Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Voter turnout at 16 percent, slightly down
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBy 2 p.m., voter turnout was 16.3%, 1.7 points lower than the same time in the last local elections in 2008.
The highest turnout is in the Arab town of Abu Ghosh, at 52%. Tel Aviv’s turnout reached 14% by 2 p.m., and Jerusalem was a mere 10%.
There have been 500 complaints to police over the elections, eight people were taken for investigation over irregularities and three were arrested by Tuesday at 4 p.m. for violence or for attempting to vote with false identity documents.
In Arara, police stopped a stone-throwing incident connected with a brawl that erupted at a ballot station, and arrested one person.
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