{"id":14718,"date":"2026-06-01T19:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dombert.de\/?p=14718"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:08:46","slug":"it-depends-on-the-will-of-the-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dombert.de\/en\/auf-den-waehlerwillen-kommt-es-an\/","title":{"rendered":"It all depends on the will of the voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14718\" class=\"elementor elementor-14718\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57843f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a57843f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0f13c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c0f13c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Rather, it is important that the will of the voter is clearly recognisable. This is the result of a decision by the Saarlouis Higher Administrative Court (OVG) (Ref.: 2 A 186\/25 of 19 May 2026).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>On his ballot paper for the city council elections in Saarlouis, a voter had not only placed a cross in the field of the SPD's election proposal, but also in front of the name of a specific candidate. The municipal election committee then declared the vote invalid. The Administrative Court of the Saarland confirmed the decision, but the Higher Administrative Court now took a different view in the appeal proceedings: it was clearly recognisable that the vote was intended to be cast in favour of the SPD. 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