Presidential: more than 1,200 votes canceled in an office in the 12th arrondissement of Paris

A magistrate of the Constitutional Council who was carrying out a control visit to the polling station noticed “irregularities”. The votes were therefore canceled. In this polling station rue de Reuilly, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, the votes cast on Sunday during the first round of the presidential election were simply canceled. A decision which comes from the Constitutional Council. A magistrate made a control visit to this polling station on Sunday. He said he noticed “irregularities” during his visit, claiming that no member of the polling station – neither president nor assessor – was present to monitor the proper conduct of the ballot. The Constitutional Council therefore considered that, in these conditions, it was impossible to avoid possible errors and fraud. The Elders therefore proceeded to cancel the 1252 votes cast in this polling station. The town hall cannot contest the decision This decision shocked many voters in the district. Asked by BFM Paris Île-de-France, several of them said they had not noticed any irregularity. ensured throughout the duration of the ballot”. Although the municipality is not in a position to contest the decision of the Constitutional Council, it nevertheless assures the voters registered in this polling station that “all measures will be taken so that no irregularity taints the course of the second round”. The same situation occurred in Beautheil-Saints, a commune of Seine-et-Marne, where 627 votes were also canceled.