Counting of Double Envelopes Begins Tonight for Final Election Results
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
The Central Election Committee begins counting "double envelopes" at midnight, after all regular ballots are processed. The process verifies voter eligibility and prevents double voting while maintaining secrecy. Final results, including these votes, are expected by Thursday evening. Elad Nava, Control Manager, explained the procedure.
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- Counting of "double envelopes" begins at midnight for final election results.
- The process verifies voter eligibility and prevents double voting.
- Ballot secrecy is maintained by separating inner envelopes from voter identification.
- Final results, including these votes, are expected by Thursday evening.
- Elad Nava, Control Manager at the Election Committee, explained the procedure.
The Central Election Committee will commence the counting of "double envelopes" at midnight, following the tabulation of all regular ballot boxes. This process involves verifying eligibility, sorting, and counting to ensure each vote is counted only once. Elad Nava, Control Manager at the Election Committee, explained the procedure, which aims to prevent individuals from voting twice while maintaining ballot secrecy.
The operation is managed by the Special Votes Department, led by Eli Levy. Initially, each outer envelope is checked against the committee's systems to confirm the voter listed has not already voted at their registered polling station. Once approved, the inner envelope containing the ballot is extracted and added to a central pool of validated votes, stripped of voter identification to preserve anonymity.
"After the envelope is cleared and verified, and it is certain that the person voted only in the double envelope, the inner envelope is removed and placed in a large envelope pool," Nava stated. The inner envelopes will then be divided into batches and transferred to the Knesset for counting.
Nava indicated that the goal is to complete this process by Thursday evening, enabling the publication of final election results that include these votes, along with the updated distribution of votes and mandates.
