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Saxony's Chief Electoral Officer thanks helpers

Numerous election workers are busy counting the postal votes for the European elections. The European elections began on June 6. In Germany, the election was held on June 9 / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa
Numerous election workers are busy counting the postal votes for the European elections. The European elections began on June 6. In Germany, the election was held on June 9 / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Some poll workers had to stay up until 4 o'clock in the morning and were still counting during the day on Monday. That is why they deserve special thanks.

State Chief Electoral Officer Martin Richter has thanked the approximately 36,000 people who helped with the European and local elections last Sunday. "Democracy needs participation, also in determining the election results," he explained in Kamenz on Wednesday. Without the many helpers, elections could not be held. Around 2.3 million Saxons cast their vote in the European elections at polling stations or by postal vote. In addition, around 11.5 million votes had to be counted in the local elections in the towns and municipalities. In many places, counting lasted until the early hours of the morning and then continued on Monday.

According to the state election administration, the turnout for the European elections in Saxony was 69.4 percent and therefore above the national average (64.8 percent). The proportion of postal voters rose to 28 percent of voters.

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