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Act Amending the Public Offices Election Act

公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律

Published: 2016-04-13 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-29

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

Act No. 25 of 2016 amends the Public Offices Election Act (Act No. 100 of 1950). The listing records a promulgation date of 2016-04-13 and an effective date of 2017-04-10.

Business Impact

Candidates and voters in public office elections may be affected by the amendment, but the listing does not identify the provisions changed or their practical effects.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese source could clarify the amended election provisions, their scope and any transitional arrangements.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2016-04-13 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律(平成二十八年法律第二十五号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2017-04-10 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 公職選挙法 (this update) Original Japanese source