Coalition backs down: will not legislate the "Override Solberg" law

The coalition has abandoned legislation of the "Override Solberg" law, which would have allowed the use of the "Elector" app to collect information on supporters. No opposition party agreed to support it, and a legal review found that legislation without consensus during an election period would be invalidated.

The coalition has abandoned legislation of the "Override Solberg" law, which would have allowed the use of the "Elector" app, used by parties to collect information on their supporters ahead of elections. This was reported on the program "This Morning" on Kan News. After the Central Elections Committee's decision banned observers at polling stations from reporting to parties who came to vote, the coalition approached all opposition parties with a proposal to cooperate on legislation that would rule otherwise, but none agreed. A legal review found that legislation without consensus during an election period would be invalidated, and the coalition decided to back down. In February 2020, a severe security breach in the app exposed details of about six and a half million citizens, after Likud uploaded the voter registry. The company was fined and it was determined that Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu did not take appropriate control measures.