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Dean Livne, tapped on May 10, 2026, as the Central Elections Committee acting director-general. (Screenshot/Globes)
May 10, 2026, 8:22 pm
Central Elections Committee taps acting director-general following shock resignation
CEC chairman Noam Sohlberg says Dean Livne, body’s recently retired legal adviser, will replace Orly Adas through the upcoming election, until a long-term replacement can be found
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Director General of the Central Elections Committee Orly Adas attends a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 1, 2026, 9:54 am
Veteran election czar Orly Adas resigns, throwing committee into turmoil
Supreme Court deputy president says he attempted to persuade Central Elections Committee director to remain, as report suggests she quit following dispute over whether to extend her term; elections due in October
By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, February 2, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 17, 2026, 8:04 pm
Elections committee chief rebukes ‘baseless’ Likud challenge to choice of panel’s lawyer
Conservative Supreme Court judge Sohlberg dismisses 2nd attempt to reverse appointment in as many days; opposition figures claim Netanyahu is trying to ‘steal’ this year’s election
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Workers prepare ballot boxes for the upcoming Israeli elections, at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, before they are shipped to polling stations, October 12, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 16, 2026, 4:01 pm
Over Netanyahu’s objections, Central Elections Committee chooses new legal adviser
Intel executive Yifat Siminovski, formerly employed by the National Cyber Directorate, brings expertise in AI to the position, committee says
By Sam Sokol
A doctored image of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid standing alongside members of Israel's Arab political party lists that appeared on the Likud’s official social media accounts on January 22, 2026. (Original photo from X. Added graphics by The Times of Israel)
February 13, 2026, 1:46 pm
Elections committee orders Likud to delete doctored image of Bennett with Arab party heads
Manipulated photo, which also includes Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, was still on the X account of the PM’s party, without any disclaimer, as of Friday afternoon
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026. (Ramil Sitdikov / POOL / AFP)
January 28, 2026, 6:42 am
Abbas signs decree seen aimed at barring Hamas from participating in local elections
Amendment to election law requires all candidates to sign pledge accepting PLO ‘national program,’ which includes recognizing Israel, two-state solution and renouncing terror
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: A phone shows the faces of Israeli political figures on March 2, 2020. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)
January 6, 2026, 1:57 pm
Central Elections Committee to work on combating AI influence on vote
Director of body that administers vote tells Knesset hearing it is assembling a team of experts to address issue ahead of national ballot slated for October
By ToI Staff
File: MK Ayman Odeh (center left) and MK Ahmad Tibi (center right) attend Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 19, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 31, 2024, 3:20 am
Knesset advances legislation that could make it easier to disqualify Arab lawmakers
Bill would expand criteria for barring candidates from running to include any support for act of terror or terrorist; bill giving government control of TV ratings data also advances
By Sam Sokol and Michael Horovitz
Coalition lawmakers crowd around Justice Minister Yariv Levin to take a celebratory selfie in the Knesset plenum, as they pass the first of the coalition's judicial overhaul laws, the so-called "reasonableness law", on July 24, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 28, 2023, 11:04 pm
Likud MK’s bill would give coalition power to ban political parties
Legislation seen as potential attempt to bar Arab parties from running; Nissim Vaturi asserts he submitted it only to expose hypocrisy of opposition, but has yet to withdraw it
By ToI Staff
Israelis cast their votes at a voting station in Tel Aviv, during the Knesset elections, March 23, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 20, 2023, 3:15 pm
October 27, 2026: Judge sets date for next scheduled elections
Government will rule for 4-year term if it manages to weather political storms; Israel held 5 elections in past 4 years
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Eliyahu Revivo attends a special committee meeting in the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 25, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 19, 2023, 11:48 pm
Likud MK files, quickly withdraws bill to politicize Central Elections Committee
Eliyahu Revivo suggests a political appointee as key body’s chair instead of a Supreme Court justice; backtracks after strong rebuke, including from coalition
By ToI Staff
Head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with Shas chair Aryeh Deri at a conference in Jerusalem on September 12, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 18, 2022, 11:59 pm
AG said to slam brakes on latest effort to name recently convicted Deri as minister
Baharav-Miara said to tell Netanyahu approval needed from Central Elections Committee; Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit, Smotrich’s Religious Zionism to operate separately in Knesset
By ToI Staff
Israelis cast their ballots in the Israeli general elections, at a voting station in Jerusalem,on November 1, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 2, 2022, 6:26 am
Election czar rebuffs Netanyahu allegations of Arab fraud, says vote went smoothly
Central Elections Committee head Orly Adas says incidents were minor and were dealt with, as Likud leader tries to cast doubt on votes received by Arab parties
By ToI Staff
Patients and hospital staff wait in line to vote at a Sheba Medical Center polling station, November 1, 2022. (Carrie Keller-Lynn / The Times of Israel)
November 1, 2022, 2:15 pm
From labor to Labor: At hospital, woman casts ballot shortly after giving birth
New mothers join other hospital patients and staff exercising civic right at Sheba Medical Center, while family members are forced to find voting solutions elsewhere
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Illustrative: An Arab Israeli woman casts her vote at a polling station in the coastal city of Haifa, on March 17, 2015. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
October 30, 2022, 7:21 pm
Elections panel rejects Likud attempt to shut down Arab voter mobilization groups
Central Elections Committee chief Isaac Amit rules that party must pay damages to two organizations – Standing Together and Zazim – after petition struck down
By Jack Mukand
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