The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/voting/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png voting | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/voting/ 32 32 UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-to-lower-voting-age-to-16-in-landmark-electoral-reform/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:24:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3600410 Labour government says proposed changes are part of an effort to boost public trust in democracy; Conservatives say move is rushed and 'hopelessly confusing'

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]]> Jewish activist who fled Iran sees shades of the fall of the shah on US campuses https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-influencer-who-fled-iran-sees-shades-of-the-fall-of-the-shah-on-us-campuses/ Tue, 21 May 2024 23:26:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3290767 I Am A Voter co-founder and pro-democracy advocate Mandana Dayani has turned her focus to America's surging antisemitism - an issue she sees as inalienable from her core mission

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]]> Iran holds first parliament election since 2022 protests; low turnout likely https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-holds-first-parliament-election-since-2022-protests-low-turnout-likely/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:27:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3235954 Supreme Leader Khamenei urges Iranians to vote as soon as possible in the election, with President Raisi echoing the call

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]]> Reversing decision, Virginia Republicans allow Shabbat observers to vote early https://www.timesofisrael.com/reversing-decision-virginia-republicans-allow-shabbat-observers-to-vote-early/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:38:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2532182 With party election set for Saturday, local GOP will allow Orthodox Jews to place ballot for gubernatorial nominee a day early, after request from Republican Jewish Coalition

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]]> 20,000 cops to be deployed to secure Tuesday’s election https://www.timesofisrael.com/20000-cops-to-be-deployed-to-secure-tuesdays-election/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:47:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2510512 3,500 officers, some undercover, will wear bodycams at polling stations to prevent election tampering and voter fraud; 400 locations said identified as 'prone to trouble'

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]]> US Jews relieved by nonviolent Election Day, but aren’t breathing easy just yet https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jews-relieved-by-nonviolent-election-day-but-arent-breathing-easy-just-yet/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:38:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2428802 Amid a polarized atmosphere that security specialists call 'primed for unrest,' officials are keeping an ear to the ground due to online chatter on both the far-right and far-left

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]]> High-stakes Trump-Biden contest could smash US turnout records https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-stakes-trump-biden-contest-could-smash-us-turnout-records/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 07:50:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2426073 As of Sunday, tallied votes account for 62% of the eligible voting-age population, more than Obama's 2008 election, and may eventually be highest since women afforded vote

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]]> How US Jewish groups are protecting voting access in 2020 https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-jewish-groups-are-protecting-voting-access-in-2020/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 02:18:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2410526 Mobilizing legal teams to report voter suppression, educating voters and helping people get signed up, the organizations say they are united in fighting minority disenfranchisement

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]]> Mom of teen killed in 1994 NY terror attack votes ‘no’ to defunding NYPD https://www.timesofisrael.com/activist-mom-of-teen-killed-in-1994-ny-terrorism-votes-no-to-defunding-nypd/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 19:58:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2328311 Devorah Halberstam changed laws to have son Ari's murder classified as a terrorist attack. Today she advises NYPD and FBI, while fighting stereotypes at Jewish Children's Museum

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]]> Missouri rabbis call mail-in voting religious imperative after governor bars it https://www.timesofisrael.com/missouri-rabbis-call-mail-in-voting-religious-imperative-after-governor-bars-it/ Thu, 07 May 2020 22:17:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2300896 After Gov. Mike Parson says the issue is a partisan one, Jewish leaders across the spectrum of observance say that voting in person during a pandemic violates Torah law

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]]> Over 69% vote in rerun poll, more than April election https://www.timesofisrael.com/turnout-at-end-of-election-day-stands-at-69-4-overtaking-april-vote/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 23:16:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2150654&preview=true&preview_id=2150654 Result is second best since 1999, defying predictions of voter apathy and fatigue in the country's second national vote this year

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]]> Voter turnout slightly outpaces April elections https://www.timesofisrael.com/voter-turnout-slightly-outpaces-april-elections/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:08:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2150220 53.5% of eligible voters cast ballots as of 6 p.m.; Likud, Blue and White both claim voting rates up for their rivals

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]]> Casting ballots, party leaders angle for support as Israel votes https://www.timesofisrael.com/casting-ballots-party-leaders-angle-for-support-as-israel-votes/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:41:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2149830&preview=true&preview_id=2149830 PM insists election will be close, quoting Trump; Gantz urges voters to reject 'extremism'

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]]> Netanyahu, Gantz, or 28 other parties? Israel goes to the polls, again https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-gantz-or-28-other-parties-israel-goes-to-the-polls-again/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 03:44:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2149746&preview=true&preview_id=2149746 Polling stations open for 6.3 million eligible voters, as a bitter, hard-fought repeat campaign season reaches its climax

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]]> Election czar: Despite camera ban, politicians can say cheese as they vote https://www.timesofisrael.com/election-czar-despite-camera-ban-politicians-can-say-cheese-as-they-vote/ Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:08:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2149345 Central Elections Committee head says media can still take photos of leaders as they cast their ballots, though candidates and MKs must not campaign

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