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25th Knesset · outgoing

Knesset Elections Law (Amendment – Voting by Aircrew Members) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הבחירות לכנסת (תיקון - הצבעת אנשי צוות אוויר)

TL;DRThe bill allows commercial flight aircrew members to vote at a special polling station at the airport in Knesset elections, if they are abroad because of their job.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds a new chapter to the Elections Law defining the voting rights of aircrew members. A voter who is an aircrew member and is abroad, or partly abroad, because of their job on election day will be able to vote at a special polling station for aircrew to be placed at an airport – provided that they are registered in the voters register and cannot vote at their regular polling station. Airlines are required to submit lists of their aircrew members to the Civil Aviation Authority up to 48 days before the elections. Voting at the special polling station may take place within the 63 hours before voting ends on election day. The law will take effect four months after its publication.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 9, 2025

The votes on this bill

Rejected33 for · 45 against · 1 abstained · 41 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 19 · Absent 13
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 3 · Absent 3
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 20 · Abstained 1 · Absent 3
Yisrael BeytenuFor 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.