Hundreds in Almelo miss voting cards ahead of municipal elections due to postal error
Around 275 households in Almelo’s Rosarium neighborhood did not receive their voting cards for the March 18 municipal elections due to a PostNL delivery failure. Residents must request a replacement by March 17 to vote, as the card is mandatory.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Affected area | Rosarium neighborhood, Almelo |
| Number of addresses | ~275 |
| Affected streets | Noordikslaan, Bosrand, Manegeweg, Vissedijk, Kolthofsingel, and 8 others |
| Deadline for replacement | March 17, 12 PM (counter) / March 16, 4 PM (phone/email) |
| Election date | March 18, 2026 |
| PostNL response | Investigation completed; apologies issued |
The municipality of Almelo is responsible for organizing local elections, including distributing voting cards to eligible voters. It must ensure all residents can exercise their democratic right, even when external partners like PostNL fail to deliver critical documents.
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Voting cards not delivered in part of Almelo neighborhood Rosarium
The municipal council elections will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. In our municipality, voting cards were distributed on Thursday, February 26, and Friday, February 27. After reports from residents and an investigation by PostNL, it appears that no mail was delivered in several streets in the Rosarium neighborhood. Residents who did not receive a voting card due to this can request a replacement voting card until Tuesday, March 17, 12 PM. They have received a letter from the municipality about this. PostNL has apologized.
Rosarium
This concerns approximately 275 addresses in the following streets: - Noordikslaan - Bosrand - Manegeweg - Vissedijk - Kolthofsingel - Mr. G.J. ter Kuilelaan - Wethouder Hinnenlaan - Wethouder Schotveldlaan - G.A. Leendertz-Ladeniuslaan - Wethouder Kortenbout van der Sluijslaan - Deken Reijgerslaan - Deken van der Waardenlaan - Tijhofslaan
Requesting a replacement voting card
Eligible voters in these streets who did not receive a voting card can still request one by phone, email, or at the counter in the town hall. This can be done by email or phone until Monday, March 16, 4:00 PM. At the counter, this is possible until Tuesday, March 17, 12 PM. Without a valid voting card, you cannot vote. It is therefore important to request a replacement voting card in time. Over a hundred residents have already received or requested a replacement voting card.
2 letters: candidate list and voting card
Eligible voters have received 2 letters from the municipality: an envelope with the candidate list and a letter containing the voting card. It is important that people bring the correct envelope, with voting card and a valid ID (passport, ID card, or driver's license) to the polling station on Wednesday, March 18.
PostNL
The municipality received several reports from residents that they had not received a voting card. PostNL immediately investigated this. PostNL is taking measures so that residents can rely on their mail being delivered reliably. For questions about mail delivery, residents can contact PostNL via www.postnl.nl/klantenservice.