Niimi, in Okayama Prefecture, is aiming to use the nation's first electronic voting system in its mayoral and municipal assembly elections in June.
If the plan is realized, the city could begin phasing out the paper ballots that have been used nationwide for over 100 years.
The system under consideration uses computer terminals to display candidate lists and allows people to vote by pressing the screen.
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