The persons who took part in the vote were the leaders (commissioned officers) and the higher ranking officials of the Old Bakufu Deserters' Army, and noncomissioned officers and soldiers were excluded, and of course, Hakodate residents did not take part in it, neither.
投票に参加したのは、旧幕府脱走軍の指揮役（士官）クラス以上であり、下士官・兵卒クラスは除外、むろん箱館住民も参加していない。