Knesset Elections Law (Amendment – Voting by Aircrew Members) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill adds a new chapter to the Elections Law allowing aircrew members (pilots, flight attendants, technicians and the like) who are abroad on election day because of their job to vote at special polling stations to be set up at airports. Crew members are eligible for this only if they are registered as voters and cannot vote at their regular polling station. The director of the Civil Aviation Authority will transfer lists of crew members to the Central Elections Committee, which will determine which airports will have special polling stations. The bill includes provisions on voting procedures and vote counting at these polling stations, similar to regular polling stations.