Election Committee Warns Voters Against Marking Ballots
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
The Central Elections Committee warned voters that marking ballots with any extra text or symbols will lead to disqualification. Voters can use blank ballots to write party letters or nicknames in blue ink. Personal markings or multiple ballots in an envelope will also invalidate a vote.
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- Marking ballots with extra text or symbols will lead to disqualification, the Central Elections Committee warned.
- Voters can use blank ballots to write party letters or nicknames in blue ink.
- Personal markings on ballots or envelopes will invalidate a vote.
- Placing multiple ballots or four or more identical ballots in an envelope will disqualify the vote.
- Voters should report damaged ballots or shortages to the polling station committee.
With elections just a day away, the Central Elections Committee has issued a stern warning to voters regarding the proper procedure for marking ballots. The committee clarified on Monday that adding any text, signatures, drawings, or other markings to the pre-printed ballots is strictly forbidden and could lead to the vote being disqualified. Voters are instructed to use the ballots as they are provided.
In cases where a pre-printed ballot for a desired party is unavailable, voters may take a blank white ballot. On this blank ballot, they must write the party's designated letters or its letters along with its nickname, using only a blue pen. This writing is permitted in Hebrew, Arabic, or both languages, but no additional information should be added.
Furthermore, a blank white ballot, or one with only a party's nickname written on it without its letters, will be considered invalid. Any personal marks on the ballot or the inner envelope that could identify the voter will also result in disqualification. Voters must place only one ballot inside the envelope; multiple ballots from different parties, or four or more identical ballots, will invalidate the vote. If two or three identical ballots for the same party are found, they will be counted as a single vote.
The committee advised voters to approach the polling station committee if they encounter a damaged or marked ballot, or if there is a shortage of ballots for their chosen party.
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