Meeting Agenda

Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (submitted by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and four others: 164th Session of the Diet, House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (submitted by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: 164th Session of the Diet, House of Representatives Bill No. 31)

Free discussions were held on the following matters contained in the two abovementioned bills: matters to be submitted to national referendums, scope of eligible voters, methods of indicating approval or disapproval on ballots, definition of majority, publicity period, suits filed for the nullification of national referendum results, etc.

For a summary of the free discussions, see the report of the Chairman of the Subcommittee contained in the proceedings of the Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan (Seventh Meeting), December 5, 2006.