Israeli Election Committee Bans Reporting Voter Attendance via Party Apps

First reported by Ynet · 6 days ago

What happened

Israel's Central Election Committee chair Justice Noam Sohlberg banned party representatives from reporting voter turnout via apps, citing privacy laws. The ruling prohibits sharing voter attendance data with parties to protect election integrity and voter confidentiality. Polling station committees include party reps for oversight, but their role excludes using voter data for political purposes.

• 01Justice Noam Sohlberg bans party reps from reporting voter turnout via apps to protect privacy.
• 02Polling station committees include party reps and a non-partisan secretary for mutual oversight.
• 03Party reps previously used apps like Elector and Victory to report live voter attendance.
• 04Apps combine official voter data with additional info to identify potential supporters.
• 05Sohlberg ruled voter turnout data is private and cannot be shared with parties.
• 06Using such data for political campaigning at polling stations is now illegal.

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