Israel Election Official Halts Voter Data Sharing by Yahadut HaTorah Party
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Central Elections Committee head Noam Sohlberg issued a temporary order banning the Yahadut HaTorah bloc from sharing voter data through apps. This action follows a petition by the Movement for Quality Government after reports of party representatives collecting voting percentages. The party aimed to contact undecided voters, but Yahadut HaTorah must now respond to the Supreme Court's order.
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- Judge Noam Sohlberg banned Yahadut HaTorah from sharing voter data via apps.
- The order came after a petition by the Movement for Quality Government.
- Party representatives were reportedly collecting voting percentages at polling stations.
- The goal was to contact voters who had not yet cast their ballots.
- Yahadut HaTorah must respond to the Supreme Court's order within the hour.
The head of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, has issued a temporary order prohibiting the Yahadut HaTorah bloc from transferring voter data via applications. The directive was issued in response to a petition filed by the "Movement for Quality Government" after reports emerged that the Degel HaTorah party leadership had instructed its representatives at polling stations to transmit voting percentage information. The stated aim of this data collection was to help activists contact voters who had not yet cast their ballots. The Yahadut HaTorah faction is expected to submit its response to the Supreme Court's (Bagatz) order within the next hour.
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