Enduring Power of Attorney and the Right to Vote: Do They Go Together?

Attorney Sarit Yadid examines whether a person with an enduring power of attorney is entitled to vote in elections. The article clarifies that the mere drafting of the power of attorney or its entry into force does not revoke the right to vote, and that the attorney cannot vote on behalf of the principal. The article is in collaboration with zap legal.

Ahead of the Knesset elections on October 27, 2026, attorney Sarit Yadid examines a legal issue: is a person who has been appointed a guardian or whose enduring power of attorney has taken effect entitled to vote? The answer, according to the article, is that the mere drafting of an enduring power of attorney or its entry into force does not revoke the right to vote. The article cites Section 5 of Basic Law: The Knesset and Section 32c of the Legal Capacity and Guardianship Law, which states that the entry into force of a power of attorney does not revoke legal capacity. It further states that the attorney is not entitled to vote on behalf of the principal, and that a person who needs physical assistance at the polling station can be assisted by an escort, including the attorney, but the choice remains personal. The article concludes with a call to exercise the right to vote, emphasizing that democracy is also tested by its treatment of people who need assistance.