Health Ministry to Allow Hospitalized Patients to Vote in Knesset Elections
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
The Israeli Ministry of Health announced that hospitalized patients in public, psychiatric, and care facilities will be able to vote in the 26th Knesset elections on Tuesday, October 27th. Ballot boxes will be placed inside these institutions for thousands of patients. Medical staff unable to reach their registered polling stations can also vote in hospitals.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Thousands of hospitalized patients can vote in the 26th Knesset elections on October 27th.
- The Ministry of Health will provide ballot boxes inside hospitals and care facilities.
- The voting option extends to public, psychiatric, and rehabilitation institutions.
- Voters must present identification and proof of hospitalization.
- Medical staff unable to reach their polling stations may also vote in hospitals.
The Israeli Ministry of Health announced that thousands of patients currently hospitalized in public hospitals, psychiatric facilities, and nursing and rehabilitation care institutions will be able to cast their votes in the upcoming 26th Knesset elections, scheduled for Tuesday, October 27th. Special ballot boxes will be set up within these institutions to facilitate voting.
The measure applies to facilities with more than 50 licensed beds. Voters will be required to present identification and a certificate confirming their hospitalization. Additionally, medical staff members who are unable to reach their registered polling stations will be permitted to vote within the hospitals, in accordance with the law.
