As controversy continues over a recent decision by Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg to restrict political party representatives from reporting voter turnout information from polling stations during Election Day, Likud MK Avichai Boaron has proposed an alternative system under which the Elections Committee itself would distribute the data to all parties in real time.

Boaron’s proposal comes ahead of a planned request for reconsideration that is expected to be filed by the Likud through attorney Ilan Bombach. The appeal challenges the committee’s decision barring party representatives from reporting which eligible voters have already cast ballots throughout the day.

Under Boaron’s proposal, Central Elections Committee personnel stationed at polling places would collect voter turnout information and distribute identical hourly updates to every political party. He argued that such a system would both protect voter privacy and ensure equal treatment of all parties participating in the election.

“If the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee opposes party representatives reporting voter turnout data to their respective parties, then the committee itself should provide a transparent, official, and equal alternative,” Boaron said.

According to Boaron, committee employees are already present at every polling station and have access to up-to-the-minute turnout information, making it simple to provide hourly reports to all parties simultaneously.

Boaron also criticized several recent actions taken by the Central Elections Committee, saying, “The interventions, appointments, and controversial decisions being made by the committee, which clearly affect the election process and the activities of right-wing parties, are deeply concerning.”

He added that the committee’s responsibility is to safeguard a fair, orderly, and transparent election—not to hinder the field operations of political parties. “We all want fair elections. Therefore, if there is a problem with party representatives reporting voter turnout data, the solution is straightforward: the Central Elections Committee should provide the information itself to all parties.”

Concluding his remarks, Boaron said, “We are in the year 2026, not 1956. There is no technological or democratic justification for denying political parties access to basic real-time voter turnout information. We will not give up our demand for fair and transparent elections.”

{Matzav.com}