Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Committee members weigh guidelines to prevent voters from being required to prove how they voted, fearing that ballot secrecy breaches during a Knesset vote for state comptroller earlier this month could spill over into general electionsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeChen Maanit10:07 PM • June 23 2026 IDTIn the wake of a breach of ballot secrecy during this month's State Comptroller election, Israel's Central Elections Committee is weighing new rules on vote recording and the use of mobile phones in polling stations, Haaretz has learned.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli politicsIsrael Elections 2026LikudBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli judiciary KnessetCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranKeir StarmerLebanon EisenkotEbola in IsraelAlan GreespanHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAfter Tainted Knesset Vote, Watchdog to Discuss Rules Ahead of General ElectionIsrael's U.S. Envoy Warns Lebanon Talks in Washington Could 'Go Off the Rails'In What Scenario Can Israel's War Achievements Become Diplomatic Gains?New York Primaries Test How Far Democratic Voters Will Go on Israel PolicyMilitary Draft Evaders Safe From Arrest on Election Day, Israeli Authorities SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Netanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is Imminent