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tive to election, the local Governor shall cancel the certificate of election and shall publish the fact throughout the extent of his jurisdiction.
Chapter IX.—Term of Membership and Substitutional Elections
Article LXXVII.—The term of membership shall be four years from the date of a general election. Even when the term expires during a sitting of the Imperial Diet, the members shall remain on duty till the close of the session.
Article LXXVIII.—When a vacancy occurs among Members within one year from the date of a general election, such case shall be dealt with in conformity with the precedents mentioned in Article LXX.
When in a case mentioned in the preceding article there is no elected person, or when a vacancy occurs among Members after the expiration of one year from the date of a general election, the local Governor shall, in accordance with the order of the Minister of State for Home Affairs, carry out a substitutional election within twenty days from the day on which he received the said order.
The date of a substitutional election mentioned in the preceding clause shall be notified beforehand by the local Governor.
Article LXXIX.—A member elected by substitutional election shall remain on duty during the remainder of the term of his predecessor.
Chapter X.—Law Suits About Elections and About Returns
Article LXXX.—An elector who entertains an objection to the validity of the election may institute a suit against the Chairman of Election in a Court of Appeal within thirty days from, the day of the election.
Those who are dissatisfied with the judgment of the said Court may make an appeal to the Court of Cassation for revision.
Article LXXXI.—When the provisions for election are violated, the Court of Law shall declare the election void either in toto or in part, only in case such violation is fudged liable to affect the issue of returns.
In regard to a law suit about returns, when the election is judged to come under the foregoing clause, the Court of Law shall also declare the election void either in toto or in part.
Article LXXXII.—When a person who has lost an election
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