Irregularities reported in Sweden's EU vote
Published: 22 Jun 09 08:02 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/20196/20090622/
There were a number of problems associated with the European Parliament vote held in Sweden two weeks ago, according to a post-election report.
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The irregularities are among several found in a Stockholm County polling station protocol reviewed by Sveriges Radio (SR).
Another common problem was the absence of ballots for newer or smaller parties.
Parties which received less than one percent of the vote in the previous election were forced to distribute ballots to polling stations themselves.
However, these party-distributed ballots had a tendency to disappear or be placed in out-of-the-way places.
Birgitta Westerdahl, chair of the Salem election district south of Stockholm, told SR of a first-time voter who was unable to find a ballot for the Pirate Party.
He then received inaccurate information that it wasn’t possible to write-in the party name on a blank ballot sheet.
In the end, he ended up voting for another party.
The parties who feel their ballots were mismanaged can appeal to the validation board at the Swedish Election Authority (Valprövningsnämnden), but action is only taken if the mistakes are believed to have affected to outcome of the election.
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I am an Italian citizen, and they sent me a letter asking me if I wanted to vote there or here, I picked Sweden and sent my paper.
When I went to vote I was not listed because they didn't recieve the paper. Of course I couldn't vote in Italy because I resign to my right there for this.
Called everyone and nobody from Swedis authorities could give me a solution. One even said I was not allow to vote because I am an immigrant!!!!
"Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world."
I have seen these same tactic used in the U.S.
Swedish voters should take this voting irregulartites very seriously!
Oh and don't trust some of the Italians.