Israel's High Court Blocks Parties' Real-Time Voter Data Sharing
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Israel's High Court of Justice has ruled against the Central Elections Committee's decision to allow political parties to collect and transmit real-time voter turnout data from polling stations, upholding privacy concerns.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- High Court blocks parties from real-time voter data transmission.
- CEC decision allowing data sharing is overturned.
- Information on voter attendance is considered private.
- Likud party opposed restrictions, citing election strategy needs.
Israel's High Court of Justice (Bagatz) has overturned a decision by the Central Elections Committee (CEC) that would have allowed political parties to transmit real-time information about voters from polling stations. The ruling prohibits party activists from using applications like "Elector" to send data on who has voted back to their respective parties.
The CEC's earlier decision had reversed a prohibition previously enacted by CEC Chairman Judge Noam Sohlberg. Sohlberg maintained that information about a person's attendance at a polling station constitutes private information and that party representatives, by accessing this data, should not be permitted to transfer it to party databases.
The Likud party had strongly opposed Sohlberg's initial restriction. The party argued that on election day, those with extensive networks of activists and large databases use such information to cross-reference voter turnout with their supporter lists. This allows them to identify and contact individuals who have not yet voted and encourage them to cast their ballots.
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