Voting in Hran Suspended for 50 Minutes Due to Problems with Ballot Papers
dnes 12:15
Hran, 24 October (TASR) - Voting in the village of Hran in the district of Trebisov (Kosice region) was suspended for 50 minutes due to an error on ballot papers for the election of representatives to the municipal council, the district and local electoral commissions have confirmed for TASR.
After the corrected ballot papers were printed, voting has resumed and will be extended by the corresponding amount of time.
"The details of one candidate for a councillor post were stated incorrectly on the ballots. However, everything is fine now," said Rastislav Petrovic, chairman of the district electoral commission in Trebisov.
The local electoral commission confirmed the problem with the printing of ballot papers, adding that voting was suspended from 9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. In the meantime, ballot papers were printed in the correct form.
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