"Towards a Society Where Everyone Can Cast a Vote": Demonstration Experiment of "Voter-Friendly Voting Environment" Through Voting Experience for People with Disabilities Conducted in Kitakyushu City [Shiori Muraoka, Lecturer, University of Shimane]
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Shiori Muraoka, a lecturer at the University of Shimane, and others will conduct a feasibility study for "voter-friendly voting" targeting voters with disabilities in Kitakyushu City on April 14, 2026, as part of a JST-RISTEX research and development project. This demonstration experiment aims to verify the usefulness and implementability of a voting environment that combines proactive improvement measures and reasonable accommodations, based on voting barriers identified in previous surveys. Assuming a fictional mayoral election, participants will experience voting using actual voting tools, and interviews before and after voting, as well as workshops, will be conducted.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: When and where will the "voter-friendly voting" demonstration experiment be conducted?
- A: It will be conducted on April 14, 2026, at the Nishinippon Institute of Technology Regional Collaboration Center 7F in Kitakyushu City.
- Q: What is the purpose of this demonstration experiment?
- A: The purpose is to verify the usefulness and implementability of a voting environment that combines proactive improvement measures and reasonable accommodations, through the voting experience of voters with disabilities.