Central Elections Committee Completes Outer Ballot Counting
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
The Central Elections Committee has finished counting votes from outer envelopes for the 26th Knesset elections. Approximately 5.59 million votes have been processed, with over 5.56 million deemed valid. Final results will be announced after further verification, with official results expected on Wednesday.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Central Elections Committee has completed counting votes from outer envelopes for the 26th Knesset elections.
- Over 5.58 million votes have been processed from 12,644 polling stations.
- More than 5.56 million votes were counted as valid, with 25,072 disqualified.
- The committee is now verifying and cross-referencing remaining outer envelope results.
- Official election results will be published on Wednesday after further integrity checks.
The Central Elections Committee announced that the counting of votes from outer envelopes, also known as double envelopes, for the 26th Knesset elections has concluded. This complex logistical operation involved approximately 10,000 workers at dedicated sites within the Knesset building. As of the latest data, results from 12,644 polling stations, encompassing 5,589,836 votes, have been processed. Of these, 5,564,764 votes were deemed valid and 25,072 were disqualified. The committee clarified that results from the remaining outer envelopes are currently undergoing feeding, verification, and cross-referencing processes. Final results will be presented at an official press conference at the control center once these procedures are complete. The data released at this stage is not yet considered definitive and will undergo further election integrity checks before the official results are published on Wednesday.
