Elections Committee: Defective Ballots Will Not Be Automatically Disqualified

The spokesperson for the Central Elections Committee announced that a ballot paper with a defect will not be automatically disqualified, newspaper Maariv and network i24NEWS reported.

The clarification was issued during the evening hours of election day for the 26th Knesset, as citizens across the country continued casting their ballots.

According to the reports, not every defect will lead to the invalidation of a voter's ballot. However, a full breakdown of the types of flaws that will be accepted or disqualified during the vote count has not yet been published, and further details have not yet been released.