Urgent Demand Issued for Binding Guidelines to Prevent Voter Surveillance in Israel
An urgent letter to the Central Election Committee demands binding guidelines to prevent voter surveillance on election day following reports of Haredi parties preparing to bypass a High Court ban.
An urgent warning letter was submitted this morning to the Chairman of the Central Election Committee, Judge Noam Solberg, demanding the publication of binding guidelines to prevent voter surveillance on election day. The letter calls on the committee to instruct polling station workers on how to identify and handle prohibited voter reporting and to establish an enforcement framework against violations. This follows a report published in Israel Hayom regarding preparations by Haredi parties to bypass a High Court ruling permitting voter tracking.
Last September, the High Court banned the transmission of reports from polling stations for the purpose of tracking voters. According to the petitioners, despite the ruling and the approaching elections, explicit instructions on the matter have not yet been issued to polling station secretaries or election purity inspectors. The letter states that evidence has accumulated regarding political entities preparing for manual or technological voter surveillance in violation of the ruling.
The petitioners, represented by the Ardinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano law firm, demand that the committee publish the guidelines and enforcement plan by 10:00 PM tonight. They noted that in the absence of a response, they will consider appealing to the courts to compel the committee to take urgent action.
