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The author claimed that thousands of mail-in ballots had been unlawfully opened in Lower Saxony. He pointed out that Boris Pistorius had been the Minister of the Interior there for ten years and wrote that a state secretary who had been dismissed due to misconduct had later been able to become the Minister of the Interior. Furthermore, he began to refer to a woman as a getaway driver, but did not finish the thought in the article. https://t.co/HFPczErCQi #Niedersachsen #Wahlrecht #Politik #DE (translated)

The author referred to an election scandal in Lower Saxony, in which thousands of mail-in ballots were opened illegally, and the AfD filed an objection. He feared that the recently revealed alleged election mishaps were only the tip of the iceberg, which he referred to as "OurDemocracy." https://t.co/NKHejHmcPM #Wahlen #Demokratie #Niedersachsen #DE (translated)

Apollo News reported that during the local elections in Lower Saxony, thousands of mail-in ballots were opened prematurely in the Hanover region. AfD lawmaker Dirk Brandes announced that he would file a complaint against the election results. https://t.co/SRrWiU2yvI #Niedersachsen #Wahlen #Politik (translated)

Until the end, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) also expressed criticism, through whose constituency the new line is to run, but who also promotes himself as a self-proclaimed "Infrastructure Minister" for a modernization of the country. #Bahnstrecke #Niedersachsen #HamburgHannover (translated)

The Bundestag has decided by a large majority to commission Deutsche Bahn to build a new railway line between Hamburg and Hanover, which is however subject to the condition that the costs must not exceed the economic benefits. #Bahnstrecke #Niedersachsen #HamburgHannover (translated)

Ansgar Schledde explained that in the local elections in the Hannover region, more than 3,000 outer ballot envelopes were opened prematurely in 14 out of 20 surrounding municipalities. He regarded this as a systematic violation of §59 of the Lower Saxony Municipal Election Code. The envelopes should have remained unopened and sealed; instead, ballots with the names and addresses of the voters became visible and were repackaged. The votes were then counted without verification, Schledde wrote. The procedure was ordered by the regional election office via email and was only stopped by the state election director four days before the election. Interior Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD) commented cautiously on the incident; supposedly, no impact on the election result was to be expected, criticized Schledde. He supported the objection of Bundestag member Dirk Brandes and announced a complete clarification as well as a legal examination. For the state elections in 2027, postal voting documents must be designed to prevent manipulation, and the rules must be adhered to. Those who violate the election regulations must face consequences, Schledde wrote. https://t.co/uzZye3DAPi #Wahlen #Demokratie #Niedersachsen (translated)

We have no time for long hesitation - people expect decisions, leadership, and results. Lower Saxony's CDU chairman Sebastian Lechner called for a "convincing plan" from Chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of the closed meeting of the party leadership. #Niedersachsen #SPD #Politik (translated)

NIUS reported that there were already irregularities in the postal voting before the local elections in Lower Saxony on September 13. In Burgwedel, employees of the city administration opened official ballot envelopes. Initially, there were reports of 172 affected letters; now the regional election director of the Hanover region has stated that at least 3,087 envelopes in 14 of the 20 surrounding municipalities were opened prematurely. https://t.co/EBrWLpozTw #Kommunalwahlen #Niedersachsen #Wahlrecht (translated)