Report to the central election office

If you suspect that a counting error was made at a polling station or municipal election office during the counting of votes, you can report this to the Central Election Office (CSB). This applies to reports of any errors in the official records of the polling stations and municipal election offices or in the municipal election office’s digital file. 

Below, you can find out when you can file a report and what Requirements report must meet. 

Notifications to the Central Election Board must be submitted no later than 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24 (48 hours before the Central Election Board meeting). Notifications received after this deadline will not be considered. 

The municipal election board will meet on Thursday, March 19. The municipal election board may correct the vote count from a polling station. 

You may submit your report once the municipal election board has concluded its session and the results from the municipal election board and the polling stations—including any corrections—have been published. 

You may file an objection directly during a meeting of a polling station or the municipal election board. The (municipal) election board will then review your objection and include it in the official minutes of the meeting. To do so, you must be present in person at the meeting of the (municipal) election board.

Requirements

Reports must be submitted in writing to the central election committee. Reports cannot be submitted by phone or via social media. A report regarding potential counting errors must Requirements certain Requirements in order to be considered by the central election committee. 

The following Requirements apply: 

  • Reports must be received by the central election committee by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24.
  • Complaints must concern any errors in the counting or tallying of votes in the official report or the municipality’s digital file containing the results. These are errors that the municipal election board can correct. Objections regarding other matters may be raised during the session of the relevant (municipal) polling station. For example, regarding a polling station that opened late or where there were insufficient ballots.
  • A report must be substantiated and specific. Simply stating that an error has been made is not sufficient. The person filing the report must specify the nature of the error, the polling place in question, and the exact nature of the error.
  • Your report must be based on something you observed yourself, not on hearsay.
    For example: “I voted for candidate X and cannot find my vote.”
    Not: “I heard that the votes weren’t counted correctly at polling station X.” Or: “My neighbor says he voted for candidate X and that vote cannot be found.”
  • Reports must be submitted in writing to the central election committee. You can do so using the form below:
    . Reports cannot be submitted by phone or via social media.
  • Due to the secrecy of the ballot, you do not need to include any personal information about yourself in the report.
  • The CSB reports on the processing and handling of the reports received in the appendix to the official minutes. These official minutes are published on the municipal website immediately after the hearing.