The motion was put to the 3,000 member central committee, who voted in a mini-referendum via secret ballot at ten polling stations throughout the country on 10 December 2014.[8] While Likud did not release numbers, a spokesperson said 2,300 out of 3,700 eligible party members had cast ballots on the measure, which some saw as a litmus test of the prime minister's popularity within the party.[9] After approval by Likud members,[10] Likud's internal court moved the date of the election to 6 January 2015 because the vote lacked a two-thirds majority. Netanyahu appealed the decision.[11] A panel of judges accepted the appeal on 17 December 2014, and allowed the primaries to occur on 31 December 2014.[5]