The Central Elections Committee voted 19-11 to allow party representatives at polling stations to continue providing real-time updates on voter turnout, according to The Zioneer. The decision reaffirms the earlier reversal of an initial ban on live reporting.
The Central Elections Committee (CEC) voted Sunday by a margin of 19-11 to confirm that party representatives at polling stations may continue transmitting real-time data on individual voter attendance. The vote, held earlier today, upholds the earlier reversal of Chairman Justice Hanan Solberg's ban on live reporting, which had been overturned by the committee in a previous session earlier in the day.
As The Zioneer reported at 13:24, the CEC had overturned the ban and authorized the use of the Elector voter-turnout app. That earlier vote, taken at 13:09 Jerusalem, saw 19 members in favor, 11 against, and three abstentions. Sunday's confirmation vote clarifies that party agents on the ground remain permitted to update their headquarters on who has voted, allowing parties to activate get-out-the-vote efforts during election day.
The CEC is the statutory body responsible for managing and supervising Knesset elections. The 25th Knesset dissolved in July, completing its first full term in 38 years, with elections scheduled for October 27. The question of real-time voter data has been a subject of debate, with Likud MK Avichai Boaron proposing a CEC-run mechanism for data transmission, as reported by N12 on August 6.
The matter is scheduled for High Court review on Wednesday at 08:00 Jerusalem. The legal challenge, brought by parties opposing the real-time reporting, could still alter the status quo.
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