12,000 polling stations and what happens to our envelopes after voting: How Election Day unfolds

7.3 million eligible voters will cast their ballots in the elections for the 26th Knesset. The Central Elections Committee is prepared with 12,335 polling stations, 250 tons of paper, and nearly 300,000 workers. The acting director general of the committee explains the manual method, the vote counting by faction representatives, and security measures.

7.3 million eligible voters are invited to vote in the elections for the 26th Knesset. The Central Elections Committee is prepared with 12,335 polling stations, 250 tons of paper (450 million ballots) and nearly 300,000 workers. The acting director general of the committee, attorney Dean Livne, explains in an interview that the method remains manual despite the technological era: a paper ballot, an envelope, and counting by faction representatives. According to him, it is almost impossible to forge supervised manual elections like those in Israel. Each ballot is counted by representatives from three different factions, two non-political secretaries, and an election integrity supervisor who films. Police officers will be deployed at almost every polling station. The article focuses on the logistical preparations and not on political moves or polls.