US EditionThe Court Ruled that the Elections in Acre Were Rigged - and Issued a Dramatic Decision
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The lawsuit filed by Ohad Segev, who ran against the incumbent mayor, presented evidence of improper influence on families, promises of jobs, handling of building permits and other benefits. Incumbent mayor Amichai Ben-Chelush will continue in office until repeat elections are held despite the plaintiff's request to order his removal from office.
The Haifa District Court annulled the results of the Acre election due to bribes and payments to voters and ordered new elections within 90 days.
The ruling determined that new elections must be held within 30 days in accordance with the law. The court accepted the claim of the plaintiff, who ran against incumbent mayor Amichai Ben-Sholsh, for election bribery and unlawfully influencing the results - but did not remove him from office.
First publication: Following the "Comptroller" investigation that revealed a sophisticated mechanism of vote-buying with secret funding, the District Court ordered a repeat election within 90 days.
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