The 2021 regional parliamentary elections in the capital of Germany must be held again after a number of things went wrong on election day, the Constitutional Court of Berlin declared on Nov. 16.
The court has declared the elections in the state completely invalid after problems emerged including missing ballots or wrong ballots being issued to voters. Another issue was long queues outside many polling stations in the region as voters struggled with extra ballot papers.
Polling stations were supposed to close at 6 p.m., but people waiting in line at that time were still allowed to cast their ballots—at a time when exit polls were already public. In addition, the Berlin Marathon was held on the same day, which resulted in many streets being closed while creating logistical problems for voters….