Reply #2: Voter turnout by noon lowest in Israeli history [View All]

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"By 12 P.M., voter turnout in Tuesday's election for the 17th Knesset was the lowest in Israeli history.

Polling stations opened at 7 A.M. 5,014,622 voters are to participate in the elections. The polling stations - there are 8,280 across the country - will close at 10 P.M., at which time the three main TV stations will release exit polls.

Just 9.9 percent of Israel's registered voters had cast their ballots by 10 A.M. The trend continued as the day wore on. By noon, just 21.7 percent of voters had cast their ballots - the lowest turnout in Israeli history.

In 2003, noon-time voter turnout was recorded at 24 percent.

The expected voter turnout is some 66 percent - around two percent lower than the rate in the 2003 elections, the lowest turnout in Israeli election history. The prevailing assessment is that low turnout will work to the detriment of Kadima and Labor."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/699377.html