Dec 10, 2013

Court set to start session on election fraud in Bet Shemesh

Today is a big day for Bet Shemesh. In just a short while, the Jerusalem District Court is going to open its session to discuss the matter of the claims of fraud in the recent Bet Shemesh elections and the request to overturn the results. This could be the first session of several, or it could be the sole session. A decision could be announced today, or they might not and it could take up to 3 weeks or so until a decision is made.

There are also a lot of other unknowns... they could:

  • overturn the elections completely
  • leave the election results declared as valid
  • call for new elections in certain parts of the city or in just certain ballot boxes
  • invalidate the results of certain ballot boxes
and then there are sub-possibilities. For example, if they call for new elections, they would/could:
  • use the same voter rolls as the last elections
  • use a new voter roll (new people have moved in, kids have turned 17, some people have moved out, some have died, etc..)
  • declare a date for those new elections that could either be soon or up to three months
  • declare all the ground rules for the elections and its supervision
Whatever the final decision might be, today is a big day for Bet Shemesh...

I am not a betting man, and have no guess for what will happen in the court... but if you wish to place your bet (we have a line posted on a Facebook page) or just a guess, do so in the comments..

and if you want to pray, 10 AM is the time to do so, whether you pray for the same results as advertised below or not..

 







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3 comments:

  1. Baruch GitlinDecember 10, 2013 11:38 AM

    That's an interesting poster. Are people being asked to say tehilim in the hope that the mayor was not re-elected due to fraud, or in the hope that whatever fraud may have been committed will not be discovered? I think the former would be problematic from a halachic point of view. I think the latter would be problematic from an ethical point of view. Is there a third option?

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  2. Rafi G.December 10, 2013 11:39 AM

    perhaps they are praying that their claim of no fraud, or too little fraud to be significant, be accepted and believed

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  3. HaEmmet VeHashalomDecember 10, 2013 12:19 PM

    I am certain that there are those who are opposed to new elections (in which we would vote for a second time) because they don't need another opportunity to vote, having already voted (at least) a second time in the original elections!

    Rafi, you're from Chicago. Doesn't the expression "vote early, vote often" (which was implemented by some/many in Bet Shemesh) originate there?

    Bivrachah,
    Catriel Lev, Ramat Bet Shemesh Alef

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