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956,458 ballots had entered Israel’s official election tally Tuesday night, the Central Elections Committee reported, but the count remained partial and nonrepresentative. The ballots recorded were equivalent to about 13.0% of the 7,331,981 registered voters on the committee’s page, not a turnout estimate or a nationwide result.
The committee’s national results page showed returns from 2,419 polling stations. It classified 952,050 ballots as valid and 4,408 as invalid.
The page carried a timestamp of 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, October 28, in Israel, or 9:45 p.m. Tuesday Eastern time. JBizNews checked the figures at 9:54 p.m. Eastern.
The published count has expanded, but its composition can change as additional polling stations report. It should not be read as a representative sample of the final vote, a parliamentary seat projection or evidence that a governing coalition has been decided.
The comparison with registered voters measures how much of the electorate the published ballot total represents. It does not measure how many people voted. Ballots already entered in the official tally and ballots cast across the country are different quantities.
The committee warns that results can change until final results are published by November 4. This update reports the size and status of the official count without projecting a winner or allocating seats.
JBizNews Desk | Jerusalem
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