The Central Elections Committee voted 19-11 (with 3 abstentions) Sunday to reverse chair Justice Hanan Solberg's ban on real-time voter attendance reporting and approved the use of the Elector voter-turnout app, according to N12's Daphna Liel. The decision is set for High Court review on Wednesday at 08:00.
The Central Elections Committee voted decisively Sunday to overturn a ban imposed by its chairman, Justice Hanan Solberg, allowing party representatives at polling stations to report voter attendance in real time and to use the Elector app for get-out-the-vote efforts. The vote was 19 in favor, 11 against, with three abstentions, adopting the position of Likud legal adviser Ilan Bombach.
The ruling marks the latest development in a weeks-long dispute. On August 4, Solberg initially banned the use of apps that report who has voted, citing privacy concerns. Likud and its legal team challenged the decision, and on August 20, Bombach argued the app serves a legitimate purpose by preventing parties from contacting voters who have already cast ballots. Sunday's committee vote reversed Solberg's ruling.
The decision is not final. It will be reviewed by the High Court of Justice on Wednesday morning at 08:00, as the committee itself noted.
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