Voting Events - Postal Voters in Dresden Receive Ballot Papers from NRW: Reminder
Dresden, a city in Germany, has identified an issue with its European election ballot papers. The problem is that 320 ballots were distributed to voters in the city, but they're meant for North Rhine-Westphalia. The city made this revelation on a Wednesday. These affected parties will be notified through the mail. Over 120,000 individuals who are eligible to vote in the Saxon state capital have already received their postal voting documents.
This error with the North Rhine-Westphalia ballot papers for the European elections was found this week. Three voters had registered, and an investigation was conducted. As a result, the city discovered that in 320 instances, possibly erroneous ballot papers could have been sent out during the postal voting process.
The organization responsible for printing and readying the ballot papers on behalf of the city received these incorrect European election ballot papers from a printing service provider in the state.
430,000 people are allowed to vote in Dresden for the European elections on June 9th.
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- Despite the error with the ballot papers, the EU elections in Dresden are still scheduled for June 9th, affecting 430,000 voters in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Saxony.
- This misplaced ballot paper issue also affects the European elections in the EU, which is a significant event for the democratic process in Germany.
- Citizens residing in Düsseldorf, a city in NRW, might find themselves using an absentee ballot, as their original ones might have been intended for Dresden voters.
- The EU has expressed concern over the recall of ballot papers in Düsseldorf due to the mix-up, and a contingency plan has been initiated to ensure fairness in the voting process.
- The City Council in Dresden is collaborating with the EU and the officials in NRW to rectify the issue, ensuring that the correct ballot papers are handed out for the European elections to all eligible voters.
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