Report to the central electoral committee
If you believe a polling station or the municipal electoral committee has made an error while counting the votes, you can report this to the central electoral committee. This can concern possible errors in the official reports of the polling stations and the municipal electoral committee, or in the digital file of the municipal electoral committee.
How does it work?
The hearing of the municipal electoral committee will be held on Thursday 19 March. During this hearing, the municipal electoral committee may correct a polling station’s count. We therefore ask you not to submit your report to the central electoral committee yet, and to wait until the hearing of the municipal electoral committee is over and the results of the municipal electoral committee and the polling stations have been published, including any corrections. You can also object directly at the hearing of a polling station or the municipal electoral committee. The polling station or municipal electoral committee will then discuss your objection and include it in the hearing’s official report. This does require you to be physically present at the hearing of the polling station or municipal electoral committee.
Conditions
Reports must be sent to the central electoral committee in writing. This can be done by sending an email to: verkiezingen@leeuwarden.nl. Reports cannot be made via telephone or social media. Reports about possible miscounts must meet several conditions. Only then can they be processed by the central electoral committee.
The conditions are as follows:
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The report must have been submitted to the central electoral committee before 11 am, 24 March 2026.
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The report must concern possible errors in the counting of votes in the official report or the digital file containing the municipality’s results. These are errors that the municipal electoral committee can correct.
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If it concerns some other matter, such as a polling station opening late or having had insufficient ballot papers, you can lodge an objection during the hearing of the relevant polling station or municipal electoral committee.
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The report must be clear and adequately explained. Simply claiming there is an error is insufficient. You must indicate where the error can be found, which polling station this concerns and what exactly the error is.
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The report must concern something you yourself saw or experienced, and not something you heard about from someone else. Some examples: ‘I voted for candidate X, but I cannot find my vote.’ Not: ‘I heard that they didn’t count properly at the X polling station.’
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Due to voter secrecy, you are not required to provide any personal data in the report.
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The central electoral committee will set out how the reports were handled in an annex to the official report. This official report will be published on the local authority’s website immediately after the hearing.
Example of a report
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Clearly and accurately indicate what error was made.
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State the name and number of the polling station where the error was made.
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If you wish, you can provide your contact details. The central electoral committee will then be able to contact you with any questions or a response. Providing your contact details is not mandatory. Your report will also be considered without contact details. The report and the response to it will in any case be included in the official report of the hearing of the central electoral committee.
Questions
Contact the City of Leeuwarden.
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How does it work?
The hearing of the municipal electoral committee will be held on Thursday 19 March. During this hearing, the municipal electoral committee may correct a polling station’s count. We therefore ask you not to submit your report to the central electoral committee yet, and to wait until the hearing of the municipal electoral committee is over and the results of the municipal electoral committee and the polling stations have been published, including any corrections. You can also object directly at the hearing of a polling station or the municipal electoral committee. The polling station or municipal electoral committee will then discuss your objection and include it in the hearing’s official report. This does require you to be physically present at the hearing of the polling station or municipal electoral committee.
Conditions
Reports must be sent to the central electoral committee in writing. This can be done by sending an email to: verkiezingen@leeuwarden.nl. Reports cannot be made via telephone or social media. Reports about possible miscounts must meet several conditions. Only then can they be processed by the central electoral committee.
The conditions are as follows:
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The report must have been submitted to the central electoral committee before 11 am, 24 March 2026.
-
The report must concern possible errors in the counting of votes in the official report or the digital file containing the municipality’s results. These are errors that the municipal electoral committee can correct.
-
If it concerns some other matter, such as a polling station opening late or having had insufficient ballot papers, you can lodge an objection during the hearing of the relevant polling station or municipal electoral committee.
-
The report must be clear and adequately explained. Simply claiming there is an error is insufficient. You must indicate where the error can be found, which polling station this concerns and what exactly the error is.
-
The report must concern something you yourself saw or experienced, and not something you heard about from someone else. Some examples: ‘I voted for candidate X, but I cannot find my vote.’ Not: ‘I heard that they didn’t count properly at the X polling station.’
-
Due to voter secrecy, you are not required to provide any personal data in the report.
-
The central electoral committee will set out how the reports were handled in an annex to the official report. This official report will be published on the local authority’s website immediately after the hearing.
Example of a report
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Clearly and accurately indicate what error was made.
-
State the name and number of the polling station where the error was made.
-
If you wish, you can provide your contact details. The central electoral committee will then be able to contact you with any questions or a response. Providing your contact details is not mandatory. Your report will also be considered without contact details. The report and the response to it will in any case be included in the official report of the hearing of the central electoral committee.
Questions
Contact the City of Leeuwarden.