The High Court of Justice indicated during a hearing Wednesday that the decision on the 'Elector' election-management app should be made by the full Central Elections Committee plenum, where coalition parties hold a majority, rather than solely by committee chairman Justice Hanan Solberg. Likud attorney Ilan Bombach called Solberg's ban on voter-reporting apps a 'terror attack' during the proceedings, though a justice expressed reservations about the phrasing.
The High Court of Justice began hearing the Likud petition against Justice Hanan Solberg's ban on voter-reporting apps at 14:19 Jerusalem. Likud attorney Ilan Bombach told the court that the decision 'destroys the election for the party' and called it a 'terror attack', though Justice Yael Wilner questioned the term. Bombach then softened his language to 'causes immense damage'.
By 17:48, the court indicated that the matter should be decided by the full Central Elections Committee plenum, not by Solberg alone. The committee's composition gives coalition parties — which support allowing voter-reporting apps — a majority. At 18:11, the justices formally suggested transferring the decision to the committee, and by 19:18 Israeli media described the development as a blow to Solberg and a win for Likud.
The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday (18:13) that justices had expressed skepticism about Solberg's standalone authority in the matter. The final ruling has not yet been issued; the court has proposed a path that effectively bypasses Solberg's initial decision.
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