{"id":147729,"date":"2022-07-21T11:52:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T02:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=147729&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-07-21T11:52:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T02:52:19","slug":"fukuoka-city-mayoral-election-schedule-set-for-november","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-city-mayoral-election-schedule-set-for-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka City Mayoral Election Schedule Set For November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mayoral election for Fukuoka City will be held on November 6, 2022, with voting to be held on November 20, 2022. Mayor Takashima, who was elected for the third time four years ago, will complete his term on December 6. The Election Administration Committee of Fukuoka City held a meeting today and decided on November 6 as the start date with the vote on November 20. Early voting will begin on November 7. As of June 21, there are 1.29 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">million <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eligible voters. Mayor Takashima has not yet clarified his position on whether he will run for a fourth term as mayor. Four years ago, the voter turnout in the last Fukuoka mayoral election was 31.42%, the lowest ever. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20220720\/5010016539.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=8854021&amp;ymd=2022-07-20\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147721\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-hall-july_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka City Mayoral Election Schedule Set For November \/\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-hall-july_2022_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-hall-july_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-hall-july_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fnn_fukuoka-city-hall-july_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English regularly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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