Elections for 403 local authorities in Palestine are scheduled to be held on April 25, 2026. These elections are expected to take place in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Domestic civil society organizations, private individuals, and international journalists are permitted to apply to become observers of the elections.
The voter registration process, also subject to observation, takes place in January. Registrants must be:
Individuals may apply for registration online via the website of the Central Elections Commission, in person at a voter registration center, or at a District Electoral Office (with exceptions).
The fifteen-member Election Cases Court was created on December 25, 2025, by presidential decree-law.
The Central Elections Commission describes the electoral process in five stages.
The Ministry of Local Government published a list of localities for which elections are scheduled by council type and number of seats, in addition to summary seat counts by governorate and council type.
Note from the Central Elections Commission: "Refugee camps in the Gaza Strip[...] are listed under the municipalities and participate in local elections, therefore, [they were] added as communities affiliated with their surrounding local authorities. There are 8 refugee camps in the Gaza Strip (4 in Deir Al-Balah, and 1 in each of the other [governorates]."
A presidential decree-law issued on January 11, 2026, mandating religious quotas for certain municipalities. Mayoral seats are indirectly elected from within the councils themselves.