Some 11% of the population had voted by 10 AM this morning; updates on this number will be released every two hours until the polls close at 10 PM. The voting rate in Judea and Samaria is lower so far than in previous years, and the Israeli-Arab voting rate is much lower. In the camps of both Ariel Sharon and Ehud Barak optimism could be felt, but Sharon’s optimism was buttressed by polls of last night showing a 56-37 margin of victory for the Likud candidate. Election Committee Board Chief Hon. Michael Heshin called again on all citizens to exercise their democratic right and vote for one of the candidates.