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Parties sidestep app ban in polling stations

Published Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Updated October 27

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  • Circumvention of Voter Tracking Ban — 1 source

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In Israel, political parties like Likud and United Torah Judaism are reportedly sidestepping a ban on voter-tracking apps by deploying activists outside polling stations to record voter turnout. This practice has led to a temporary order from the Central Elections Committee chairman, Justice Noam Sohlberg, prohibiting United Torah Judaism from reporting turnout figures.

What We Know — Key Points

  • Political parties, including Likud and United Torah Judaism, are stationing activists outside polling stations to ask voters to identify themselves and log their turnout, circumventing a ban on voter-tracking apps inside polling stations.
  • Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg issued a temporary order barring United Torah Judaism and its representatives at polling stations from reporting voter turnout figures.

What Is Claimed — Perspectives

Circumvention of Voter Tracking Ban
  • The Jerusalem Post

    The Jerusalem Post reported that political parties in Israel, including Likud and United Torah Judaism, are circumventing a ban on voter-tracking apps inside polling stations by stationing activists outside to log voter turnout. This workaround involves asking voters to identify themselves and then recording their participation in party systems, with WhatsApp allegedly also being used for tracking. The outlet also detailed a legal dispute where Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg issued a temporary order barring United Torah Judaism and its representatives from reporting voter turnout figures, with the Movement for Quality Government in Israel calling for immediate enforcement.

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