Incorrect ballot papers in Berlin postal voting

There have been six reports so far, but theoretically around 1,400 eligible voters could also be affected.

State returning officer Stephan Bröchler said he was taking the process very seriously: “Human errors cannot be completely ruled out in any election. Now it's a matter of correcting the error as best as possible." Votes cast on incorrect ballot papers are invalid.

In order to ensure that every person has the correct ballot paper, the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district electoral office will, as a precautionary measure, write to the 1,400 eligible voters who could be affected and for whom ballot papers were issued on the days mentioned.

According to the state election office, anyone who received an incorrect ballot paper or is unsure can contact the election office and receive new postal voting documents. The ballot paper submitted will therefore be invalid.

The state election office said that double voting is excluded and voting secrecy is maintained. The correct ballot paper for the constituency can be looked up online on the state returning officer's website.

The election for the Berlin House of Representatives will take place on September 20th - parallel to the state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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