Noteworthy participation updates:
- Yonezawa Rumi has tweeted she will not be participating
- Ono Erena has tweeted she will not be participating
- After what she said last year, Shinoda Mariko has tweeted she is definitely taking part this year
- Yamamoto Sayaka has stated on G+ that she will take part
- Watanabe Miyuki has also stated on G+ she's in
- Suzuki Shihori has announced her candidacy on G+
- Kotani Rhio has announced her candidacy on G+
- Urano Kazumi has announced her candidacy on G+
- Noro Kayo has announced her candidacy on her blog
- Masuda Yuka has tweeted she will not be participating
According to this tweet, the following members have also announced they will participate:
- Fujita Nana
- Matsumura Kaori
- Shibata Aya
- Iwanaga Tsugumi (SKE 5th gen KKS)
- Ijiri Anna (Team BII)
- Umemoto Madoka
- Takayanagi Akane
- Ogasawara Mayu
- Yamada Nana
- Shiroma Miru
Given the girls mentioned, I would assume these were announced on the girls' G+
Also, Nito Moeno will not be participating.
- Nakaya Sayaka has blogged she will not entering the election
- Maeda Atsuko has tweeted she will not be entering the election
- Nakamura Mariko has announced her candidacy on G+
- Jonishi Kei has announced her candidacy on G+
- Shimada Haruka has announced her candidacy on G+
- Kadowaki Kanako has announced her candidacy on G+
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Kinoshita Haruna has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Matsui Rena has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Takeuchi Miyu has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Takajo Aki has announced her candidacy
on her blog-
Aigasa Moe (AKB 13th gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Okada Nana (AKB 13th gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Hirata Rina (AKB 12th gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Oomori Miyu (AKB 12th gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Iwatate Saho (AKB 13th gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Uchiyama Natsuki (AKB 14th gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Oba Mina has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Mogi Shinobu (AKB 13th gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Yamauchi Suzuran has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Miyawaki Sakura has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Hashimoto Hikari (AKB 14th gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Azuma Yuki (NMB Team M) has announced her candidacy
on the NMB blog-
Sasaki Yukari (AKB 12th gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Tomonaga Mio (HKT 2nd gen KKS) has announced her candidacy
on G+-
Murashige Anna has announced her candidacy
on G+