MK Gilad Kariv (The Democrats) said the coalition voted down his proposal to place polling stations in nursing homes during the Knesset session that passed the Basic Law: Torah Study. Kariv warned that if the issue is not resolved, the matter will be taken to court.
MK Gilad Kariv (The Democrats) said Tuesday night that the coalition voted down his proposal to place polling stations in nursing homes during the Knesset session that passed the Basic Law: Torah Study. Kariv accused the coalition of prioritizing Torah study legislation over the voting rights of elderly citizens, quoting a biblical verse on honoring the elderly. He warned that if the issue is not resolved, the matter will be taken to court. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, the coalition passed the Basic Law: Torah Study in the Knesset plenum. The nursing-home polling bill was a separate legislative initiative that Kariv had sought to attach to the election law.
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