2024 elections: relatively low turnout in Herzliya

07:00 Election Day in the local authorities opens as usual in Herzliya.

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Choose Herzliya

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18:00 From the voting data in the local authority elections reported to the control center of the Ministry of the Interior, it appears that as of five o’clock in the followingnoon, over 2.2 million voters had voted, which is regarding 31% of all those entitled to vote, not including those who voted in the double envelopes. This is compared to 40% in the previous elections in 2018. The highest voting percentages so far were recorded in: Dayer Hana – 65%, Yerka – 63%, Raksim – 61%. In the big cities Bnei Brak currently leads with regarding 35%, Ashdod – 31%, Tel Aviv-Yafo – 28%, Haifa – 26%, Beer Sheva – 25%.

As of the last update in Herzliya, regarding 27.5% of 155 polling stations voted.

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Low turnout

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13:00 Herzliya is among the cities with the lowest voting percentage in Israel, as of this hour only 7.8% out of 155 shekels: “It’s a disgrace at the polls, low voting percentages mean a clear victory for the incumbent mayor.”

11:00 From the voting data in the local authority elections that are reported to the control center of the Ministry of the Interior, it appears that in the first three hours since the polls opened across the country, 274,575 residents voted, which is regarding 3.9% of those with the right to vote, compared to 5.3% in the 2018 elections.

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Yariv Fisher and Moshe Padlon

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The highest voting percentages so far were recorded in Arka (13%), Migdal (11.3%), Jet (11.2%), Racsim (10.7%), Nof HaGalil (10.1%) and Kasipah (10%).

So far, regarding 30,000 regular and reserve fighters and soldiers have voted in the combat zones and IDF bases.

In Jerusalem, 3% of residents have voted so far, compared to 0.1% in the previous municipal elections held in 2018.

In Herzliya the voting percentages are as of this hour: 7.3% The data was received from 155 polling stations

09:00 Mayor Moshe Padlon came to vote and said with three and two ballots: “I will continue to protect Herzliya just the way we like it. I voted this morning, and I have no doubt that the residents of Herzliya will vote this morning to try and continue doing it.”

At the same time, his opponent, the candidate Yariv Fisher, came to the polls to vote and said: “It’s time to take responsibility and start the change in Herzliya. I call on everyone to go out and vote.”

The city has 121,179 residents, of which 93,775 have the right to vote, and we hope that the turnout will be high despite the security situation and the war in Gaza and the northern border.

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2024 election

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There are two candidates competing for the position of mayor of Herzliya: the incumbent mayor, Moshe Padlon, who is on the list of the “Herzliya state camp led by Moshe Padlon” and Yariv Fisher, who is at the head of the Yesh Atid Liberal list, Yariv Fisher’s opponent Ill Fabian

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Yariv Fisher and Moshe Padlon

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C – Gesher led by Elad Tsadikov

Zech – Herzliya for its residents led by Dr. Shmuel Saadia, a lawyer

One – a new contract led by Dana Oren Yanai

Tev – Unity of the Zionist tradition led by Zvi Weiss and Yeron Olimi

Yes – the Herzliya state camp headed by Moshe Padlon

MA – Liberal West Herzliya List led by Hadar Lustig

Meretz – The Green Meretz led by Ofer Levy

Here – there is a liberal future rivaling Fischer Il Fabian

7 – A young spirit in Herzliya led by Daniel Eisenberg Tsadikim

Shas – The Association of Sephardim Shomri Torah The movement of Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ztzel

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the municipality of Herzeliya. financial stability

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The polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and will remain open until 10:00 p.m. A resident who came to the polling station during voting hours will be entitled to vote even if his vote was delayed until following the end of voting hours. The polling station will be closed before the set closing time if everyone who is entitled to vote has voted.

Vote in two envelopes: yellow for the mayor and white for the council.

In order to identify yourself at the polling station, don’t forget to have an identity card, a valid Israeli passport or a driver’s license and it is recommended that you also bring a voter notification that you received in your mailbox in the last few days.