After the meeting of the state main election authority in St. Pölten on Monday in connection with the Lower Austrian municipal elections on January 26, it is clear that there will be another round of voting in four municipalities. The entire election day will be repeated in Gablitz (district of St. Pölten) and Marchegg (district of Gänserndorf), in Maria Lanzendorf (district of Bruck a.d. Leitha) from the submission of the election proposals. In Klosterneuburg (district of Tulln), one precinct is affected.

Four Municipalities in Lower Austria Affected

In Gablitz and Marchegg, as well as in Maria Lanzendorf, all voters must cast their votes again. In the market town in the district of St. Pölten, the announcement of the election proposals was faulty, in the "stork city" in the district of Gänserndorf, members of the precinct election authorities cast their votes before the election began. In Maria Lanzendorf, it is expected that the new ballot will be supplemented by a list - namely the one that was wrongly not admitted to the election on January 26. In Klosterneuburg, precinct 28 (Caritas nursing home) will be repeated. There, a member alone and without the presence of the rest of the election commission, which at that time was going through the rooms to enable bedridden and elderly people to vote, accepted election envelopes that were included in the count.

Twelve challenges in eleven municipalities were to be dealt with at the meeting in St. Pölten on Monday. "The lawyers of the municipal department have thoroughly examined the facts and presented them to the members of the state main election authority for decision. In seven municipalities, the challenges were rejected because the alleged deficiencies were not confirmed or had no impact on the distribution of mandates," explained State Parliament President Karl Wilfing (ÖVP) as chairman of the committee.

Decisions After Municipal Council Election

The decisions of the state main election authority will be delivered to the affected municipalities. In those municipalities where the challenge was not upheld, the newly elected municipal councils must convene within four weeks of the delivery. In the four municipalities where the election must be repeated, the state government will announce a new date or new dates. According to the timeline, a new round of voting would be possible at the earliest in mid-May.

(APA/Red)

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