Election observer - Election observer

...In an election, the ballot counting officer opens the ballot boxes in the presence of the ballot counting observers, examines the votes, hears the opinions of the ballot counting observers, and decides whether to accept the votes (Public Offices Election Law, Article 66, Paragraph 1). The place where the votes are counted is a place designated in advance by the city hall, town hall, or the city/town/village election management committee (Article 63), and the ballot counting officer must announce the place, date, and time of the vote count in advance (Article 64).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ballot counting observers" is listed below.

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…選挙において，開票管理者が開票立会人の立会のうえ，投票箱を開き，投票を調査し，開票立会人の意見を聴き，その投票を受理するかどうかを決める一連の手続(公職選挙法66条1項)。開票する場所は，市役所，町村役場または市町村の選挙管理委員会があらかじめ指定したところで(63条)，開票管理者はあらかじめ開票の場所，日時を告示しなければならない(64条)。…

※「開票立会人」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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