Israel moved a step closer to new national elections early Tuesday after the Knesset approved legislation to dissolve itself, setting in motion a process that could send voters to the polls as early as September.

The proposal to disband the 25th Knesset passed its first reading in the plenum with overwhelming support, receiving the backing of 106 lawmakers and drawing no opposition votes.

Following the vote, coalition chairman Ofir Katz, who introduced the legislation, outlined the anticipated election schedule.

“the projected timeframe for the elections is between September 8 and October 20.”

Having passed its initial reading, the bill will now return to the House Committee, where it will be prepared for the second and third readings required before becoming law. The official election date will not be determined until those final stages receive approval from the Knesset.

The vote comes on the heels of a session held two weeks ago, when lawmakers gave preliminary approval to 13 separate bills seeking to dissolve the Knesset. Those measures were submitted by members of both the coalition and nearly all opposition parties.

Although opposition factions backed all of the dissolution proposals, coalition leaders chose to move forward only with their own bill and a similar measure submitted by the Blue and White party, formally launching the political campaign season and beginning the march toward a national election.