73% of the public: Preventing voting in sheltered housing - unfair
Most of the public opposes not placing polling stations in nursing homes and preventing voting from hospitalized patients confined to their beds. The survey also found broad support for voting by Israelis staying abroad on…
Assessment
A large majority of the Israeli public views the lack of ballot boxes in nursing homes and the disenfranchisement of bedridden patients as unfair. The poll indicates broad support for allowing Israelis abroad to vote on election day. These findings show a gap between current voting arrangements and public expectations of accessibility.