To: Regular members
September 9, 2022
Public Interest Incorporated Association, Japan Academy of Nursing Science
Election Administration Committee
Chairperson Yukie Takemura
Public Interest Incorporated Association, Japan Academy of Nursing Science
Announcement of Representatives Election
Under Article 18 of the Constitution of the Japan Academy of Nursing Science, the Representatives
Election of Public Interest Incorporated Association, Japan Academy of Nursing Science(hereinafter: JANS) will be conducted in the 2023 year as stated below.
The Representatives Election will principally be conducted by online voting. Voting by paper ballot
will be accepted only in cases where online voting is not possible due to failure of personal
computer or network environment.
Please follow the voting procedure manual including the ID/password for voting which will be sent
to you by post in early January, 2023.
1． Electoral registers and eligible candidates- All regular members will be electors and eligible candidates.
- Electors and candidates will be determined as of Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the date that
the Electoral Registers are created.
Members who have served as a Representative for 2 successive terms will be excluded fromthe list of eligible candidates.
2． Election procedure1) The Representatives Election will be conducted according to the voter’s applicable area
(residential area). (The voter’s residential area is determined by the voter’s address
registered for membership dues notification as of noontime, Tuesday, October 11, 2022.)
2) The voting blocks comprise the following 13 areas: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto A, Kanto B,
Tokyo A (including overseas), Tokyo B, Ko-Shin-Etsu, Hokuriku, Tokai, Kinki A, Kinki
B, Chugoku/Shikoku, Kyushu/Okinawa.
- For details of the voting blocks, please refer to the table of Detailed Voting Blocks onthe reverse side.
3) Online voting period: 12:00 on Monday, January 16, 2023 until 23:59 on Sunday, January
29, 2023.
- Please log in to the Representatives Election site on the Japan Academy of Nursing
Science website. The banner will navigate.
- Voting information will be sent separately to members requesting paper voting due toinability to do online voting.
4) Ballot counting: Monday, January 30, 2023, 15:00 start.

5) Ballot counting venue:
Election Administration Committee
Office of Japan Academy of Nursing Science
Diamant Bldg. 6F, 1-5-14, Kanda Suda-cho, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-0041, Japan

3． Method of appointing Representatives
1） Representatives are elected in order starting with the candidate who received the most validvotes.
2）

If votes are tied for two or more candidates, the Election Administration Committee willconduct a lottery to determine the order in which the quota of Representatives is filled.

3）

The Election Administration Committee will inform the newly elected Representatives inwriting of their election.
Thank you.

Voting Blocks
BlockAreaHokkaido

Hokkaido

TohokuAomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima

Kanto A

Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama

Kanto BChiba, Kanagawa

Tokyo A(including overseas)

Tokyo B

Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Taito, Bunkyo, Kita, Arakawa, Adachi,
Katsushika, Sumida, Edogawa, Koto, Shinagawa, Ota (Ward),
and Islands of Tokyo, overseas
Shibuya, Meguro, Setagaya, Shinjuku, Nakano, Suginami,Toshima, Itabashi, Nerima (Ward), and Tama area

Ko-Shin-Etsu

Niigata, Nagano, Yamanashi

Hokuriku

Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui

TokaiShizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie

Kinki A

Osaka, Hyogo

Kinki B

Shiga, Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama

Chugoku/Shikoku

Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi,Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi

Kyushu/Okinawa

Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki,
Kagoshima, Okinawa