Över tre miljoner väljare har redan avlagt sin röst
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Förtidsröstningen inför det aktuella valet har visat en markant ökning jämfört med 2022 års val.
Under fredagen hade över tre miljoner väljare förtidsröstat – en ökning med 21 procent jämfört med samma tid inför valet 2022.
I Umeå har över 37 000 personer redan röstat och i Skellefteå över 21 000. Det motsvarar omkring 37 procent av de röstberättigade. I Storuman är andelen ännu högre. Där har drygt 1 800 personer röstat – över 40 procent av de röstberättigade.
Det höga trycket har lett till köer utanför vallokaler på flera håll i landet. I Umeå har väntetiden varit upp till en och en halv timme – något som överraskat valnämnden som utökat antal vallokaler.
– Vi behöver göra en gedigen utvärdering, säger Marie Sandström, enhetschef på valkansliet i Umeå.
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