Likud Official Accuses Election Committee of Ignoring Vote Irregularities
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Sagi Keizler, director of the Likud's Election Integrity Unit, accused the Central Election Committee and its chairman, Judge Noam Sohlberg, of ignoring reports of irregularities in 1,281 polling stations, particularly in Arab communities. Keizler alleged that the committee failed to act on complaints and that his team received threats from senior committee officials. The committee chairman previously stated the elections were conducted properly and did not warrant delaying results. The claims have not been independently verified.
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- Likud official Sagi Keizler claims 1,281 polling stations had issues ignored by the Election Committee.
- Keizler accused committee chairman Judge Noam Sohlberg of failing to address election irregularities.
- The Likud official alleged his team received threats from senior Central Election Committee members.
- Reports of voter data apps and ballot documentation surfaced from polling stations in Arab towns.
- The Election Committee chairman previously stated elections were conducted properly.
Sagi Keizler, director of the Election Integrity Unit for the Likud party, has leveled sharp accusations against the chairman of the Central Election Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, alleging the committee ignored reports of irregularities during the recent elections. Keizler stated that the Likud possesses reports detailing problems in 1,281 polling stations, primarily in Arab communities, but claimed the committee failed to address these concerns.
These allegations come in the wake of the committee's rejection of the Likud's request to convene and discuss suspicions of foreign interference in the elections before the official results were published. Keizler emphasized the volume of evidence, saying, "We have 1,281 testimonies. All of them were passed to all the institutions, including those investigating." He later clarified that this number referred to polling stations with reported issues, not the number of individual testimonies.
Keizler criticized the committee's response, comparing it to an ambulance that should act swiftly but instead acted like a "funeral director," attempting to let the issue die. He asserted that not a single complaint was addressed, neither on election day nor since.
Further details provided by Keizler included suspicions about conduct in polling stations in Arab towns. Reports received as early as 7:47 AM on election day indicated the use of apps to transfer voter data in 1,310 polling stations across 130 towns. In some locations, stations were set up outside polling places requiring voters to register, and some voters allegedly documented their ballots with photos or videos, sometimes with assistance from others or election officials. Keizler stressed that photographing inside a polling station is not permitted.
Additionally, Keizler claimed that members of the Likud's election integrity team received threats from senior officials within the Central Election Committee. These officials allegedly warned that if Likud representatives caused problems at polling stations, they would be removed. These claims are part of an ongoing dispute between the Likud and the Election Committee regarding the integrity of the vote. Sohlberg has previously maintained that the elections were conducted properly and that ongoing investigations do not warrant delaying the results. The claims made by Keizler regarding the extent of the irregularities and the alleged threats have not yet been independently verified.
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