Likud Prepares Court Appeal Over Alleged Voting Irregularities in Arab Sector
Likud is preparing an election appeal to the Jerusalem District Court, demanding vote annulments in Arab sector polling stations over alleged irregularities and app misuse.
The Likud party is preparing to file an election appeal next week with the Jerusalem District Court, demanding the annulment of voting results at polling stations in the Arab sector where election violations are proven, and calling for revote procedures. Likud's legal adviser, Attorney Ilan Bombach, is expected to submit the appeal next Wednesday. The appeal will be based on hundreds of complaints, collected affidavits, and a professional opinion that Likud intends to present to substantiate the claim that the alleged violations could affect the allocation of seats in the Knesset.
Likud will request the invalidation of results at polling stations where illicit use of the 'Elector' application was allegedly made. The legal move is designed to target cases that Likud claims could alter the election outcome. The proceedings are expected to be adjudicated within a matter of weeks, running parallel to ongoing coalition talks. Likud argues that the suspicions involve a particularly wide scope of polling stations in the Arab sector, though it remains unclarified how many stations will face formal requests for annulment.
According to Likud's legal team, the party has submitted 700 complaints from observers and citizens present at polling stations who claim to have witnessed electoral offenses. These are testimonies from identified individuals whose names and phone numbers are in Likud's possession. Affidavits are currently being gathered to accompany the appeal. Among the acts reported by witnesses are the use of digital voter mobilization apps, the use of 'Aleph' forms, the transfer of funds and cards allegedly meant to influence voting, double voting, and instances where companions cast ballots on behalf of voters.
At the same time, Bombach has been corresponding with the Central Election Committee chairman, Supreme Court Justice Noam Solberg, the Attorney General, the Police Inspector General, and the Privacy Protection Authority. Likud demands to know what inspections have been conducted, who was interrogated, and what findings emerged. The party asserts that authorities committed to investigating the suspicions swiftly but have yet to provide a comprehensive picture of the investigation's progress.
