{"id":178115,"date":"2026-09-13T14:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=178115"},"modified":"2026-09-13T14:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:33:53","slug":"valjare-gav-upp-i-jattekoerna-fick-avbryta-forsoket-att-rosta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/voters-gave-up-in-the-huge-lines-and-had-to-stop-trying-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Voters gave up in the massive lines\u2014and had to abandon their attempt to vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Election Day has turned into a test of patience in many places. In Ume\u00e5, voters have been waiting for hours\u2014and several have ultimately left the line without having been able to vote.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long lines were reported at several polling places on Sunday. At Hagaskolan in Ume\u00e5, voters said the wait had exceeded two hours, while one voter at \u00c5lidhemshallen had been waiting in line for over three hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gave up \u2013 left the line<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Johanna Friberg<\/strong> tells <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svt.se\/nyheter\/lokalt\/vasterbotten\/over-tva-timmars-ko-i-umea-valmyndigheten-ovanligt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SVT <\/a><\/strong>Several people eventually stopped waiting in line. Others discussed doing the same and trying to vote later in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 The atmosphere isn't that great; it's actually pretty lackluster.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After waiting for several hours, even the most basic needs began to make themselves felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 We haven't eaten in a while, so our blood sugar is starting to get a little low.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anna Nyqvist, the Secretary General of the Election Authority, describes the data on wait times as remarkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 I can't confirm that there are two-hour lines in Ume\u00e5, but if that's the case, it's very unusual.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The right to vote must still be exercisable<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These problems come at a time when the Election Authority has urged voters to get out the door early. Long lines have been reported in several parts of Sweden, while early voting appears to be breaking records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if you encounter a long line, you still have options. You can vote early at any open early voting location on Election Day. Anyone who is already in line when the polling place closes at 8:00 p.m. is also entitled to vote.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters have been waiting in line for hours to cast their ballots\u2014but many have been forced to give up and leave the line. The Election Authority calls the wait times unusual<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":178116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1523,205],"tags":[6340],"class_list":["post-178115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-liten","category-nyheter","tag-valet-2026"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}