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Woerden Recount Uncovers Four Misattributed Votes as Kiesraad Orders Targeted Checks

The Electoral Council is directing focused recounts to correct candidate-level errors before certifying the national result on Friday.

Overview

  • A Woerden recount found four votes for GroenLinks-PvdA candidate Marcel Vonk were wrongly added to fellow candidate Hayte de Jong, with no effect on party totals or seats.
  • Stichtse Vecht is re-counting after a voter reported that a single recorded vote appeared in the October 29 process-verbaal but not in the October 30 document, with a public review held today.
  • In Aalten, the Kiesraad requested a recount after local CDA candidate Arjan Tolkamp was shown with zero votes at one polling station, a discrepancy limited to preference totals within the party.
  • Altena and other municipalities, including Gennep, Vlaardingen, Rijswijk, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Meerssen and Stein, are conducting station-level checks following voter reports or data anomalies.
  • A Kiesraad data analysis earlier flagged a Breukelen error that swapped 38 votes between GroenLinks-PvdA candidates Marjolein Moorman and Luc Stultiens, reinforcing that such fixes adjust candidate counts rather than seat distribution.