High-profile case9/2/2026

High Court of Justice Proposes Compromise on Apps for Tracking Voters

The Likud party petitioned the High Court of Justice against the ban on using apps such as Elector on Election Day to transmit information from polling stations about who has voted. The justices proposed referring the issue for discussion by the plenary of the Central Elections Committee.

Key facts

•Court: High Court of Justice
•Hearing date: September 2, 2026
•Petitioner: Likud party
•Chairman of the Central Elections Committee: Justice Noam Sohlberg
•App: Elector
•The proceeding number is not stated in the source

What Likud Is Challenging

The chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Justice Noam Sohlberg, prohibited the use of apps that enable information about who has voted to be transmitted from polling stations. The decision was intended to protect citizens' privacy. Likud demanded that the ban be revoked or not applied in the upcoming elections.

How the Hearing Proceeded

The High Court of Justice heard the petition on September 2, 2026. Justices Yael Wilner, Alex Stein, and Khaled Kabub sat on the panel. At the end of the hearing, they proposed a compromise to the parties, but the final outcome of the proceeding is not stated in the source.

What the Compromise Is

The justices proposed bringing the issue before the plenary of the Central Elections Committee because Sohlberg had initially decided it alone. In the renewed discussion, the committee would be required to take Sohlberg's position into account. The source notes that the coalition has a majority in the plenary of the Central Elections Committee.

What this means for you

The decision will determine whether parties may receive information from polling stations on Election Day, through dedicated apps, about who has already voted. For voters, the issue concerns the privacy of the fact that they participated in the vote; the compromise proposed by the Court does not in itself establish final rules.

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