Overview
- Kulmbach disclosed that a technical error in a print file led to some postal voters receiving duplicate absentee packets.
- Officials in Kulmbach told recipients to use only one set, destroy extras, and noted duplicates will be reconciled under §83 of the municipal election rules with ballot secrecy preserved.
- Bischberg reported a printer mix-up that sent several hundred mayoral ballots from nearby Burgebrach to local voters.
- The Bischberg municipality has contacted affected voters, informed the Bamberg district office, is issuing correct ballots for pickup, and will destroy the misdirected papers; Burgebrach reports no reverse mix-up.
- Authorities say no systemic disenfranchisement has emerged, and the state provides an interactive sample ballot to help voters avoid invalidating their votes.