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Election Committee Allows Parties to Track Voter Turnout on Election Day
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By כיכר השבת, משה כהן
First reported by Haaretz · 4 hours ago
What happened
The Central Elections Committee plenum reversed its chairman's decision, allowing political parties to receive voter turnout data from polling stations on election day to mobilize supporters. The High Court had previously sent the issue back to the plenum for a full decision.
- 01Election Committee allows parties to track voter turnout.
- 02Decision reverses chairman's earlier prohibition on data sharing.
- 03Parties can now identify and mobilize non-voting supporters.
- 04Likud had petitioned the High Court against the initial ban.
- 05High Court returned the decision to the full committee.
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