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Mülheim Orders Full Recount After Postal-Ballot Error in NRW Runoffs

The move awaits supervisory approval after a swap of votes in one mail-in precinct flipped the apparent result.

Overview

  • The Mülheim election committee voted to recount all ballots in the Oberbürgermeister runoff, sending the decision to the Bezirksregierung for review.
  • A follow-up meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, with the re-tally to proceed by then if the supervisory authority raises no objections.
  • Officials said the effort would cover 153 precincts and require roughly 200 election workers to complete.
  • Separately, Datteln’s committee certified SPD incumbent André Dora as the winner after targeted checks and corrections in select districts.
  • In Siegen, the committee finalized Tristan Vitt (SPD) as mayor by seven votes after a three-day review without ordering a full recount.