The battle not seen on TV: Election day inside the headquarters

The article describes the activities in party headquarters on election day for the 26th Knesset, focusing on voter turnout operations, the restriction of data transfer from polling stations following a High Court ruling, and the transition to vote counting after polls close.

The article describes the intensive activities in party headquarters on election day for the 26th Knesset, focusing on their function as command centers analyzing data and activating thousands of field activists. The headquarters work on voter turnout through phone calls, messages, and transportation to polling stations, especially in areas with low voter turnout. The right-wing bloc focuses on peripheral communities and voters who have not voted in the last three or four elections, aiming to increase turnout by about five percentage points. The left-wing bloc targets a turnout rate of 76% to 77% in its strongholds. This year, the ability of headquarters to receive real-time data from polling stations was limited, after the High Court prohibited observers from transmitting digital data. When polls close at 10:00 PM, observers report the counting results, and the headquarters compare them to exit polls and the Central Elections Committee results.