Election Committee Denies Claims of Voter Tracking
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Israel's Central Elections Committee denied allegations of Likud representatives tracking voters via an app. The committee stated it has no reports of such activity but confirmed a single instance of unauthorized photography at a Yarchiv polling station. The committee reiterated that party representatives are forbidden from sharing voter information with their parties.
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- Central Elections Committee denied claims of Likud voter tracking via app.
- The committee stated it has no current reports of such voter monitoring.
- A specific incident of unauthorized photography at a Yarchiv polling station was reported.
- The committee stressed that party representatives cannot share voter information with parties.
The Central Elections Committee on Tuesday refuted claims circulating online that Likud party representatives were monitoring voters at polling stations and reporting on them via an app. In a statement, the committee declared the information to be incorrect, adding, "As of now, the committee has no reports of such activity." Alongside this clarification, the committee reported a specific incident of photography at a polling station in the community of Yarchiv. According to the committee, a polling station committee member who took photos ceased the activity after her instructions were clarified and she understood her mistake. The committee emphasized that party representatives at polling stations are prohibited from transmitting information to their parties about an individual's arrival at the polling station or their act of voting, even through applications. These instructions are binding on all parties and their representatives.
