According to a report by journalist Elinor Shirkani Kofman, the Likud party is considering filing a petition to the High Court of Justice against a decision by Central Elections Committee chair Justice Hanan Solberg. Solberg's ruling bans party representatives at polling stations from reporting who came to vote via apps designed to incentivize voter turnout. Likud argues the ban undermines efforts to ensure election integrity, according to the report.
The Likud party is weighing a legal challenge to a recent ruling by Central Elections Committee chair Justice Hanan Solberg, who banned party representatives from using incentive apps to report voter turnout at polling stations. The decision, reported by journalist Elinor Shirkani Kofman on Tuesday evening, targets apps designed to encourage voting by offering incentives, which Likud argues are legitimate tools to boost turnout.
The consideration of a High Court petition is the latest in a series of moves by Likud to contest election oversight. As The Zioneer has reported, Likud previously petitioned the election committee to ban hosting voters and filed challenges to committee appointments, framing these as necessary to prevent fraud and maintain public trust. Critics have accused the party of laying groundwork to contest election results.
Justice Solberg, who chairs the Central Elections Committee, has issued several rulings aimed at tightening campaign and voting procedures. The current dispute centers on the balance between encouraging voter turnout and preventing undue influence. No petition has been filed yet, and the party's legal team is still weighing its options, according to the report.
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