The Aomori Prefectural Election Commission Secretariat is currently calling for a vote for the "49th House of Representatives Election and 25th Supreme Court Justice National Examination".

The election, which will be held on October 31, is the first House of Representatives election in four years. According to the secretariat, the voter turnout of Aomori Prefecture was 42.94% in the general election of members of the House of Councilors in the first year of Reiwa, ranking 44th in the country. In particular, the turnout of young people in their 20s was low, in the 20% range.

Nine university student supporters attending universities in the prefecture created leaflets and enlightenment videos to call for voting. Message relays featuring high school students from eight schools in the prefecture will be posted on the homepage and SNS such as Twitter and Facebook.

The promotional car "Decorenta", which is from Hirakawa and calls for a vote wrapping a photo of actress Ren Komai, is currently running in the prefecture, and the Hirosaki area is scheduled for October 30th to 31st.

At each polling place, as measures against infection with the new coronavirus, staff will wear masks, ventilate the venue, and disinfect the writing table and pencils. Mr. Takeshi Naraoka, the person in charge of the secretariat, said, "We ask the voters to cooperate in infection control, and if you are interested, bring a pencil and use early voting to alleviate the expected congestion on the day of voting. I want you to cooperate with me. "

The secretariat distributed 93,200 flower seeds with messages to 34 municipalities in the prefecture. It is distributed to voters, and there are two types, dianthus and cornflower.

Voting reception hours are from 7:00 to 20:00. Early voting is accepted from 8:30 to 20:00.