PostNord ballot delay may slow Stockholm vote count
PostNord says delayed early ballots reached Stockholm city before noon. Other municipalities were still waiting, and counting may run late.
PostNord said delayed early ballots had reached Stockholm city shortly before noon, after heavy election-day volumes put deliveries several hours behind schedule.
PostNord press chief Anders Porelius said the early ballots should now have been delivered to Stockholm city. Other municipalities in the county would have to wait a little longer, he said.
Election Authority spokesperson Jenny Stad said the delay gives election workers less time to examine the ballots before placing them in the ballot box. She said it was too early to know the precise effect, but that counting could be delayed. The report does not establish that any ballots are lost.
The delay does not stop a voter changing an early vote by voting again on election day. When election workers see that a voter has cast a new ballot, the early ballot becomes invalid and the election-day ballot counts instead.
The Election Authority has separately warned about queues. Assigned polling places are open from 08:00 to 20:00. Anyone already in line when the polling place closes may still vote, but no one may join the queue after 20:00.
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