Jerusalem, 21 October, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The Likud party has petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice to overturn a ban on using an app to track voter turnout on Election Day.
The dispute concerns the Elector app, which parties have used in previous elections to track voter turnout and mobilize supporters who have not yet voted. Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg ruled that sharing voters’ identities and voting participation information violated privacy protections. The High Court upheld the ban in September.
The ruling favored new parties with limited organizational resources over established parties.
Likud argues that real-time voter information is essential for effective Election Day campaigning. Privacy advocates counter that political databases may unlawfully retain personal information across election cycles. The court’s decision could significantly affect how parties organize turnout efforts ahead of Israel’s October 27 election.
