Israel Election Official Bars Party From Reporting Voter Turnout Data
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
The Chairman of Israel's Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, has temporarily banned the "Yahadut HaTorah" party from reporting voter turnout data from polling stations. This order follows a petition by the Movement for Quality of Government, alleging the party's tracking methods violate a High Court ruling. The party was instructed to respond by Tuesday afternoon, and the interim ban is in effect.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Judge Noam Sohlberg banned "Yahadut HaTorah" from reporting voter turnout data from polling stations.
- The interim order was issued following a petition by the Movement for Quality of Government in Israel.
- The party allegedly instructed representatives to track and report voter numbers via phone.
- The Movement for Quality of Government claims this violates a High Court ruling on real-time reporting.
- "Yahadut HaTorah" must respond to the petition by 2:15 PM Tuesday.
The Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, issued an interim order Tuesday prohibiting the "Yahadut HaTorah" party from reporting voter turnout figures from polling stations. The order came in response to a petition filed by the Movement for Quality of Government in Israel, which argued that the party's instructions to its representatives at polling stations violated a High Court of Justice ruling.
According to the petition, "Yahadut HaTorah" representatives were given a form to track voter turnout, marking each voter and reporting the numbers to the party's "Degel HaTorah" system. They were instructed to leave the polling station to report this data by phone, avoiding digital means within the station.
The Movement for Quality of Government contended that this method of real-time reporting, even if done manually outside the polling station, circumvents the High Court's ban on providing such information to parties. They argued this gives "Yahadut HaTorah" an unfair advantage over other parties adhering to the regulations.
Judge Sohlberg ordered "Yahadut HaTorah" to respond to the petition by 2:15 PM on Tuesday and instructed the petitioner to immediately serve the party with the petition and the order. The case is ongoing, and the interim order remains in effect pending a final decision.
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