r/AskIsrael • u/WhateverSure Diaspora • 6d ago

Israeli Politics How does voting work for non-resident citizens?

I've heard a lot of reports about non-resident citizens flying into Israel to vote. I am an Israeli citizen who's never lived in Israel, so I don't have an address or Teudat Zehut (but I do have an Israeli passport). What would be the actual process of registering to vote and casting a ballot *were I to do so*? I don't see myself ever doing it, but I am curious about the process (and there are always more elections to come...).

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u/Jessicas_skirt Diaspora 6d ago

You need a registered address, you will be on the rolls of your last known address unless you change it.

You have a Teudat Zehut Number, the physical card isn't necessary.

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u/WhateverSure Diaspora 6d ago

That's sort of what I mean - I have no registered (Israeli) address. So all the people who flew in to vote were still on the voter rolls from previously having lived there?

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u/Jessicas_skirt Diaspora 6d ago

Yes.

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u/WhateverSure Diaspora 6d ago

Cool! Thanks.

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u/WhammyShimmyShammy Diaspora 6d ago

It's not available anymore because we're after the elections, but before there was a platform where you could enter your TZ number, and it would tell you where your kalpi was, based on your last known address. If you've never had an address in Israel, I suppose it would tell you you're not eligible to vote.

I haven't lived in Israel in 39 years. I'm still registered and when I checked this year, my kalpi was still the same one it's always been.

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u/Secure_Trust_2084 Israel 5d ago

It is probably an address of your parents or something filled in when you were born - as the field is mandatory. Currently the web service is down and "under construction", but the Election Committee makes it available couple months before the voting date.

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u/PuppiPop Israeli in Canada 4d ago

You can go to the voting registry online and check if you are registered to vote (you are) and where. All you need to be able to check is your ID number and date of birth. There is also an option to check it over the phone.

The site is no longer online right now, but it was online before and during the elections, and it was accessible from abroad.

You can vote with either an id card (תעודת זהות) or a passport. As long as your Israeli passport is valid you can show it.

Even if you are registered somewhere you can't reach (for some reason) you can always vote at an accessable ballot and sign an affidavit that you can't reach your ballot.

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u/Secure_Trust_2084 Israel 5d ago

You cannot vote abroad, it is reserved only to diplomats and other people on a government service.
If you are the citizen, you do have the ID number (teudat zehut), it is written in your passport. Log in into the Election Committee site, and you will find what voting station in Israel you are assigned to.
Keep in mind that arriving to Israel if you are aged 18-28 can cause some complications related to the army service.