Vote Counting for Special Ballots Concludes in Israel
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
Israel's Central Elections Committee has finished counting votes from special ballots for the 26th Knesset elections. The operation involved around 10,000 workers and processed over 5.5 million votes. Final official results are expected on Wednesday after further verification and an integrity review.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Vote counting for special ballots in Israel's 26th Knesset elections has concluded.
- Over 5.5 million votes were processed, with 5,564,764 valid and 25,072 invalid.
- Approximately 10,000 workers participated in the complex vote-counting operation.
- Final official election results will be published on Wednesday.
- Results released before Wednesday are not considered final.
The Central Elections Committee announced that the counting of votes from special ballots, often referred to as "double envelopes," for the 26th Knesset elections has been completed. Approximately 10,000 workers were involved in this complex operation, which took place in several locations within the Knesset building. As of now, results from 12,644 polling stations have been processed, representing 5,589,836 votes. Of these, 5,564,764 were deemed valid and 25,072 were disqualified. The committee is still determining the final number of special ballots processed. The results from the special ballots are currently undergoing input and verification. Official results are slated for release on Wednesday, following a final election integrity review. The results published before Wednesday are not considered final.
