| November 12 - December 2, 1995 | Voters registration. 7000 teachers going from door to door to register all persons over 17 years old. |
| December 10 | Publication of the Draft Electoral Register |
| December 10-14 | Period for registration claims and appeals to be submitted |
| December 30 | Publication of Final Electoral Register |
| December 30 - January 5, 1996 | Possibility for additional registrations |
| January 17 | Publication of Supplementary Electoral Register |
| November 20 | Advertisement by the Palestinian National Authority for applications for ID cards by Palestinians without cards e.g. those holding foreign passports |
| December 5 | Final date for applications for ID cards |
| December 14 - 23 | Nominations for the Palestinian Council to be presented to the District Election Commissions (DECs); nominations for the President to be presented to the Central Election Commission (CEC) |
| December 24 | Publication of Provisional Statement of Persons Nominated |
| December 26 | Final date for appeals on the Provisional Statement |
| December 30-31 | Additional nominations period |
| January 5, 1996 | Publication of Final Statement of Persons Nominated |
| January 5 - January 18 | Election campaign |
| January 20 | Polling Day |