UPDATE 5/12: Voting is now open for the 2025 DAJ Kanto Chapter Election. Members have two ways to vote:

1. Fill out a digital ballot (if you access the digital ballot link from the email with the subject line "[BALLOT ENCLOSED] DAJ Kanto Chapter Election 2025", your membership number will be automatically filled in.
2. Print and fill out a PDF Ballot, then take a scan or image of the completed ballot and email it to [email protected]

All ballots must be returned by Monday June 2nd 11:59pm Japan time.

The Nominations and Election Committee (NEC) for the 2025 Democrats Abroad Japan (DAJ) Kanto Chapter Election would like to share important information about the candidates for the 2025-2027 term, the ballot and voting process, and the ballot counting meeting.

Candidates

Thank you to all members who submitted nominations for Kanto officer candidates for the 2025–2027 term. We are pleased to announce the outcome of the nominations period, including any confirmed nominated candidate with candidate statement:

• Kanto Chair

• No candidate (write-in campaign encouraged)

• Kanto Vice-Chair

• No candidate (write-in campaign encouraged)

• Kanto Secretary

• Dave Brauer - click here for candidate statement

• Kanto Treasurer

• No candidate - (write-in campaign encouraged)

For positions with no candidate (meaning no nomination was made during the nomination period and/or no candidates accepted the nomination), we welcome write-in candidates.

While only candidates nominated during the nomination period may appear on the ballot, there will be an option to write-in a candidate for each position on the ballot. Write-in candidates may also submit candidate statements (500 word maximum). Write-in candidate statements can be submitted to [email protected], and all candidate statements (including from nominated candidates and write-in candidates) can be viewed here.

Please note, if these positions remain unfilled after the election, DAJ Kanto may face challenges in operating. Particularly in the case of there being no Chair, another election will need to be held. To help avoid this, please consider becoming a write-in candidate—or encourage another member to do so—regardless of how long you've been involved.

 

Ballot Information

Ballots will be distributed electronically via email on Monday, May 12th. Please log into your DA account, navigate to your "Account Settings", and ensure you are opted into receiving emails from DA. Members can vote entirely online via a Google form or send a scan or image of a completed PDF ballot to: [email protected]. 

Links to the ballot types will also be made available on this news post.

All ballots must include your Democrats Abroad membership number, address in Japan, and signature in order to be considered valid. You can confirm your membership number by logging into your DA account here: www.democratsabroad.org, and navigating to account settings in your profile.

Members will be able to vote for one candidate per position (either a listed candidate on the ballot or by entering a write-in candidate).

All ballots must be received by Monday, June 2nd at 23:59 Japan standard time.

 

Voter Eligibility

In order to vote, you must be a DAJ member residing in the Kanto region of Japan (Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, and Tokyo prefectures).

 

Ballot Count Meeting
Ballot counting will occur Tuesday, June 3rd at 7pm. This meeting will be held virtually via Webex and is open to observers. Please join us using the information below:

• Webex link:  https://democratsabroad.webex.com/democratsabroad/j.php?MTID=m290f408ed295f7ea35066cde8f6f7098 

• Meeting number: 23185477325

• Password: dems

Thank you for your time and attention to the 2025 DAJ Kanto Election. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the NEC at [email protected].

 

Sincerely,
DAJ Kanto Nominations and Election Committee 2025
Anna Costello, Kanto NEC Chair
Rachel DePalma, Kanto NEC Secretary
Leo Ramos