\BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek\ The Central Elections Committee has reminded polling staff
By Bernard Moerdler,
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The Central Elections Committee has reminded polling staff that voters can use an expired Israeli ID card, or teudat zehut, provided the photograph still allows them to be identified.
In a directive issued today, the committee said high turnout was creating queues at some polling locations and instructed staff to speed up the process while maintaining the required identity checks.
Staff should begin checking the next voter's identity while the previous voter is behind the voting screen. Any individual issue requiring further checks should be handled separately so the rest of the queue can continue moving. The committee also said additional questioning is unnecessary when a voter's identity is clear.
For polling stations scheduled to close at 10 PM, the committee reiterated that anyone who arrives by that time must still be allowed to vote, even if the queue means they cast their ballot after 10 PM.
Reported by Bernard Moerdler for Bernie News Network. See our editorial standards and corrections policy.