Elections Committee to Examine Elector Servers to Implement High Court of Justice Ruling
The Central Elections Committee and the Privacy Protection Authority at the Ministry of Justice will examine the servers of the applications used by the parties, including Elector. The purpose of the examination is to prevent the transfer of voters’ personal information from polling stations.
Key facts
- •The bodies involved: the Central Elections Committee and the Privacy Protection Authority
- •Subject of the examination: the servers of party applications, including Elector
- •Basis: a High Court of Justice ruling prohibiting the transfer of voters’ personal information
- •Publication date: October 22, 2026
- •The case number and date of the High Court of Justice ruling were not specified
What Will Be Examined
According to sources at the Central Elections Committee, the oversight will apply to the servers of party applications. The examiners intend to determine whether party representatives on polling station committees are transferring voters’ personal details.
Why Server Oversight Was Chosen
The sources believe that monitoring and examining the servers is the most effective way to ensure implementation of the High Court of Justice ruling. This approach was chosen instead of examining the mobile phones of the party representatives themselves.
What the High Court of Justice Ruled
According to the report, the High Court of Justice prohibited the transfer of voters’ personal information from polling stations. The case number, the date of the ruling and its detailed legal reasoning were not specified in the source.
When the Monitoring Will Take Place
The sources declined to clarify whether the servers will be monitored on Election Day itself or examined only afterward. The technical framework of the examination and the possible measures if violations are discovered were also not specified.
What this means for you
For voters, this means additional oversight of how party applications handle personal details obtained at polling stations. However, according to the report, it is still impossible to determine whether violations will be stopped in real time or discovered only after the elections.
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