Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsFormer Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron argues the comptroller vote was 'tainted' after coalition MKs were asked to photograph their ballots 'just as in nondemocratic regimes,' with petitions saying the secrecy of the vote was breached and calling for a revoteShare 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 Maanit07:46 AM • June 16 2026 IDTFormer Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron, who was the opposition's candidate to be the next state comptroller, has joined a petition to the court against the Knesset's election of the governing coalition's candidate, arguing that the vote was illegal.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:KnessetIsraeli politicsIsrael Supreme CourtDemocratsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealTrump-NetanyahuIsrael ElectionsHussam Abu SafiyaRoman BustsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFormer Supreme Court Justice Joins Petition Against State Watchdog AppointmentHaredi Parties Boycott Coalition Bills After Daycare Subsidies Proposal StallsPolice Spokesman Calls center-Left Leader 'Enemy of Israel',The Strait of Hormuz: The Ticking Time Bomb Threatening to Blow Up Trump's DealTrump Says Iran Agreed to 'Never Have a Nuclear Weapon'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump IntervenesFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the Occupation