Voting in Jerusalem today

1Can I vote?

Answer the three questions.

2Find your polling station

You can vote only at the station (kalpi) for your registered address, so look it up rather than going to the nearest school. The official lookup asks for your teudat zehut number and one more detail from your card; it gives the address and the kalpi number. We never ask for your ID number.

The voter notice that came by post shows the same station. Moovit also shows polling stations this year. Moved after 3 September? You vote at the station for your old address.

3Get directions there

The links open Google Maps or Waze with the address. The station address is remembered on this device only, so it is here when you come back. City buses and the light rail charge the normal fare today; pay with your Rav-Kav.

4Take one of these, with your photo

• Teudat zehut: accepted even if it has expired.
• Israeli passport, valid.
• Israeli driving licence, valid, with your photo.
• Military ID, valid, for soldiers in regular or career service.

Not accepted: a foreign passport, a Rav-Kav, or a photo of your ID on your phone. Lost your ID? The Population Authority's election-day office in Jerusalem (08:00–18:00) issues a temporary one for voting; bring two passport photos and call *3450 for the address.

5At the polling station

1. Show your ID at the table. The committee finds your name and gives you a light-blue envelope.
2. Behind the screen, take one slip with your party's Hebrew letters and put it in the envelope. Look the letters up beforehand if your Hebrew is shaky, and keep any note out of the envelope.
3. Don't write on the slip or add a second, different slip: that spoils the vote. If your party's slips have run out, tell the committee.
4. Seal the envelope, come out, and drop it in the ballot box. Done.

In a wheelchair or can't manage stairs? You may vote at any accessible polling station (in a double envelope); the Central Elections Committee lists them. In the queue at 22:00? You can still vote.

6Travelling to vote?

• Trains are free today: take a paper ticket from the station machine or counter. Don't tap a Rav-Kav or app loaded with a monthly or multi-ride pass.
• Jerusalem trains need a voucher for a specific train, printed before boarding, from the Israel Railways website or app (*5770). Three trains an hour each way to Tel Aviv, 12:00–20:00.
• Intercity buses over 15 km are free: board without a ticket. Line list on *8787.
• The light rail and city buses are not free.