{"id":20811,"date":"2026-02-15T16:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/?p=20811"},"modified":"2026-02-15T16:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:39:50","slug":"voting-process-proceeds-smoothly-and-without-irregularities-that-could-compromise-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/press\/news\/voting-process-proceeds-smoothly-and-without-irregularities-that-could-compromise-election-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting process proceeds smoothly and without irregularities that could compromise election results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"683\">The <strong data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"418\">Coalition Pod lupom<\/strong>, whose observers are present at all polling stations for the Repeat Early Elections for the Mayor of Vare\u0161 Municipality, has released a new interim report on election day observation covering the voting process, turnout, and electoral irregularities as of 15:00.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"1223\"><strong data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"715\">Voting process as of 15:00<\/strong><br data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"718\" \/>Observers from the <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"760\">Coalition Pod lupom<\/strong> monitor compliance with legal and procedural rules during the voting process, including the proper issuance and recording of ballots, potential cases of multiple voting or voting on behalf of others, and the occurrence of other irregularities and procedural shortcomings such as family voting, unlawful assistance to voters, voter intimidation, presence of unauthorized persons at or near polling stations, breaches of ballot secrecy, or photographing ballots.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1819\">Preliminary observation results up to 15:00 indicate that the voting process in Vare\u0161 Municipality is proceeding generally smoothly, without serious irregularities that could compromise election results. The election day has so far been stable and free of major incidents. Observed irregularities are limited in scope and largely consist of procedural errors. The transparency of the process, uninterrupted work of observers, and absence of serious irregularities are important indicators of preserved election integrity during the course of the day, according to the <strong data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1816\">Coalition Pod lupom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1821\" data-end=\"1949\">The new interim report shows that traditional electoral irregularities and procedural errors are repeating on a smaller scale:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"2494\">\n<li data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"2080\">\n<p data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"2080\">Voters returned from polling stations due to absence from the CBS extract \u2013 up to 10 cases (at 35% of polling stations \/ 7 PS)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2188\">\n<p data-start=\"2083\" data-end=\"2188\">Family voting \/ multiple persons in a voting booth \u2013 up to 10 cases (at 25% of polling stations \/ 5 PS)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2318\">\n<p data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2318\">Assistance provided by another person without evidence that help is truly needed \u2013 observed at 10% of polling stations \/ 2 PS<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2424\">\n<p data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2424\">One person assisting multiple voters in the booth \u2013 up to 10 cases (at 5% of polling stations \/ 1 PS)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2494\">\n<p data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2494\">Photographing ballots \u2013 observed at 5% of polling stations \/ 1 PS<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2496\" data-end=\"2864\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20812\" src=\"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/004-6-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/004-6-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/004-6-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/004-6-1024x496.png 1024w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/004-6-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/004-6-1536x745.png 1536w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/004-6-2048x993.png 2048w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/004-6-750x364.png 750w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/004-6-1140x553.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>These findings indicate that, although the elections are largely conducted in accordance with the law and electoral rules, certain minor procedural errors still occur. These are isolated cases that have not affected the overall integrity of the voting process but highlight areas that require additional attention and enhanced control by the election administration.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"2897\"><strong data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"2895\">Voter turnout as of 15:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"3235\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20814\" src=\"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/008-1-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/008-1-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/008-1-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/008-1-1024x496.png 1024w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/008-1-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/008-1-1536x745.png 1536w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/008-1-2048x993.png 2048w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/008-1-750x364.png 750w, https:\/\/podlupom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/008-1-1140x553.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>The <strong data-start=\"2903\" data-end=\"2926\">Coalition Pod lupom<\/strong> is also monitoring voter turnout. Recorded turnout for the Repeat Early Elections for Mayor of Vare\u0161 Municipality at polling stations where Coalition observers are present is 35% as of 15:00. For comparison, turnout at the previous Local Elections in 2024 in Vare\u0161 Municipality was 35.18% at the same time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3237\" data-end=\"3264\"><strong data-start=\"3237\" data-end=\"3262\">Reminder for citizens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3266\" data-end=\"3674\">The <strong data-start=\"3270\" data-end=\"3293\">Coalition Pod lupom<\/strong> reminds citizens that reporting electoral irregularities directly contributes to a fairer electoral process. We encourage everyone who observes irregularities to report them immediately via the toll-free number 080 05 05 05 or through the Coalition\u2019s social media channels. In this way, every individual actively contributes to free and fair elections, emphasized the Coalition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3676\" data-end=\"3699\"><strong data-start=\"3676\" data-end=\"3697\">Upcoming findings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3701\" data-end=\"4057\">In the next press release, which the <strong data-start=\"3738\" data-end=\"3761\">Coalition Pod lupom<\/strong> will publish at 21:00 on the website <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.podlupom.org\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3799\" data-end=\"3815\">www.podlupom.org<\/a>, data will be presented on the voting process, closing of polling stations, packing of election materials, vote counting, recorded electoral irregularities, voter turnout, as well as preliminary results for the Mayor of Vare\u0161 Municipality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coalition Pod lupom, whose observers are present at all polling stations for the Repeat Early Elections for the Mayor of Vare\u0161 Municipality, has released a new interim report on election day observation covering the voting process, turnout, and electoral irregularities as of 15:00. Voting process as of 15:00Observers from the Coalition Pod lupom monitor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,22,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-focus","category-news","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20816,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20811\/revisions\/20816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}