The votes that can change the results even after the poll is over

The article explains the mechanism of double envelope voting in Israeli elections, used by soldiers, prisoners, hospitalized patients, people with limited mobility, evacuees, and state emissaries abroad. In the 2022 elections, 462,807 voters (9.7%) voted this way. These votes are counted after regular polling stations and may change the seat distribution.

The article explains the mechanism of double envelope voting in Israeli elections, used by soldiers, prisoners, hospitalized patients, people with limited mobility, evacuees, and state emissaries abroad. The voter places their ballot slip into an inner envelope, which is then placed into an outer envelope with their personal details. The envelopes are sent for verification at the Knesset and are not counted at the polling station. In the elections for the 25th Knesset in November 2022, 462,807 voters voted via double envelopes, about 9.7% of all voters, of which 458,714 votes were valid. Likud received about 108,000 votes in the envelopes, more than any other party. Religious Zionism received 15.5% of the envelope votes, compared to 10.8% nationwide. These votes are counted only after regular polling stations and may change the seat map and decide the fate of lists around the electoral threshold. Final results are published within eight days.