Anyone who has received an incorrectly printed orange ballot paper envelope for the postal vote can still use it for the regional election
"Wahl des Gemeinderats" was incorrectly printed on a small batch of the orange envelopes for the regional election by the contracted printer. So far, three such cases have been reported by voters to the town of Ditzingen. It is not possible to determine exactly how many of these incorrectly printed orange ballot paper envelopes for the regional election were sent to eligible voters.
Andreas Eschbach, District Election Officer at the Ludwigsburg District Office, is therefore making an urgent appeal to all voters in Ditzingen: "If you discover that you have received an incorrectly printed orange ballot paper envelope, you can still use it for the regional election. Assign the ballot papers to the respective ballot paper envelopes according to color and ignore the (incorrect) imprint "Wahl des Gemeinderats" on the orange ballot paper envelope for the regional election. The ballot papers for the municipal council election (ballot papers and envelopes) are pink. Pink municipal council ballot papers in the orange ballot paper envelope for the regional election are invalid. A vote cast for the regional election in the correct colored orange ballot paper envelope is valid despite the incorrect imprint. If you have already voted by postal ballot in Ditzingen and are unsure whether you have correctly allocated the local council and regional ballot paper according to color, please contact your local authority in Ditzingen. You will then have the opportunity to check this again on site."
All affected postal voters from Ditzingen will also receive an information letter with information on the procedure and contact details for Ditzingen.
