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Inför EU-valet 2019 ändrades hanteringen av valsedlar i Sverige så att alla valsedlar nu finns bakom en skärm där väljarna en och en får hämta de valsedlar de är intresserade av, för att stärka valhemligheten.
I 13 av de värmländska kommunerna har det rapporterats in incidenter och misstänkta felaktigheter i samband med förtidsröstningen.
Det har handlat om allt från hot och våld till stulna valsedlar.
Flest incidenter i Torsby
Flest incidenter har rapporterats i Torsby kommun med 18 rapporterade incidenter fram till onsdag 9 september. I Filipstad, Hagfors och Storfors hade inga incidenter rapporterats.
– Vi har rapporterat ett 15-tal incidenter, fem av dem har vi polisanmält, säger valledaren Daniel Persson i Karlstad.
Absolut vanligast är att det är något krångel med valsedlar.
– Det är allt från stulna valsedlar till flyttade valsedlar.
Ändring bakom ökning
Till EU-valet 2019 så ändrades hanteringen av valsedlar. Nu finns alla valsedlar bakom en skärm där väljarna en och en får hämta de valsedlar man är intresserad av.
– Det har absolut betytt att det har blivit en ökning av incidenter med valsedlarna. säger Daniel Persson.
Trots att nyordningen har betytt mer jobb i form av kontroller för de som jobbar som röstmottagare och längre köer så ser Daniel Persson positivt på den nya rutinen.
– Fördelen är att valhemligheten stärks.
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