Election Authority says ballot system
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Election Authority says ballot system is behind election incidents

Several of the incidents that have occurred in Swedish elections are rooted in the current ballot system, believes Anna Nyqvist, the Election Authority's chief of staff. “We have long advocated that parties should not handle ballots,” she tells SVT Nyheter.

Recently, the Electoral Ballot Committee was tasked with re-examining the Swedish ballot papers and is looking at a design with greater emphasis on checkboxes, among other things.

The Election Authority advocates a system in which parties do not distribute or deliver ballots themselves.

In many countries, the ballot is a valuable document that you receive at the polling station. That way, you know that it is printed correctly and that the correct things are written on it, says Anna Nyqvist.

Several incidents have occurred during this year's elections.

The largest proportion concerns ballots - stolen, moved or lost.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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