Key Facts
• July 5: Yokohama City announced errors at an early voting site.
• Incorrect party and candidate lists were displayed at Kanagawa Ward Office.
• 40% of the displayed content was inaccurate, based on a test list.
• The list included 167 names from 18 parties, but the correct data had 172 names from 16 parties.
• 74 registered candidates were missing, while 69 unregistered names were included.
• Errors were displayed from July 4, 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM.
• 168 voters cast ballots during this period.
• Mistaken votes may be invalidated.
• Cause: A test list sent on June 24 was mistakenly used instead of the official list sent on July 3.
• The error was identified after a citizen reported discrepancies on July 4 at 7 PM.
Summary
Yokohama City revealed that incorrect party and candidate lists were displayed at an early voting site for the House of Councillors election. The error, affecting 40% of the content, stemmed from using a test list instead of the official one. The incorrect list included 167 names from 18 parties, while the correct data had 172 names from 16 parties. This led to 74 registered candidates being omitted and 69 unregistered names being included. The mistake was displayed for nearly 11 hours on July 4, during which 168 voters cast ballots. The issue was discovered after a citizen reported discrepancies. Votes based on the incorrect list may be invalidated. The city attributed the error to a failure in verifying the data sent by Kanagawa Prefecture.
