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Israel's High Court Blocks Digital Voter Tracking by Parties
Israel's High Court of Justice has ruled that political parties cannot digitally track voters in real-time at polling stations for the upcoming 2026 elections. The 2-1 decision prohibits party representatives from counting voters and sending numerical totals to their headquarters.
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What happened
- 01Israel's High Court blocked digital voter tracking by political parties at polling stations.
- 02Party representatives cannot digitally count voters and relay real-time totals to their parties.
- 03The 2-1 High Court ruling addresses privacy concerns and the authority of party observers.
- 04The decision follows a September ruling that barred reporting of identifiable voter information.
- 05The Israel Democracy Guard organization petitioned against the practice.
- 06The Likud party had supported the digital tracking of numerical voter data.
This ruling follows a prior decision barring the reporting of identifiable voter information and addresses privacy concerns. The court's decision overrides a clarification that had permitted numerical data transmission, a move defended by the Likud party.
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