In Israel, Election Days are days off from work and public transport is free to enable eligible voters wherever they are in the country to travel to their polling stations and participate in elections.
According to the experts, a day off on Election Day costs the economy between NIS 1.5 and 4 billion.
Most members of the Knesset support a call to eliminate the national holiday for Knesset Election Day due to the cost to the economy.
Some fear that eliminating the day off will result in lower voter turnout, however, a poll released by Globes shows that 85% of registered voters say it makes no difference.
