Published: Less than 20 min ago
There are reports of long queues at the polling stations from all over the country. This may lead to the counting of votes being delayed in several polling stations.
– We expect that since there are long queues, a number of premises will be a little later than usual with the count, says the Electoral Authority’s head of office Anna Nyqvist to TT.
The polling stations close at 8 p.m. and whoever is in the queue then can come in and cast their vote.
Anna Nyqvist points out that of the almost 6,300 polling stations that are open on Sunday, there are many locations that do not have a queue.
– There are a large number of premises that will count exactly at normal time and begin the vote count when the premises close, she tells TT.
The fact that there have been such long queues is due to the new system where the ballot papers are in special booths, which makes voting slower.
– On the part of the Electoral Authority and the municipalities, we have stated in the consultation response that this will be the effect of these extra screenings, says Anna Nyqvist to Expressen.