Initiatives to bring Israelis from abroad to the October 27 elections committed Tuesday not to subsidize flight prices, not to organize additional flights, and to refrain from assisting voters on election day itself, according to The Zioneer. In response, the Likud party withdrew its petition to the Central Elections Committee that sought to ban hosting voters.
Initiatives that have been working to bring Israelis from abroad to vote in the October 27 elections made a series of commitments Tuesday evening, agreeing not to subsidize flight prices, not to organize additional flights, and not to assist voters on election day itself. In exchange, the Likud party withdrew its petition to the Central Elections Committee.
Likud had filed the petition in late July, arguing that hosting overseas voters constitutes election bribery, as The Zioneer reported at the time. The initiatives, which include grassroots efforts to boost turnout among expatriate Israelis, faced legal uncertainty after the committee's legal advisor warned that bribery of overseas voters is prohibited.
Tuesday's commitments appear to resolve the legal challenge, allowing both sides to avoid a prolonged legal battle ahead of the election. The withdrawal of the petition removes a key obstacle for the initiatives, though a separate left-wing campaign to encourage voting by Israelis abroad continues.
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