Ultra-Orthodox Parties Adapt Field Operations to New Election Restrictions
Ultra-Orthodox parties are adapting their election day field operations and turnout tracking methods to comply with new restrictions from the Central Elections Committee and Supreme Court rulings.
Ultra-Orthodox parties are overhauling their sophisticated election day ground operations following new restrictions from the Central Elections Committee and a ruling by Supreme Court Justice Noam Solberg.
Traditionally relying on real-time polling station reports via dedicated apps to track turnout, the factions have adapted their strategies ahead of the upcoming vote. Agudat Yisrael is setting up external booths outside polling stations where voters can report they have cast their ballots, preventing redundant reminder calls.
Degel HaTorah abandoned plans to bring seminary students to event halls for phone banking due to legal hurdles, opting instead to establish a large-scale, paid women's headquarters for election day outreach.
Shas is implementing a strict hierarchical reporting chain. Alongside polling station booths, every fifty voters will be assigned a coordinator to track turnout. Data will flow upward to municipal heads and ultimately to Shas leader Aryeh Deri via a computerized system.
