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arcana imperii :: the book of j

25.3.04

free beer and sausages could have rigged election

officials in the city of ulm ordered the villagers of ballendorf back to the polls after the winning mayoral candidate was found to have bribed voters with free beer and sausages.

they said it was conceivable that the winning candidate had influenced the vote by handing out the free beer and sausages so now they had to vote again without the enticements.

«a different election result without such influence on voters is well within the realms of the possible,» an official said, noting how the winner's margin in the town of 650 residents was just 17 votes.

via ananova.