Anna Nyqvist

Election Authority: Postnord delays affected vote count in many municipalities

The Election Authority and Postnord held an initial meeting about information on incorrectly delivered early votes.

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.

Sweden sees record early voting as more than 3.7 million cast ballots

Just over 3.7 million voters cast ballots early in the election, the Election Authority announced. This represents more than half of the voters and is almost 600,000 more than in the 2022 election.

Fight for final seat may drag on as election result remains unclear

Results from the so-called Wednesday votes are still coming in. S risks losing a mandate when they are counted. The 176th mandate is up for grabs, says mathematician Gustav Karreskog Rehbinder.

Election results may not be fully counted until Thursday, Election Authority says

The vote count is not expected to be fully completed until Thursday, according to the Election Authority. The reason is a large number of late-arriving early votes and an increased number of votes cast abroad.

Three-Hour Voting Queue in Umeå Forces Polling Station to Stay Open Late

Some voters had to stand in hour-long queues on election day. In Umeå, the last polling station closed at 11 p.m., and the municipality apologizes. We have warned a lot about the queues ever since the 2022 election, says Anna Nyqvist, head of the Swedish Election Authority.

Election authority receives 231 reports of missing ballots on Sunday

The election authority has so far received 231 reports of voters missing ballots on Sunday, the authority told TT.

Early voting may have gone wrong in 50 Swedish municipalities, Election Authority says

Early voting may have gone wrong in 50 municipalities, according to the Election Authority, which is now publishing a list of the polling stations and times that may have been affected.

Election Authority seeks law change after review found protected personal data could be exposed in election process

Protected personal data can be disclosed in connection with the election, a review previously conducted by Corren has shown. Now the Electoral Authority wants to see a change in the law, the newspaper writes.

Election Authority says up to 500 early votes were registered incorrectly, down from 4,000 estimate

At most 500 early votes have been registered incorrectly, according to the Election Authority. The previous estimate was that 4,000 voters had been marked off twice during voting or had their votes marked off for another voter.

Sweden election authority warns early votes may be rejected after voting error affects 4,000 people

Around 4,000 voters have been mistakenly marked off twice during the voting process or had their votes marked off for another voter. However, the Election Authority urges voters not to vote early again - otherwise all early votes will be declared invalid.

Almost one million people have voted early, up 40% from 2022 in Sweden

Interest in early voting is high. During the first week, almost one million people voted - an increase of 40 percent compared with the same period in the 2022 election, according to the Swedish Election Authority.

Sweden to send voting cards digitally for the first time ahead of autumn elections

Ahead of this autumn's elections, voting cards will be sent digitally for the first time to voters who have a digital mailbox. In addition, it is enough to bring identification to vote.

Record number of early votes cast on Sweden’s first day of early voting

During the first day of early voting, more than 145,000 voters cast their ballots. This is an increase of 38 percent compared with the 2022 election and a record number, the Election Authority writes in a press release.

Early voting underway at 1,875 polling stations across Sweden

Voting in this year's election is underway. As of Wednesday, it is possible to vote at 1,875 early voting locations across the country.

Sweden’s Election Authority prepares for cyberattacks, disinformation and forest fires ahead of vote

Disinformation, cyberattacks and forest fires. The potential threats to this fall's elections are many. The Election Authority is planning for all possible scenarios.

Voting cards sent out starting August 15, digitally for the first time

Starting on August 15, voting cards will begin to be sent out ahead of the election on September 13. For the first time, voters with a digital mailbox will now receive their voting cards digitally.

Election Authority gets green light to advertise election information on Facebook and Instagram

Meta has changed its position. The Election Authority is now allowed to advertise on Instagram and Facebook to share election information.

OSCE will not send election observers to Sweden’s autumn elections

The official election observation body OSCE/ODIHR will not send observers to Sweden’s autumn elections. The decision was made after a visit to Sweden this spring.

No new ballot this fall as Sweden keeps hundreds of millions of ballots

There will be no new ballot this fall. Voters will be able to vote the old-fashioned way - with hundreds of millions of ballots.

The election authority's ads are stopped by Meta

The election authority's advertisements about next year's elections are being stopped by Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta, citing the EU's new rules on political advertising, reports Dagens Nyheter.

Digital Voting Cards Introduced for Next Year's Election

Those who have a digital mailbox will receive their voting card digitally at next year's election. Additionally, it is sufficient to have identification with you when you are going to vote, according to the Election Authority.

The number of advance votes breaks a record in the European Election