Knesset legal adviser says no impropriety was shown in Rabillo vote

The Knesset’s legal adviser said on Tuesday that petitions challenging the appointment of Michael Rabillo should be rejected. In her response, she addressed claims that lawmakers were instructed to record how they voted, saying such an instruction would indeed be unlawful and could undermine the secrecy of the ballot, potentially even invalidating the election.

At the same time, she said no evidence has been presented so far that any such directive was actually given. She added that all involved parties treated the allegations seriously.

The adviser also pointed to the decision to halt the second round of voting and later cancel it, describing it as a step, to the best of her knowledge, that has never before been taken in the Knesset in this kind of vote. In her view, that response itself shows the concerns were taken seriously, but does not prove that the vote was tainted.