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Israeli Elections: 7.3 Million Voters, 18,000 Ballot Boxes, 690 Million Shekel Budget

Israel’s Central Elections Committee has set out the main logistics for the 26th Knesset vote, scheduled for Tuesday, October 27. It says more than 7.3 million citizens are eligible to vote, and the election will be run through 12,018 polling stations and 18,000 ballot boxes.

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01More than 7.3 million citizens are eligible to vote in the 26th Knesset elections on Tuesday, October 27.
02Israel’s Central Elections Committee says the vote will use 12,018 polling stations and 18,000 ballot boxes across the country.
03The committee is printing 450 million ballot papers, requiring about 250 tons of paper.
04The election budget is set at 690 million shekels, according to the committee.
05About 100,000 people will work on election day, after training for roughly 50,000 people in 2,140 classes.
06The committee says 6,209 polling stations are accessible to people with disabilities, including 3,621 specially adapted stations.
07Six hundred and sixty public transportation routes, including all Israel Railways lines, will be free on election day.
08More than 400 tons of paper and cardboard are expected to be recycled after the elections.

The committee said it is printing 450 million ballot papers, using about 250 tons of paper, and that the overall budget is 690 million shekels. It also said about 100,000 people will work on election day, after training for about 50,000 people in 2,140 classes and the deployment of nearly 15,000 cameras for integrity supervision.

Accessibility measures include 6,209 polling stations for people with disabilities, among them 3,621 specially adapted stations. The committee also said 660 public transportation routes between cities, including all Israel Railways lines, will be free on election day to help voters reach polling stations.

After the vote, more than 400 tons of paper and cardboard are expected to be recycled. The preparations are part of the committee’s management of the 26th Knesset election process, which it presented as a nationwide operation involving regional election committees across Israel.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 16:23

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