In Mönchengladbach, a postman is said to have made hundreds of election notifications disappear in waste paper containers. It is thanks to an attentive citizen that these reappear.
- The city of Mönchengladbach will find around 600 voting notifications for the upcoming local elections on September 13th in waste paper containers.
- She had received a tip from an observant citizen.
- This find has consequences for a postman.
Mönchengladbach / Munich - Was it an attempt at electoral fraud ? Or just a touch of laziness? In Mönchengladbach , a postman has apparently disposed of several hundred election notices * for the upcoming local elections * in two waste paper bins.
However, the person was observed. The attentive citizen immediately informed the electoral office , as RP Online reports with reference to a message from the city.
NRW election: There are around 600 voting notifications in Mönchengladbach waste paper containers
The affected containers were then seized, opened at the depot of the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs and searched. Around 600 election notifications were brought to the light of day , all of which were to be delivered in the Hermges district of Mönchengladbach. A city spokesman confirmed to RP Online that they were originals. Some of the letters were damaged.
The company Postcon , a mail service provider with a focus on business mail, is responsible for delivery . A spokesman told the Düsseldorf portal: "We are extremely sorry that something like this happened." He also promised that the addresses would be checked and that the deliverer would face "personnel law consequences" .
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The case occurred in mid-August. Meanwhile, according to WDR, the suspicious Postcon employee has been determined and dismissed without notice . The city of Mönchengladbach reported the person. A total of 207,000 citizens in the constituency are called upon to cast their votes in the NRW election on September 13 * at the ballot box or by postal vote *.
Mönchengladbach has been ruled by Hans Wilhelm Reiners (CDU) since the most recent local elections in 2014 . With 30 out of 68 seats, the Christian Democrats are the strongest faction on the city council. The coalition with the SPD, which has 20 seats, created a very solid majority. (mg) * merkur.de is part of the Ippen editorial network.
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