# Voting 2026 - Good, Bad, and Ugly

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 9, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-2026-good-bad-and-ugly/1033700 "2026-10-09T16:24:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-2026-good-bad-and-ugly/1033700/97 "2026-10-27T09:34:37Z")

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It’s Election Day in Israel, and I’m standing in line to vote at the Givatayim Memorial Center. I’ve never waited this long to get into a polling place. The news is saying that voter turnout by 10 AM is the highest since 1981.

Besides the wait, everything seems to be going smoothly.

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