Israel High Court Rules Central Election Committee Decides on Voter Tracking
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- Haaretz
- The Times of Israel
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Israel's High Court ruled that the Central Election Committee has the authority to decide whether political parties can track which voters have cast their ballots at polling stations. This decision follows a ruling by the committee chairman, Justice Noam Sohlberg, who had previously banned the practice. The court's ruling came after a petition from the Likud party, whose lawyer described the initial ban as a terror attack against the party. The Central Election Committee plenum, where the coalition holds a majority, will now determine if polling station workers can inform parties about who has voted. Any decision made by the committee can be petitioned to the High Court.
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- The left leaning source framed the ruling as a compromise by the top court.
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- The center leaning source framed the ruling as a boon for the Likud party.
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