A bill authored by MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Menachem Eliezer Moses is not receiving the backing of other chareidi MKs. The bill would compel a mayoral candidate to maintain residency in the city in which s/he seeks office for at least six months prior to announcing one�s candidacy. Yahadut Hatorah and Shas MKs are adamantly opposed to the bill.
A special session of the Knesset Interior Committee was held on Monday, 19 Iyar, discussing Moses� bill. Moses� bill would be applicable in municipal elections in cities and local authorities. The current law compels 30 days residency for a candidate.
Moses feels that one who is not a resident of a city should not be entitled to compete in an election to run that city. He told the committee he opposes the scenario in which �they bring a joker from another city to compete in an election while having no connection to the city�.
From the chareidi perspective, their parties� admorim and Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael decide who will be a candidate and the MKs wish to leave all options available in the local municipality races.
(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Moses’s bill makes sense. Bringing in even someone good does not sit well with most residents, even charedim, because people understand that one who resides on the city has a better understanding if its problems and needs.
MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Menachem Eliezer Moses has got it right, this time!
If you were voting — would you vote for what you think is best for the system (to only have residents run), or for what is in your short-term best interests?