拡大連座制
Meanings
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expanded guilt-by-association system in Japanese election law
A provision in Japanese election law where an elected official can lose their position if a campaign staff member commits certain election-related crimes, even without the official's direct involvement. Related to the narrower 連座制.
See also: 連座制
The expanded guilt-by-association system is a mechanism that invalidates a candidate's election if an election violation occurs.
In this case, the expanded guilt-by-association system was applied and the election was nullified.