The legal trick that allowed bypassing previous High Court decisions against the right
The chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, ruled that taking information from polling stations for the purpose of encouraging voters is illegal • However, in three previous election campaigns, similar petitions by…
Assessment
The ruling by Judge Noam Sohlberg, head of the Central Elections Committee, that removing information from polling stations to encourage voter turnout is illegal, appears to contradict the committee's own previous rejections of similar petitions by the same lawyer over three prior election cycles. The discrepancy raises questions about legal consistency and whether procedural changes or different judicial reasoning now apply. Observers should watch for explanations from the committee and potential appeals that could clarify the legal basis for the shift.