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Israel's High Court Bars Election Officials From Transmitting Real-Time Voter Data to Parties
Israel's High Court of Justice has banned partisan polling station officials from using digital tools to transmit real-time voter turnout data to political parties.
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What happened
- 01Israel's High Court banned partisan election officials from transmitting real-time voter turnout data to political parties.
- 02The ruling followed a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party to track voter numbers on election day.
- 03The court's decision prevents polling station officials from acting as operational arms for political campaigns.
- 04A previous High Court ruling in September barred real-time transmission of data identifying specific voters.
- 05Concerns were raised about a Likud app allegedly capable of secret listening and monitoring at polling stations.
- 06The court's full reasoning for Thursday's decision will be issued at a later date.
The ruling came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party requested such capabilities, which had been approved by the Acting Central Election Committee director but challenged by petitioners. The decision aims to prevent polling stations from becoming sources of real-time information for campaigns and follows a previous High Court ruling on voter identification data transmission. The court's full reasoning will be released later.
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