SadaNews – The Central Election Commission announced today, Saturday, the launch of the field registration phase for voters in the West Bank governorates, according to the legal timelines for the 2026 legislative elections, which will continue until August 19, with 467 registration centers distributed across local bodies and camps.
The committee urged citizens not registered in the voter list to take the initiative to register, either electronically through its official website or by visiting any of the registration centers spread throughout the cities, towns, and camps in the West Bank governorates.
Regarding Jerusalemite citizens, the committee clarified that registration is not required for holders of Jerusalem ID, and it will later announce the specific mechanism for enabling them to nominate and vote.
As for Jerusalemites residing in the West Bank, they can register at the nearest electoral district office during the field registration period, after providing proof of their place of residence.
The committee emphasized that the right of Gaza Strip residents to participate in the legislative elections is guaranteed, explaining that registration during the current phase is not required from them, and procedures for their participation will be announced later according to approved arrangements.
Citizens from the Gaza Strip residing in the West Bank governorates who wish to register can head to the nearest electoral district office and present proof of their residence to register their names in the voter list.
The committee also called upon citizens registered in the voter list under a foreign passport before 2021 to visit the nearest office of the Central Election Commission before the registration phase ends on August 19, to update their data to ensure their right to nominate and vote.
It clarified that the service to transfer the polling center is available throughout the field registration period, by visiting the nearest registration center with proof of residence to complete the polling center transfer procedures.
The committee noted that prisoners in the occupation’s jails can register in the voter list through their legal representative or by proxy through relatives.
The official spokesperson for the Central Election Commission, Farid Tammallah, during his visit to the voter registration center in the Qalandiya camp north of Jerusalem, called on unregistered citizens to take the initiative to register and not to postpone this step until the last days, and to take advantage of the available legal period until August 19, stressing that registration is the fundamental gateway to exercising the democratic right, whether by voting or nomination, and that the committee will not be able to extend the registration period or reopen it after the legal deadline has expired.
Tammallah added that the number of registered voters in the West Bank currently exceeds 1.6 million, representing about 86.5% of eligible registrants, expressing hope for this percentage to increase in the coming days.
He emphasized the importance of participation from all segments of society, including the residents of Palestinian camps, as they are an integral part of the electoral process, confirming that the committee has provided registration centers in all cities, towns, and camps to facilitate citizens’ access to them, calling for the investment of this phase to emphasize adherence to the constitutional and democratic right to participate.
Tammallah confirmed that the Central Election Commission, as the independent national authority responsible for managing and conducting elections, continues its work with complete neutrality and independence, and is committed to applying the law and ensuring the implementation of all phases of the electoral process according to the highest standards of integrity and transparency, which guarantees citizens’ right to participate and freely choose their representatives.