Overseas Voting Begins for Israel's 26th Knesset Elections
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Voting for Israel's 26th Knesset elections began Wednesday at overseas diplomatic missions, starting in New Zealand and concluding Friday in the U.S. Over 4,800 Israeli diplomats, civil servants, and their families will vote at 101 polling stations in 99 locations. Ballots will be sent to Israel via diplomatic pouch for counting at the Knesset.
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- Overseas voting for Israel's 26th Knesset elections started Wednesday, October 14.
- Over 4,800 Israeli diplomats and their families are eligible to vote abroad.
- Voting will take place at 101 polling stations in 99 diplomatic missions globally.
- The voting period abroad concludes Friday, October 16, at 6:00 AM Israeli time.
- Ballots will be sent to Israel via diplomatic pouch for counting at the Knesset.
Voting for Israel's 26th Knesset elections commenced on Wednesday, October 14, at Israeli diplomatic missions abroad. The first polling station opened in Wellington, New Zealand, at 11:00 PM Israeli time. For the first time, the Israeli ambassador to Fiji will cast a ballot, followed by voting at the Israeli embassy in Canberra, Australia. A total of over 4,800 Israeli diplomats, civil servants working overseas, and their family members are eligible to vote. These voters will cast ballots at 101 polling stations located in 99 diplomatic missions worldwide. The overseas voting period will conclude on Friday, October 16, at 6:00 AM Israeli time. Employees at Israeli missions on the U.S. West Coast, in San Francisco and Los Angeles, will be the last to vote. All ballots will be transported to Israel via diplomatic pouch and submitted to the Knesset for counting, where they will be processed according to the procedure for double-envelope voting.
