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The Mock Ward Mayoral Election is happening.
A day on the side of the ballot box you never normally see.
With the help of the Adachi Ward Assembly and the election commission, you'll work in a group with people you haven't met and stand in an election run entirely by students.
A workshop for anyone who isn't interested — you're exactly who we want.
Date: Sunday 26 November 2023, 10:00–17:00
Venue: Adachi Ward Office, special committee rooms, floors 6–8
For: middle and high school students, anywhere in the country
Places: 40, first come first served
Applications: Monday 6 to Thursday 23 November 2023
Application form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXIUsf4WmPrPOID9dsrwbHDjAV1MRdPaaYGt8ZOObloGp9HA/viewform
Hosted by TEIGEN at Fifteen
Supported by Adachi Ward, the Adachi Board of Education, Ritsumei Inc., local Adachi organizations, Earth Guardians Japan and Kotobukiya Co., Ltd.
A student organization tackling the gap in opportunities for teenagers through hands-on education, with the mission of giving every teenager the chance to meet a self they have not yet met. Founded in Adachi, Tokyo in 2023; 38 high school and university students from 22 different schools across the Tokyo area take part. First Prize at the 1st National High School Policy Championship, the NHK President's Award at the 70th High School Students' Speech Contest, and a policy proposal to the then Prime Minister at his office (all 2023). The Mock Ward Mayoral Election has been held three times in Adachi, co-hosted with the Adachi Election Administration Commission in 2025 and 2026.
"15-sai no Teigen" in this article is the name TEIGEN JP used until May 2024 (name change notice).
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