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A voter drops an absentee ballot in a locked ballot box during early voting at the Park Slope Armory YMCA in Brooklyn, New York, October 27, 2020. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
November 2, 2020, 10:06 pm
Armies of lawyers on standby if cloudy US election outcome heads to court
Both sides say they are ready with thousands of attorneys to make sure ballots get counted, or excluded; 300 lawsuits already filed in dozens of states across country
By Mark Sherman
Illustrative: Miami-Dade County Department of Elections employee Elizabeth Prieto gathers vote-by-mail ballots for the August 18 primary election as the canvassing board meets to verify ballot signatures at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, July 30, 2020, in Doral, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
July 31, 2020, 7:37 am
US election results may be delayed — but not because of fraud
With expected surge in mail-in ballots, counting of votes in American presidential race could extend beyond election day, pushing off declaration of a winner
By Nicholas Riccardi and Will Weissert
View of an election campaign billboards showing Israeli prime minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz, in Tel Aviv on February 24, 2020. (Flash90)
February 28, 2020, 6:42 am
Israelis abroad debate whether third vote in a year worth the trip home
With no absentee ballot and seemingly endless voting, some are opting to save the hassle and airfare cost, or take a vacation instead. Coronavirus fears and AIPAC aren’t helping
By Marcy Oster
A cyclist passes by signs for Portuguese political parties during national elections in Porto, Portugal, on October 6, 2019. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
October 6, 2019, 1:09 pm
New citizenship in hand, Israelis vote from abroad in Portuguese elections
Thousands of recently naturalized Jews of Sephardic descent were able to cast absentee ballots ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary poll — even if they had never lived in Portugal
By Melanie Lidman
A soldier casting a ballot for the 21st Knesset on April 7, 2019. (IDF Spokesman's Unit)
April 8, 2019, 5:40 am
Combat engineering troops kick off IDF’s vote for 21st Knesset
Hundreds of polling stations set up at IDF bases as troops cast ballots over 72 hours starting from Saturday night
By ToI Staff
Anat Amichai, the wife of the head of security at Israel's embassy in Wellington, New Zealand, casting the first vote in the elections for the 21th Knesset, in early polling allowed for diplomats and their families, March 28, 2019. (Israel Foreign Ministry)
April 4, 2019, 7:38 pm
Israeli diplomats threaten to withhold absentee ballots over tax row
Labor union won’t hand over key to room holding votes until Finance Ministry reverses order to tax diplomatic hospitality budgets
By ToI Staff
Anat Amichai, the wife of the head of security at Israel's embassy in Wellington, New Zealand, casting the first vote in the elections for the 21th Knesset, in early polling allowed for diplomats and their families, March 28, 2019. (Israel Foreign Ministry)
March 29, 2019, 6:10 am
Diplomats and emissaries worldwide get in their votes ahead of Israel’s election
From Wellington to the US west coast, some 5,000 Israelis stationed abroad had the chance to cast an early ballot for April’s national election over the last 36 hours
By Raoul Wootliff
Voting at the Israeli embassy in London, March 5, 2015 (photo credit: Arieh Miller)
March 27, 2019, 12:25 pm
Israeli elections begin Wednesday — everywhere but Israel
Some 5,000 Israeli diplomats in nearly 100 missions across the globe get a head start on voting, ahead of the April 9 national ballot
By Raoul Wootliff
Central Election Committee workers prepare materials to be sent to polling stations ahead of election day, March 6, 2019. (Flash90)
March 19, 2019, 6:00 am
Boxing the ballot: Behind the planning of Israel’s largest-ever election
As politicians traverse the country wooing voters, intense preparations are underway to ensure every citizen can participate in the democratic process
By Raoul Wootliff
Marc Zell, the head of Republicans Overseas Israel, at the opening of the campaign supporting Donald Trump in Modi'in, August 15, 2016. (Joe Davids/Flash90)
October 28, 2016, 6:24 pm
Israeli GOP appears to dramatically inflate numbers of Israelis voting in US election
Local chapter of Republicans Overseas claims a record 120,000 American-Israelis registered to cast ballots, taking credit for 30,000 of them. Real numbers seem far lower
By Raphael Ahren
In this Aug. 9, 2016 file photo, Chairwoman Kathryn Lindley, right, is approached by people during the Guilford County Board of Elections meeting at the Old Guilford County Courthouse in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record via AP)
September 9, 2016, 2:33 pm
Early voting formally kicks off in US election
North Carolina residents can now submit ballots by mail; absentee voting for members of armed services, US citizens abroad begins September 19
By Hope Yen
Activist Asaf Lev attends a gathering in Tel Aviv encouraging other Israelis to immigrate to Berlin, October 14, 2014. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
December 4, 2015, 6:49 am
Defeatists? Demagogues? Voters! How would giving the vote to expats change Israeli politics?
As Netanyahu moves to advance absentee balloting, experts note dearth of research on the political views of hundreds of thousands of Israelis who live abroad, and urge restrictions to limit their influence
By Marissa Newman
A soldier votes on a small army base along the border with the West Bank near Shekef, Israel, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
March 15, 2015, 6:21 pm
IDF soldiers begin casting ballots
Hundreds of polling stations open in military bases across the country
By ToI Staff
Amos Geva, who lives in Germany, sought to charter an airplane to bring fellow Israelis home to vote on March 17. (Courtesy of Amos Geva/JTA)
March 12, 2015, 2:54 am
For some Israeli expats, distance no barrier to the ballot
A cadre of Israeli citizens abroad scramble schedules and scrounge for funds to make it to the voting booth next week
By Hillel Kuttler
Central Elections Committee workers check voter registration lists, February 24, 2015. (Renee Ghert-Zand/Times of Israel)
February 27, 2015, 6:40 am
A behind-the-scenes peek into Election Day planning
How Central Elections Committee workers prepare 11,500 blue ballot boxes for polling stations across the country
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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