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Knesset Tells High Court to Reject Challenge to State Comptroller Vote
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75% right-leaningFirst reported by Ynet · 2 days ago
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The Knesset told the High Court to reject petitions against Michael Ravilo’s election as State Comptroller. It says the vote was governed by an agreed compromise, no clear legal ban on phones behind the curtain exists, and the record does not justify annulling the result.
- 01Knesset asks High Court to dismiss petitions against Michael Ravilo’s election.
- 02First round led Yosef Elron 60 to 57, short of the 61-vote majority.
- 03An uproar over photographed ballots halted the second round and triggered a compromise.
- 04Ravilo won the renewed vote 61 to 57 after the compromise.
- 05The filing says no explicit legal ban exists on phones behind the voting curtain.
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