, City, Town or Village |
Number of Voters in Precinet Ward |
|
|
Date of Election City Date of Election Town or Village Date of Election |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
|
|
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
Under 500 |
3,126 |
4,374 |
4,686 |
2,962 |
4,066 |
4,342 |
2,282 |
2,922 |
3,082 |
500 and more Under 1,000 |
3,427 |
4,883 |
5,247 |
3,239 |
4,527 |
4,849 |
2,535 |
3,335 |
3,535 |
1,000 and mare Under 2,000 |
4,748 |
6,412 |
6,828 |
4,456 |
5,928 |
6,296 |
3,355 |
4,155 |
4,355 |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
5,819 |
7,691 |
8,159 |
5,443 |
7,099 |
7,513 |
4,228 |
5,188 |
5,428 |
3,000 and more Under 5,000 |
7,450 |
9,530 |
10,050 |
6,950 |
8,790 |
9,250 |
5,561 |
6,681 |
6,961 |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
9,462 |
11,958 |
12,582 |
8,814 |
11,022 |
11,574 |
6,974 |
8,254 |
8,574 |
10,000 and more Under 15,000 |
12,525 |
15,645 |
16,425 |
11,645 |
14,405 |
15,095 |
9,240 |
10,840 |
11,240 |
15,000 and more Under 20,000 |
17,332 |
21,908 |
23,037 |
16,084 |
20,132 |
21,144 |
12,705 |
15,105 |
15,705 |
20,000 and more |
22,440 |
28,680 |
30,240 |
20,800 |
26,320 |
27,700 |
16,170 |
19,370 |
20,170 |
2 With respect to the polling office in the district where the duty place allowance based upon the Law Administering the New Pay of Government Employees (Law No.46 of 1948)(hereinafter to be referred to as "the duty place allowance" ) is supplied, the following amount multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added:
Ward, City, Town or Village |
Number of Voters in Precinet Ward |
|
|
Date of Election City Date of Election Town or Village Date of Election |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
|
|
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
Under 500 |
1,266 |
2,514 |
2,826 |
1,122 |
2,226 |
2,502 |
652 |
1,292 |
1,452 |
500 and more Under 1,000 |
1,477 |
2,933 |
3,297 |
1,309 |
2,597 |
2,919 |
815 |
1,615 |
1,815 |
1,000 and more Under 2,000 |
1,688 |
3,352 |
3,768 |
1,496 |
2,968 |
3,336 |
815 |
1,615 |
1,815 |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
1,899 |
3,771 |
4,239 |
1,683 |
3,339 |
3,753 |
978 |
1,938 |
2,178 |
3,000 and more Under 5,000 |
2,110 |
4,190 |
4,710 |
1,870 |
3,710 |
4,170 |
1,141 |
2,261 |
2,541 |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
2,532 |
5,028 |
5,652 |
2,244 |
4,452 |
5,004 |
1,304 |
2,584 |
2,904 |
10,000 and more Under 1,5000 |
3,165 |
6,285 |
7,065 |
2,805 |
5,565 |
6,255 |
1,630 |
3,230 |
3,630 |
15,000 and more Under 20,000 |
4,642 |
9,218 |
10,362 |
4,114 |
8,162 |
9,174 |
2,445 |
4,845 |
5,445 |
20,000 and more |
6,330 |
12,570 |
14,130 |
5,610 |
11,130 |
12,510 |
3,260 |
4,460 |
7,260 |
3 In case the persons engaged in the affairs of the polling office carries the ballot box to the ballot-counting office on the following day of the election 904 yen in case of the ward,800 yen in case of the city,696 yen in case of the town and village shall be added as the overtime allowance. However, in the district where the duty place allowance is supplied, the amount mentioned in the above plus the amount mentioned in the above multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added.
4 In case of the preceding paragraph, the amount of expense for the inspector of voting as referred to in the provisions of Article 14 shall be added for the expense required for the inspector of voting to carry the ballot box.
5 With respect to the polling office in case the election takes place during the time from November 1 to March 31,180 yen shall be added for the expense of the fuel. However, with respect to the polling office in the district where the cold district allowance based upon the Law concerning Payment of the Cold District Allowance and Coal Allowance to the National Public Service Personnel (Law No.200 of 1949)(hereinafter referred to as "the cold district allowance" ) is supplied,225 yen for the first class district,270 yen for the second class district,315 yen for the third class district,360 yen for the fourth class district shall be added.
6 With respect to the polling office in the precinct where the municipal office, ward office or town and village office are established, the amount mentioned in the following chart shall be reduced as the unnecessary travelling expense and expense of communication:
|
Ward, City |
Town or Village |
Number of Voters in Precinet Ward, City Town or Village |
|
|
|
Under 500 |
320 yen |
220 yen |
500 and more Under 1,000 |
370 ,, |
270 ,, |
1,000 and more Under 2,000 |
420 ,, |
270 ,, |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
470 ,, |
320 ,, |
3,000 and more Under 5,000 |
520 ,, |
370 ,, |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
620 ,, |
420 ,, |
10,000 and more Under 15,000 |
770 ,, |
520 ,, |
15,000 and more Under 20,000 |
1,120 ,, |
770 ,, |
20,000 and more |
1,520 ,, |
1,020 ,, |
7 In case the polling office is established 12km or more away from the municipal office, ward office or town and village office, the travelling expense and expense for communication specially required shall be added.
8 In case the polling office is established in the building which does not belong to the management of the city, town or village (including the special ward), the amount of rent approved in advance by the election administration commission of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall be added.
9 With respect to the polling office in case the sleighs are required to carry the ballot box on account of the snow, the carriage expense specially required shall be added.
(Expenses of the Ballot-counting Office)
Article 5. The basic amount of expense for the ballot-counting office where the ballots are opened on the day of election shall be as mentioned in the following chart:
|
Ward |
City |
Town or Village |
Number of Voters in the ballot-counting district Ward City Town or Vilage |
|
|
|
|
Under 1,000 |
3,760 yen |
3,580 yen |
2,930 yen |
1,000 and more Under 2,000 |
4,396 ,, |
4,164 ,, |
3,300 ,, |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
5,916 ,, |
5,568 ,, |
4,272 ,, |
3,000 and more Under 5,000 |
7,972 ,, |
7,480 ,, |
5,846 ,, |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
10,448 ,, |
9,780 ,, |
7,624 ,, |
10,000 and more Under 15,000 |
13,455 ,, |
12,543 ,, |
9,634 ,, |
15,000 and more Under 20,000 |
16,210 ,, |
15,110 ,, |
11,790 ,, |
20,000 and more Under 30,000 |
18,708 ,, |
17,412 ,, |
13,540 ,, |
30,000 and more |
24,272 ,, |
22,548 ,, |
17,640 ,, |
2 With respect to the ballot-counting office under the preceding paragraph which is established in the district where the duty place allowance is supplied, the following amount multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added:
|
Ward |
City |
Town or Village |
Number of Voters in the ballot-counting district Ward City Town or Vilage |
|
|
|
|
Under 1,000 |
1,430 yen |
1,270 yen |
770 yen |
1,000 and more Under 2,000 |
1,716 ,, |
1,524 ,, |
880 ,, |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
2,574 ,, |
2,286 ,, |
1,320 ,, |
3,000 and more Under 5,000 |
3,146 ,, |
2,794 ,, |
1.650 ,, |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
4,004,, |
3,556,, |
2,090,, |
10,000 and more Under 15,000 |
5,291,, |
4,699,, |
2,750,, |
15,000 and more Under 20,000 |
5,720,, |
5,080,, |
2,970,, |
20,000 and more Under 30,000 |
6,578,, |
5,842,, |
3,410,, |
30,000 and more |
7,722,, |
6,858,, |
3,960,, |
3 The basic amount of expenses for the ballot-counting office where the ballots are opened on the following day of election shall be equal to the amount, of which the following amount is deducted from the basic amount under paragraph 1:
|
Ward, |
City, |
Town or Village |
Number of Voters in the ballot-counting district Ward Date of ballot-counting City Date of ballot-counting Town or Village Date of ballot-counting |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
|
|
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
Under 1,000 |
1,430 |
390 |
130 |
1,270 |
350 |
120 |
770 |
210 |
70 |
1,000 and more Under 2,000 |
1,716 |
468 |
156 |
1,524 |
420 |
144 |
880 |
240 |
80 |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
2,574 |
702 |
234 |
2,286 |
630 |
216 |
1,320 |
360 |
120 |
3,000 and more Under 5,000 |
3,146 |
858 |
286 |
2,794 |
770 |
264 |
1,650 |
450 |
150 |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
4,004 |
1,092 |
364 |
3,556 |
980 |
336 |
2,090 |
570 |
190 |
10,000 and more Under 15,000 |
5,291 |
1,443 |
481 |
4,699 |
1,295 |
444 |
2,750 |
750 |
250 |
15,000 and more Under 20,000 |
5,720 |
1,560 |
520 |
5,080 |
1,400 |
480 |
2,970 |
810 |
270 |
20,000 and more Under 30,000 |
6,578 |
1,794 |
598 |
5,842 |
1,610 |
552 |
3,410 |
930 |
310 |
30,000 and more |
7,722 |
2,106 |
702 |
6,858 |
1,890 |
648 |
3,960 |
1,080 |
360 |
4 With respect to the ballot-counting office under the preceding paragraph which is established in the district where the duty place allowance is supplied, the amount mentioned in the following chart multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added:
|
Ward, |
City, |
Town or Village |
Number of Voters in the ballot-counting district Ward Date of ballot-counting City Date of ballot-counting Town or Village Date of ballot-counting |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
|
|
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
Under 1,000 |
1,040 |
1,300 |
920 |
1,150 |
560 |
700 |
1,000 and more Under 2,000 |
1,248 |
1,560 |
1,104 |
1,380 |
640 |
800 |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
1,872 |
2,340 |
1,656 |
2,070 |
960 |
1,200 |
3,000 and more Under 5,000 |
2,288 |
2,860 |
2,024 |
2,530 |
1,200 |
1,500 |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
2,912 |
3,640 |
2,576 |
5,220 |
1,520 |
1,900 |
10,000 and more Under 15,000 |
3,848 |
4,810 |
3,404 |
4,255 |
2,000 |
2,500 |
15,000 and more Under 20,000 |
4,160 |
5,200 |
3,680 |
4,600 |
2,160 |
2,700 |
20,000 and more Under 30,000 |
4,784 |
5,980 |
4,232 |
5,290 |
2,480 |
3,100 |
30,000 and more |
5,616 |
7,020 |
4,968 |
6,210 |
2,880 |
3,600 |
5 The provisions of paragraps 3 and 5 of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the expense of the duty place allowance for the persons engaged in business of the ballot-counting office under paragraph 3 and the expense of the fuel for the ballot-counting office under paragraphs 1 and 3.
6 With respect to the ballot-counting office of the city which is established in the place where the prefectural office is or the ballot-counting office of the town or village which is established in the place where the branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture is,666 yen shall be reduced for the unnecessary travelling expense and expense for communication.
7 In case the ballot-counting office of the city is established 12 km or more away from the prefectural office and the ballot-counting office of the town or village is established 12 km away from the branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture the travelling expense and expense for communication specially required shall be added.
8 In case the ballot-counting office is established in the building which does not belong to the management of the city, town or village (including the special ward), the amount of rent approved in advance by the election administration commission of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall be added.
9 With regard to the ballot-counting office in the ballot-counting district having the voters of thirty thousand and more, the basic amount of expenses of the ballot-counting office computed in accordance with the provision of each of the preceding paragraphs, multiplied by thirty per cent shall be added per ten thousand voters exceeding over thirty thousand voters.
(Expenses of Election Meeting and Election Submeeting)
Article 6. The basic amount of expenses of the election meeting on the election of the members of the House of Representatives shall be 112.800 yen.
2 In case the election of members of the House of Councillors from the Local Constituency and the election of members of the House of Councillors from the National Constituency are held simultaneously, the basic amount of expenses for the election meeting and election submeeting shall be 428,446 yen.
3 With respect to the election meeting or election submeeting held in the district where the duty place allowance is supplied, the amount mentioned in the following chart multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added:
Election Meeting of Election Submeeting Place where Election Meeting or Submeeting is held |
Ward |
City, Town or Village |
|
|
|
|
Election Meeting on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives yen yen |
27,118 yen |
23,990 yen |
Election Meeting on the Election of Members of the House of Councillors from the Local Constituency and Election Submeeting of the Election of the Members of the House of Councillors from the National Constituency |
37,141 |
32,856 |
4 In case the election meeting or election submeeting is held during from November 1 to March 31, 6300 yen shall be added for the expense of the fuel; provided that, in case the election meeting or election submeeting is held in the district where the cold district allowance is supplied, 7,875 yen in the 1st class district, 9,450 yen in the 2nd class district, 11,025 yen in the 3rd class district and 12,600 yen in the 4th class district shall be added.
(Expenses for Issuance of Election Bulletins)
Article 7. The basic amount of expenses for issuance of Election Bulletins shall be the amount mentioned in the following chart multiplied by the number of households in To, Do, Fu or prefecture concerned:
Election |
Election of Members of the House of Representative or Election of Members of the House of Councillors from Local Constituency |
Election of Members of the House of Councillors from National Constituency |
Number of Candidates |
District or Numbers of Candidates District or Numbers Candidates |
To and Fu or prefecture which has large city |
Other District and prefecture |
Under 150 |
150 and more Under 200 |
200 and more Under 250 |
250 and more Under 300 |
300 and more |
Number of Households of Prefecture |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
100,000 and more Under 200,000 |
- |
3.86 |
5.53 |
6.46 |
7.44 |
8.42 |
9.20 |
(2) |
200,000 and more Under 300,000 |
- |
3.61 |
5.27 |
6.15 |
7.13 |
8.16 |
9.00 |
(3) |
300,000 and more Under 400,000 |
- |
3.48 |
5.07 |
5.90 |
6.88 |
7.82 |
8.97 |
(4) |
400,000 and more Under 500,000 |
3.37 |
3.36 |
4.67 |
5.65 |
6.84 |
7.51 |
8.33 |
(5) |
500,000 and more Under 700,000 |
2.79 |
2.78 |
4.55 |
5.44 |
6.43 |
7.30 |
8.10 |
(6) |
700,000 and more Under 1,000,000 |
2.68 |
2.67 |
4.31 |
5.23 |
6.16 |
6.99 |
7.77 |
(7) |
1,000,000 and more |
2.09 |
2.09 |
4.29 |
5.22 |
6.15 |
6.98 |
7.76 |
2 The basic amount of expenses for issuance of election bulletins of To, Do, Fu or prefecture, under items (1) to (6) inclusive in the chart of the preceding paragraph shall not exceed the basic amount of expenses for issuance of election bulletins of To, Do, Fu or prefecture of the next upper column.
3 In case the branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture or municipal office is 12 km away from the prefectural office and the town and village office is 12 km away from the branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture, the expense for communication specially required shall be added.
4 With respect to the town or village which needs specially the expense for communication to distribute the election bulletins because of its sparse population, the amount fixed by the National Election Commission shall be added.
(Expenses for Public Notice of Names of Candidates)
Article 8. The basic amount of expenses for public notice of names of candidates shall be as mentioned in the following chart for each polling office:
Election |
Election of Members of the House of Representatives or Election of Members of the House of Councillors from Local Constituency |
Election of Members of the House of Councillors from National Constituency |
Number of Candidates |
|
|
|
Under 14 |
313 yen |
- |
14 and more Under 27 |
326 ,, |
- |
27 and more Under 100 |
338 ,, |
52 yen |
100 and more Under 150 |
- |
68 ,, |
150 and more Under 200 |
- |
83 ,, |
200 and more Under 250 |
- |
98 ,, |
250 and more Under 300 |
- |
113 ,, |
300 and more Under 350 |
- |
127 ,, |
350 and more |
- |
142 ,, |
(Expenses for Public Management of Facilities for Speech Meeting)
Article 9. The basic amount of expenses required for public management of facilities in case of holding the speech meeting by making use of the facilities of school, etc. shall be as mentioned in the following chart:
Ward, City, Town or Village |
|
|
|
Area (tsubo)of Facilities of speech Meeting Hall Ward Time of Speech Meeting City Time of Speech Meeting Toen or Village Time of Speech Meeting |
Day time |
Night |
Day time |
Night |
Day time |
Night |
|
|
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
Under 50 tsubo |
466 |
748 |
446 |
700 |
416 |
579 |
50 and more tsubo Under 100 tsubo |
466 |
755 |
446 |
707 |
416 |
586 |
100 and more tsubo Under 150 tsubo |
466 |
785 |
446 |
737 |
416 |
616 |
150 and more tsubo |
466 |
845 |
446 |
797 |
416 |
676 |
2 In case the speech meeting is held at night in the district where the duty place allowance is supplied,244 yen in case of the ward,216 yen in case of the city,125 yen in case of the town and village multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added.
3 In case the speech meeting is held in the daytime of Sunday,195 yen in case of the ward,173 yen in case of the city,100 yen in case of the town or village shall be added. However, in case of the district where the duty place allowance is supplied, the sum total of the amount plus this amount multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added.
4 In case the speech meeting is held in the daytime of a holiday, the basic amount shall be the same as the basic amount of expenses for night.
5 If the temporary installation of the electric lamp is required in case the speech meeting is held at night, 67 yen in case the meeting hall covers less than 50 tsubo area, 95 yen in case the hall covers 50 tsubo area and more and under 100 tsubo area,140 yen in case the hall covers 100 tsubo area and more and under 150 tsubo area,240 yen in case the hall covers 150 tsubo area and more shall be added.
6 If the wiring is required in the case of the preceding paragraph,404 yen shall be added. However, this applies only to the case where the building in which the speech meeting is held has the equipment of electric lamp and the temporary installation of the electric light is usually made for meeting therein.
7 In case the speech meeting is held during the time from November 1 to March 31, 72 yen shall be added for the expense of the fuel; provided that, with respect to the meeting hall in the district where the cold district allowance is supplied, 90 yen in case of the 1st class district,108 yen in case of the 2nd class district,126 yen in case of the 3rd class district and 144 yen in case of the 4th class district shall be added.
8 in case the corridor of the meeting hall is used for the audience's seats, the area of the corridor shall be counted as the area of the meeting hall.
9 In case the rent for the meeting hall which was provided for separately that amount of the rent shall be the basic amount.
(Expenses for Competitive Speech Meeting)
Article 10. The basic amount of the expenses required for public management of facilities of the competitive speech meeting hall in the election of the members the House of Representatives and the election of the members of the House of Councillors from Local Constituency shall be as mentioned in the following chart:
Ward, City, Town or Village |
|
|
|
Time of Speech Meeting Ward Date of Speech Meeting City Date of Speech Meeting Town or Viilage Date of Speech Meeting |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
|
Facilities |
|
|
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
School |
Day time |
1,229 |
1,749 |
1,879 |
1,209 |
1,669 |
1,784 |
1,179 |
1,579 |
1,679 |
Night |
2,014 |
2,014 |
2,014 |
1,919 |
1,919 |
1,919 |
1,814 |
1,814 |
1,814 |
Facilities except school |
Day time |
3,229 |
3,749 |
3,879 |
3,209 |
3,669 |
3,784 |
3,179 |
3,579 |
3,679 |
Night |
4,014 |
4,014 |
3,919 |
3,919 |
3,919 |
3,919 |
3,814 |
3,814 |
3,814 |
2 With respect to the competitive speech meeting held in the district where the duty place allowance is supplied, the amount mentioned in the following chart multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added:
Ward, City, Town or Village |
|
|
|
Time of Speech Meeting Ward Date of Speech Meeting City Date of Speech Meeting Town or Viilage Date of Speech Meeting |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
Weekday |
Sunday |
Holiday |
|
|
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
Day time |
- |
520 |
650 |
- |
460 |
575 |
- |
400 |
500 |
Night |
650 |
650 |
650 |
575 |
575 |
575 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
3 The provisions of paragraph 7 of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the expense of the fuel for the competitive speech meeting under paragraph 1.
(Expenses for Public Management of Newspaper Advertisement)
Article 11. The National Election Administration Commission shall provide the expenses required for public management of the newspaper advertisement.
(Expenses for Poster Paper)
Article 12. The amount of expenses for poster paper to be used by the candidate shall be the amount mentioned in the following chart for each candidate, provided that, with respect to the election of the members of the House of Councillors from Local Constituency,400 yen shall be added to the basic amount for each district, in case the number of the election district for the members of the House of Representatives in the election district of the House of Councillors exceeds over two:
1. 1,200 yen...... Candidate in the election of the members of the House of Representatives and the election of the members of the House of Councillors from Local Constituency;
2. 8,000 yen...... Candidate in the election of the members of the House of Councillors elected from National Constituency.
(Business Expenses)
Article 13. In addition to the expenses under the provisions of Articles 4 to 12 inclusive, the expenses required for the election business (including enlightenment propaganda) of the election administration commission of To, Do, Fu or prefecture, city ward, town or village shall be as mentioned in the following chart. However, the election administration commission of To, Do, Fu or prefecture may, with respect to the city, town or village which is under special circumstances as to the number of voters and households, the number of polling office and ballot-counting office and the district, provide for another basic amount after consulting with the National Election Administration Commission:
1. To, Do, Fu or prefecture
Number of Voters |
Under 500,000 |
500,000 and more Under 1,000,000 |
1,000,000 and more Under 1,500,000 |
1,500,000 and more Under 2,000,000 |
2,000,000 and more Under 3,000,000 |
3,000,000 and more |
Do, Fu or Prefecture which has large city |
Other Do, Fu or Prefecture |
Do, Fu or Prefecture which has large city |
Other Do, Fu or Prefecture |
|
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
Amount of Expense |
2,368,322 |
2,958,951 |
7,969,346 |
14,556,697 |
4,159,028 |
4,119,580 |
5,969,346 |
5,921,209 |
2. Branch office or local branch office To, Do, Fu or prefecture 195,750 yen
3. Large City 675,047 yen
4. Ward
Number of Voters |
Under 50,000 |
50,000 and more Under 100,000 |
100,000 and more Under 150,000 |
150,000 and more |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Expense |
227,828 yen |
334,328 yen |
471,828 yen |
629,328 yen |
5. City
Number of Voters |
Under 30,000 |
30,000 and more Under 50,000 |
50,000 and more Under 100,000 |
100,000 and more Under 150,000 |
|
150,000 and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of Expense |
104,876 yen |
164,420 yen |
|
285,660 yen |
452,185 yen |
600,685 yen |
6. Town or Village
Number of Voters |
Under 1,000 |
1,000 and more Under 2,000 |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
3,000 and more Under 5,000 |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
10,000 and more Under 20,000 |
20,000 and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of Expense |
9,730 yen |
11,910 yen |
16,960 yen |
27,430 yen |
39,645 yen |
52,645 yet |
71,435 yen |
2 In case prefectural office, the branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture, municipal office, ward office or town and village office is in the district where the duty place allowance is supplied, the amount mentioned in each item of the following chart multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added:
1. To, Do, Fu or prefecture
Number of Voters |
Under 500,000 |
500,000 and more Under 1,000,000 |
1,000,000 and more Under 1,500,000 |
1,500,000 and more Under 2,000,000 |
2,000,000 and more Under 3,000,000 |
3,000,000 and more |
Do, Fu or Prefecture which has large city |
Other Do, Fu or Prefecture |
Do, Fu or Prefecture which has large city |
Other Do, Fu, or Prefecture |
|
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
yen |
Amount of Expense |
123,245 |
143,874 |
185,951 |
164,503 |
209,269 |
185,132 |
209,269 |
289,620 |
2. Branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture 54,290 yen
3. Large City 137,665 yen
5. City
Number of Voters |
Under 30,000 |
30,000 and more Under 50,000 |
50,000 and more Under 100,000 |
100,000 and more Under 150,000 |
150,000 and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of Expense |
30,244 yen |
32,188 yen |
46,778 yen |
66,303 yen |
66,303 yen |
6. Town or Village
Number of Voters |
Under 1,000 |
1,000 and more Under 2,000 |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
3,000 and more Under 3,000 |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
10,000 and more Under 20,000 |
20,000 and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of Expense |
3,390 yen |
3,390 yen |
6,360 yen |
11,020 yen |
16,965 yen |
20,355 yen |
23,745 yen |
3 In case the voting or counting of votes is held on a holiday the amount mentioned in the following chart shall be added;provided that in case of the preceding paragraph, the sum total of this amount plus this amount multiplied by the percentage of the duty place allowance shall be added:
1. To, Do, Fu or prefecture
Number of Voters |
Under 500,000 |
500,000 and more Under 1,000,000 |
1,000,000 and more Under 1,500,000 |
1,500,000 and more Under 2,000,000 |
2,000,000 and more Under 3,000,000 |
3,000,000 and more |
Do, Fu or Prefecture which has large city |
Other Do, Fu or Prefecture |
Do, Fu or Prefecture which has large city |
Other Do, Fu or Prefecture |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of Expense |
9,200 yen |
10,350 yen |
13,000 yen |
11,500 yen |
14,300 yen |
12,650 yen |
14,300 yen |
23,400 yen |
2. Branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture 4,600 yen
5. City
Number of Voters |
Under 30,000 |
30,000 and more Under 50,000 |
50,000 and more Under 100,000 |
100,000 and more Under 150,000 |
150,000 and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of Expense |
690 yen |
1,150 yen |
2,300 yen |
3,450 yen |
3,450 yen |
6. Town or Village
Number of Voters |
Under 1,000 |
1,000 and more Under 2,000 |
2,000 and more Under 3,000 |
3,000 and more Under 5,000 |
5,000 and more Under 10,000 |
10,000 and more Under 20,000 |
20,000 and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount of Expense |
- |
- |
- |
400 yen |
600 yen |
600 yen |
600 yen |
4 In case the election takes place during the time from November 1 to March 31, 2,160 yen for To, Do, Fu or prefecture, 1,080 yen for the branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture or the city, ward, town or village shall be added. However, in case the prefectural office, branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture, municipal office, ward office, or town or village office is located in the district where the cold district allowance is supplied, the amount mentioned in the following chart shall be added:
Prefecture, City, Town or Village etc. |
Prefecture |
Branch office or local branch office of the Prefecture, City, Town or Village |
District |
|
|
|
1st class district |
2,700 yen |
1,350 yen |
2nd class district |
3,240 ,, |
1,620 ,, |
3rd class district |
3,780 ,, |
1,890 ,, |
4th class district |
4,320 ,, |
2,160 ,, |
5 The travelling expense and expense for communication included in the basic amount may be increased or decreased in proportion to the length of the distance to Tokyo in case of the prefectural office;to the prefectural office in case of the branch office, local branch office of the prefecture, municipal office or special ward office;to the branch office or local branch office of To, Do, Fu or prefecture in case of the town and village office.
(Amount of Reimbursement of Expenses for Presiding Officer of Election)
Article 14. The amount of expenses required for the duties of the poll superintendent, the ballot-counting superintendent, the presiding officer of election, the presiding officer of the election submeeting, the poll inspector, the ballot-counting inspector and the inspector of election shall be as mentioned in the following chart:
Election |
House of Representatives |
House of Councillors from Local Constituency |
House of Councillors from National Constituency |
Poll Superintendent Ballot-counting Superintendent, Presiding Officer of Election, etc. |
|
|
|
|
Poll Superintendent |
300 yen |
300 yen |
300 yen |
Ballot-counting Superintendent |
300 ,, |
300 ,, |
300 ,, |
Presiding Officer of Election |
500 ,, |
500 ,, |
1,000 ,, |
Presiding Officer of Election Submeeting |
- |
- |
500 ,, |
Poll Inspector |
100 yen per day |
100 yen per day |
100 yen per day |
Ballot-counting Inspector |
100 yen per day |
100 yen per day |
100 yen per day |
Inspector of Election |
100 yen per day |
150 yen per day |
150 yen per day |
2 The expense for travelling on duty of the presiding officer of the election or the presiding officer of the election submeeting shall be these for the railway fare, the passage fare, the car-fare, the daily allowance and the charge for the bed and board, and the amount and the method of payment of the said expenses shall be as prescribed by the National Election Administration Commission.
3 The amount of expense under paragraph 1 shall be included in the basic amount as referred to in Articles 4 to 6 inclusive.
(Expenses for the People's Examination of the Judges of the Supreme Court)
Article 15. With regard to the amount of expenses required for the People's Examination of the Judges of the Supreme Court (hereinafter referred to as "the People's Examination" ), the amount of expenses for the examination submeeting of People's Examination shall be one-third of the House of Councillors from Local Constituency and the expenses for the election submeeting for the members of the House of Councillors from National Constituency;the amount of the expense for issuance of the examination bulletins shall be corresponding to the amount of the election expense for issuance of the election bulletins of members of the House of Councillors from Local Constituency;and the amount of the expense required for noticing of names of the judges shall be corresponding to the amount of the expense required for noticing of names of the candidates for the members of the House of Councillors from Local Constituency.
2 The expenses required for the People's Examination in addition to the items as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be included in the expenses for the general election of the members of the House of Representatives.
(Expenses for Voting as referred to in Article 95 of the Constitution of Japan)
Article 16. With regard to the amount of expenses necessary for the voting under the provisions of Article 95 of the Constitution of Japan, in case the voting is held in one city, town or village (including the special ward) or more, the amount of expenses shall be limited within the amount equal to one half amount of the expenses computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, Article 5 and Article 13;in case the voting is held in one To, Do, Fu or more, the expenses concerning the prefecture, the branch office and local branch office and local branch office of the prefecture shall be limited within the amount equal to one half amount of the expenses computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 13, and in the same case, the expenses concerning the city, town and village in To, Do, Fu or prefecture concerned shall be limited within the amount equal to one half amount of the expenses computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, Article 5 and Article 13.
(Expenses for Re-elections, etc.)
Article 17. The amount of the expenses required for the execution of re-elections and by-elections of the members of the Diet and the execution of people's re-examination shall be limited within the amount equal to two-thirds of the amount computed in accordance with the provisions of Articles 4 to 15 inclusive.
(Delivery)
Article 18. The National Election Administration Commission shall deliver to To, Do, Fu or prefecture the expenses required for the election administration commission of the prefecture and the expenses required for the election administration commission of the city, town or village within the area of To, Do, Fu or prefecture concerned which were computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 to the preceding Article inclusive and provided for in the budget. To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall deliver to the city, town or village the amount which was delivered as the expenses required for the city, town or village in To, Do, Fu or prefecture concerned.
2 In case To, Do, Fu or prefecture, or city, town or village can not manage the election of the members of the Diet, etc. with the grant as referred to the preceding paragraph owing to the unavoidable accident or other special circumstances, the National Election Administration Commission may deliver the additional expenses necessary, within the amount of five per cent of the grant, under the preceding paragraph which is provided for in the budget.
3 When To, Do, Fu or prefecture, or the city, town or village need not carry into effect a part of business affairs concerning the election of the members of the Diet, etc. which was expected to be carried out with the grant under the provisions of preceding two paragraphs, the National Election Administration Commission may demand To, Do, Fu or prefecture or the city, town or village to return the amount in part or whole, equal to the unnecessary business expense out of the grant which was already delivered.
(Standard of Establishment of Polling District or Ballot-counting District)
Article 19. In case the election administration commission of the city, ward, town or village intends to divide the city, ward, town or village into a few polling districts or to increase the number of the polling district and the election administration commission of To, Do, Fu or prefecture intends to divide the city into a few ballot-counting districts or increase the number of the ballot-counting district, the election administration commission shall observe the standard thereof as provided for by the National Election Administration Commission.
(Meaning of the Number of Voters and Households)
Article 20. The Number of votes in this Law shall be the number of voters registered in the elector's list of the members of the House of Representatives, which shall be concluded on December 20 of the preceding year, provided that, it may be allowed to use the number of voters registered in the elector's list used in the election or people's examination, if the number of voters of the elector's list for the members of the House of Representatives is greatly different from the number of voters registered in the elector's list used in the election or people's examination.
2 The number of households in this law shall be prepared according to the latest number publicly noticed in the Official Gazette.
(Application of this Law to the Association of Local Public Bodies)
Article 21. With regard to the application of this Law, the all affairs association and the town or village office affairs association shall be regarded as a town or village and the office of such association shall be regarded as the office of town or village.