Overview

• The city attributed the mix-up to setup sample prints from a contractor that were mistakenly entered into the mail run.
• Deutsche Post withheld 96 additional suspect letters after consulting with the election office.
• The printing service is auditing its processes to determine whether more cases occurred.
• Only two letters in the delivery were correctly addressed to the resident and her son, with the rest sent to the placeholder name.
• Authorities report no sign of misuse as Sunday’s mayoral runoffs in Cologne and other North Rhine-Westphalia cities approach.