MK Boaron Proposes Real-Time Voting Data Sharing to Resolve Election Reporting Dispute

Amid controversy over the Central Elections Committee chairman Judge Noam Sohlberg's decision to restrict party representatives from reporting voting data to their parties during election day, Likud MK Avichai Boaron has proposed an alternative solution. Boaron suggests that the Elections Committee itself should collect and distribute real-time voting progress data to all parties equally. This proposal comes ahead of an expected petition for reconsideration by the Likud faction, led by attorney Ilan Bombach, challenging the ban on party representatives reporting voter identities who have already cast ballots.

According to Boaron, committee staff stationed at polling stations could gather voting progress data and relay it hourly to all parties, ensuring both voter privacy and equality among competing lists. He emphasized that if the committee chairman opposes party representatives reporting such data, the committee must provide a transparent, state-level alternative. Boaron criticized the committee's controversial decisions and appointments, which he claims disproportionately affect right-wing parties, raising serious concerns.

Boaron stressed that the committee's role is to guarantee a fair, transparent election process rather than restrict party operations. He concluded by asserting that in 2026, there is no technological or democratic justification to deny parties basic real-time turnout information, affirming his commitment to fair and transparent elections.