Central Elections Committee Denies Likud Voter Surveillance Reports
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
Israel's Central Elections Committee denied reports of Likud party representatives monitoring voters via an electronic app. The committee stated it received no such reports, though it addressed a separate incident of unauthorized photography at a polling station. The committee reiterated that sharing voter information with parties is forbidden for all political groups.
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- The Central Elections Committee denied reports of Likud monitoring voters with an electronic app.
- The committee has not received official complaints about such voter surveillance.
- A polling station committee member was reprimanded for taking photos inside a polling station.
- The committee stressed that sharing voter information with parties is prohibited.
The Central Elections Committee has refuted social media claims that Likud party representatives were monitoring voters and recording their data via an electronic application inside polling stations. The committee stated that it had not received any reports of such activity to date. It did acknowledge a specific report concerning photography within a polling station in the town of Yirhib, explaining that a committee member took photos but ceased after her error was clarified and instructions were provided. The committee emphasized that transmitting any information to parties about voter turnout or whether individuals have cast their ballots, including through electronic means, is strictly prohibited for all parties and their representatives.
