Around 3,000 conscripts will staff the voting sites under the oversight of Col. Vered Ben Yehuda and training from the Central Elections Committee. To prevent duplicate voting, the military will implement a double envelope system, while armed officers secure locked ballot boxes during transit. The IDF maintains that it will remain nonpartisan and exclude political discourse from the process.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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IDF Deploys 850 Polling Stations Across Enemy Territory for National Election
War9 days ago
The Israeli military will activate a voting process starting the evening of October 20 for the national elections on October 27. The IDF is deploying at least 850 polling stations at bases and outposts, with 25% of these sites fully mobile to reach soldiers in remote locations and foreign territories. These stations will operate in Lebanon, in nine outposts in Syria, and at approximately 40 positions within the Gaza Strip.
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