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Election panel advances plan to let voters cast ballots away from home
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First reported by Srugim · Jun 14, 2026
What happened
Israel's Central Elections Committee is advancing a proposal that would let voters cast ballots near where they are staying if they will be away from their registered address on election day. The plan is aimed especially at yeshiva students and could take effect in the next election if the Knesset approves it.
- 01Voters away from home could be assigned a nearby polling station.
- 02The proposal is expected to help yeshiva students.
- 03The committee is also pushing AI video labeling and earlier candidate-list deadlines.
- 04The Elections Committee says the goal is to expand voting access.
- 05If approved by the Knesset, the change would apply in the next election.
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