Election Committee Allows Parties to Track Voters in Real-Time

The Central Elections Committee has overturned a decision by its chairman, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, allowing political parties to use the "Elector" application during the upcoming Knesset elections. This means parties can continue to monitor and report in real-time who has voted and who has not.

The committee's decision reverses Sohlberg's earlier ruling, which had prohibited the use of such tracking applications. The reversal enables parties to maintain their established methods of election day monitoring, which involves observing voter turnout at polling stations and reporting the data to their respective parties.

The "Elector" app is designed to facilitate this process, allowing for immediate updates on voter participation. The committee's final decision on Sunday permits the continued use of this technology, a move that had been a point of contention leading up to the elections.