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IDF Decision and Overestimation Explain Vote Discrepancy
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Nearly 200,000 fewer double-envelope votes were counted in the Knesset elections than initially projected. This discrepancy is explained by a last-minute IDF decision allowing most reservists to vote at civilian polling stations instead of using the double-envelope system. Officials also cited an overestimation of evacuee voters as a contributing factor to the lower-than-expected count.
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- Nearly 200,000 fewer double-envelope votes were counted than initially projected.
- A last-minute IDF decision changed voting arrangements for reserve soldiers.
- Most reservists were allowed to vote at regular civilian polling stations.
- Overestimation of evacuee voters also contributed to the vote gap.
- The Central Elections Committee had projected 650,000 double-envelope votes.
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