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Long queues are reported at polling stations in places such as Umeå and Gothenburg during election day. The electoral authority points to the current ballot system as a main reason for the queue formation and proposes a reform to streamline the voting process.
Örebro Party leader Markus Allard accuses election officials in Örebro of sabotage after experiencing delays in casting ballots. Electoral officials and election coordinators refute the accusations and warn that the rhetoric damages democracy.
After long queues at the polling station at Nolia in Umeå, the electoral office has moved a polling booth to speed up the process. The waiting times have subsequently decreased from over an hour to 40 minutes.
Umeå has introduced changes in the polling stations, including by moving ballot booths out, to reduce the hour-long queues during election day. The measures have shortened the waiting time at Nolia to 40 minutes.
Postnord's delivery of early votes to polling stations in Örebro was delayed by approximately one hour. At the same time, about fifty wrongly sorted votes are reported, which can lead to a delayed vote count. Postnord disputes the information about missorting.
Postnord's deliveries of early votes to polling stations have been delayed by approximately one hour and suffered from missorting. In Örebro, around fifty votes have gone wrong, which risks delaying the vote count, which is now partially postponed until Wednesday.
