The deadline for parties running in the Sept. 17 election to submit their final party lists falls on Thursday at midnight.
As parties on the Left and the Right scramble to form mergers and "technical blocs" to give themselves a better chance of making it into the 22nd Knesset, it was already clear on Monday that voters will see ballots for fewer parties on Sept. 17 than they did on April 9.
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As of Sunday night, representatives of 39 parties and lists had picked up registration forms from the Central Elections Committee, compared to the 62 parties that did in the April election.
While the administrative process of the election is proceeding as usual, the Central Elections Committee is worried at the apathy the public is showing about the September election, which could result in low voter turnout. The Committee intends to put out two informational TV spots urging members of the public to exercise their right to vote.
Committee chairman Judge Hanan Melcer also plans to issue a personal call for Israelis to come and vote.
