Vote Counting Underway for Israeli Knesset Election

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Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba

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The Central Elections Committee has begun counting "double envelopes" for the 26th Knesset elections, a process that could change the final mandate distribution. Results from over 11,700 regular polling stations, representing more than 5.1 million voters, have already been processed. The committee stressed that current data is preliminary and may change as counting continues.

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The Central Elections Committee has started counting "double envelopes" for the 26th Knesset elections.
This special ballot count could potentially alter the final distribution of mandates among parties.
Results from 11,712 out of 12,018 regular polling stations have been received.
Over 5.1 million voters have had their regular ballots processed so far.
The committee stated that current results are preliminary and may change.

Vote Counting Underway for Israeli Knesset Election — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

The Central Elections Committee announced on Thursday that the counting of "double envelopes" has begun for the 26th Knesset elections. This process commenced at 1:00 AM, following the completion of procedures for receiving, scanning, and verifying the ballots. The counting of these special envelopes has the potential to alter the distribution of mandates among the parties, as the final election results are not yet clear.

Alongside this, the committee continues to process results from regular polling stations across Israel. As of 1:00 AM, results from 11,712 out of 12,018 regular polling stations had been received, representing 5,126,759 voters. The remaining stations are undergoing quality control checks.

The "double envelopes" contain ballots cast by voters who were not at their designated polling stations, such as soldiers or those abroad. During the counting process, the inner voting envelopes are separated from the outer ones and mixed to maintain voter anonymity. These envelopes are then transferred to a dedicated counting facility at the Knesset parking lot.

The Elections Committee emphasized that the data released at this stage is preliminary and subject to change as the vote count progresses and further checks are completed.