(ٌRegistration for the 2026 Local Elections is closed)

Registration process goals: 

• To register individuals who reached the legal age and were not registered before.
• To register individuals who have been registered before however, their names did not appear when using the search engine for the primary voter registry.
• To register individuals who changed their address in their ID and have a new address.

 Voter Registration Procedures

Registration process parameters: 

• The registration period will run for five consecutive days, starting Tuesday January 1, 2026, and concluding on Saturday January 24, 2026.
• The CEC shall open registration centers at the premises of local authorities (municipal and village councils) where elections are scheduled to take place in the West Bank.
• The centers working hours are from 9 am to 2 pm.
• Observers carrying the accreditation cards issued by the CEC as well as accredited journalists may enter the centers to observe the process.
• Observer bodies may submit comments on the registration process through their focal point via CEC's website.
• Accredited journalists may conduct interviews inside the centers, however not inside the registration room, unless the view is generic and not focused on the registrants' data.

Registration Criteria: 

• Nationality: the person requesting registration must be of Palestinian nationality.
• Age: to be seventeen years old (17) or more; born on January 24, 2009 or before.
• Residence: the registrant must be a resident in the local authority, in the centers of which he/she will register.
• Eligibility: the registrant should enjoy full legal capacity.

Means of registration:

First: Registration via CEC's website

Any eligible citizen may register his/her name to the voter registry using the online registration link available on the CEC's website www.elections.ps

Second: Registration at the Centers

Any eligible citizen may register his/her name to the voter registry through the registration center available at the premises of his/her local authority (municipal or village council).

Third: Paper-based registration

Paper-based registration takes place in the District Electoral Offices for the following cases only:

• Citizens who do not carry a Palestinian ID however do carry foreign passports; must attach a letter from the Ministry of Interior confirming nationality and place of residence.
• Citizens carrying Jerusalemite IDs and residing in the West Bank; must attach a proof to their place of residence such as water/electricity bills in their names, residential ownership bond in their name or the name of a first-degree relative (father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter) or a letter from the Ministry of Interior proving place of residence.
• Citizens carrying Gaza Strip IDs and residing in the West Bank; must attach a letter from the Ministry of Interior proving place of residence.

The District Electoral Office staff shall attach the proof of residence after noting down the ID number/s based on which citizens attempted to register in all previous cases.

Transferring registration

Each voter have the right to transfer his/her registration at the registration centers that will be open from January 20-24, 2026.

• Transferring registration from one center to another within the same local authority.
• Any voter who has changed his/her place of residence may register at his/her new place of residence, given that their address appearing on the ID matches the new place he/she desires to be registered at.

Registration on behalf of relatives

Any eligible individual who meets all legal criteria for registration and wishes to list his/her name onto the voter registry may have one of his/her relatives register on his/her behalf through paper-based registration at the District Electoral Offices. This applies if the relationship is one of the following (husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter).

Registration by proxy

Any eligible individual who meets all legal criteria for registration and wishes to list his/her name onto the voter registry through a proxy he/she delegates through a power of attorney through paper-based registration at the District Electoral Offices given the following:

• The power of attorney should be limited to registration and duly certified.
• In the case of Palestinian prisoners (imprisoned by Israelis), a power of attorney to the prisoner's lawyer or the Red Cross shall suffice.