Announcement of Representative Candidates Election and Officer Candidates Election forthe 62nd Period
June 1, 2022
Election Administration Committee
1. Representatives
In accordance with Articles of Incorporation and related rules, representatives for the 62nd (FY2023) period will beselected from official members by vote (Articles of Incorporation, Article 5). The election will consist of a vote fornominated candidates and independently nominated candidates. Nominated candidates are ones nominated by theRepresentative Nomination Committee taking into consideration nominations by official members and memberorganization.
Open positions for the current period: 72 for nominated candidates
10％ for candidates independently standing for election
Official members who want to independently stand for the Representatives Candidate Election must submit thedesignated candidate notification form to the Election Administration Committee within the Secretariat of the association
by Sunday July 31.
For members nominated by the Representative Nomination Committee as qualified parties (including those whonominate themselves), the name of the nominated party and the party making the nomination must be submitted to theElection Administration Committee by Sunday July 31.
2. Officers
As stipulated by the Articles of Incorporation and related rules, officers for the 62nd period (FY2023) will be selectedfrom official members at the general assembly (Articles of Incorporation, Article 19 and 20). Before the general assembly,
officer candidates to be submitted at the general assembly will be elected from official members (Officer Candidate
Election Rules, Chapter 2). The elected chairman of the board candidate will be nominated by the general assembly andsubsequently appointed by the Board of Directors (Officer Candidate Election Rules, Article 12).
Open positions for the current period: 13 directors and 1 auditor
Candidates are either official members who independently stand for election or official members nominated by theBoard of Directors (Officer Candidate Election Rules, Article 6).
Official members who want to independently stand for election should submit a notification, which clearly indicatesthe office (director or auditor), to the Election Administration Committee by Sunday July 31 along with the signatures(hand-written) of ten or more official members nominating them. (No set format for the notification.)For members and member organizations nominated by the Board of Directors as qualified parties (including those
who nominate themselves), the name of the nominated party and the party making the nomination should be submitted
to the Election Administration Committee by Sunday July 31 (no set format). Received materials will be submitted to theBoard of Directors.
Schedule for Representative Candidates and Officer Candidates andElection for the 62nd Period (FY2023)
2022

May 13 (Fri)
Early June

Jul. 31 (Sun)Aug.-Sep.
Mid Oct.
Early Nov.
Mid Nov.
Dec. 1 (Thu)
Early Dec.
Mid Dec.
2023

Early Feb.
Feb. 1 (Wed)Early Mar.

Board of Directors: Decide the number of electing representative candidates and officer
candidates, and election schedule.
Association’s website: Announce representative candidates’ election and officer candidates’
election. Request that members (official members for representative candidates) and member
organizations submit nominations for representative candidates and officer candidates.
Call for candidates who want to independently stand for election. Where to submit: Election
Administration Committee
The deadline for nomination of JSAP representative candidates and officer candidates
Representative Nomination Committee: Select candidates to nominate from those nominatedby official members, etc., and notify Election Administration Committee.
Board of Directors: Notify the Election Administration Committee of Board of Director
nominated candidates for the officer candidate election.
Association’s website: Announce information such as name of candidates for representative
candidates’ election and officer candidates’ election.
Email information on the start of voting to eligible voters as of Oct. 1. Eligible voters are officialmembers.
23:59 deadline for voting
Election Administration Committee: Count votes and notify Board of Directors of results
Board of Directors: Report election results and notify selected representatives.
Association’s website and membership journal Oyo Buturi (Feb. edition): Announce electionresults.
Representatives take office.
90th General Assembly: Directors are selected from announced officer candidates. Officers
take office.