Election Committee Prepares for Delayed Results Due to Record "Double Envelope" Votes
Israel's Central Elections Committee is preparing for a potential delay in announcing final election results due to an anticipated surge in "double envelope" ballots. These ballots, cast by voters outside their registered districts, are expected to increase by 44% compared to previous elections, reaching approximately 650,000. This significant rise is attributed, in part, to the high number of reservists and evacuees expected to vote.
An estimated 200,000 new Israeli citizens are anticipated to use these double envelopes. The committee is actively recruiting additional staff to process these ballots, which represent roughly 15 Knesset seats. The counting of these votes is expected to cause a slight delay in the real-time update and final release of election outcomes.
In related news, the Central Elections Committee recently approved 38 candidate lists for the 26th Knesset, assigning them their designated ballot letters and publishing the complete list of voting slips.
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