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Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe v. ZANU-PF
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the then first secretary of the first respondent and sitting President of the Republic - Mr
Robert Gabriel Mugabe - resigned after an unintermpted thirty seven years
- Question Presented
- Should an interdict be ordered against the respondents for several coercion related activities towards children in schools?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Violence and Intimidation
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 28, 2018
Judgment
Mavedzenge v. Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
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referred the court to the case of New National Party v Government
of the Republic of South Africa and Ors 1999 (3) SA 191 (CC) in which the South African
- Question Presented
- Applicant seeks declaration of constitutional invalidity of Electoral Act section 192(6), particularly striking the phrase "approved by the Minister" from the provision. Is the Minister's approval requirement tantamount to the ZEC being subject to his direction and control?
- Legal Issue(s)
- EMB Independence
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 31, 2018
Judgment
Barthelemy v. President of the Republic of Vanuatu
- Question Presented
- (1) Was the Council of Minister’s advice to the President to dissolve Parliament while there was a pending motion of no confidence by members of parliament a violation of the Constitution? (2) If so, was the dissolution of parliament by President void? (3) Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear constitutional writ petitions relating to the dissolution of parliament?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Conflict of Interests
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Date of decision
- Sep 9, 2022
Judgment
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
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officials accountable to the people. See
Buckley, supra, at 14–15 (“In a republic where the people
are sovereign, the ability of the citizenry to make informed
- Question Presented
- 1) Did the Supreme Court's decision in McConnell resolve all constitutional as-applied challenges to the BCRA when it upheld the disclosure requirements of the statute as constitutional? 2) Do the BCRA's disclosure requirements impose an unconstitutional burden when applied to electioneering requirements because they are protected "political speech" and not subject to regulation as "campaign speech"? 3) If a communication lacks a clear plea to vote for or against a particular candidate, is it subject to regulation under the BCRA? 4) Should a feature length documentary about a candidate for political office be treated like the advertisements at issue in McConnell and therefore be subject to regulation under the BCRA?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 21, 2010
Judgment
Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott
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vote by
mail.
Otherwise, according to the district court, “our democracy and the
Republic would be lost and government of the people, by the people and for the
people
- Question Presented
- Whether the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a disability under Texas law sufficient to modify the vote-by-mail system.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Health Concerns & Election Administration
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 4, 2020
Judgment
Bush v. Gore
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” D. Loth, Chief Justice John Marshall and The
Growth of the American Republic 365 (1948). But we do
risk a self-inflicted wound—a wound that may harm
- Question Presented
- Did the Florida Supreme Court violate Article II Section 1 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution by making new election law? Do standardless manual recounts violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Vote Verification and Transmission
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Dec 12, 2000
Judgment
King v. Whitmer
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election machines and software filed against
Powell and her company, Defending the Republic,
Inc.: U.S. Dominion, Inc. v. Powell, No. 1:21-cv00040 (D.D.C. filed Jan.
- Question Presented
- Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff’s attorneys for filing frivolous litigation in violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Frivolous Litigation
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Aug 25, 2021
Judgment
Chiafalo v. Washington
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Jefferson, whom he loathed but viewed as less of an existential
threat to the Republic.) By then, everyone had had enough
of the Electoral College’s original voting rules
- Question Presented
- Whether a pledge requirement and sanction violates the Electors Constitutional right to pledge electoral votes regardless of voter preference?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jul 6, 2020
Judgment
Rucho v. Common Cause
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the body politic.” G. Wood, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early
Republic, 1789–1815, p. 140 (2009).
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RUCHO v. COMMON CAUSE
KAGAN, J., dissenting
- Question Presented
- Whether partisan issues such as gerrymandering are justiciable by the court.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Maps and Districting
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 27, 2019
Judgment
Chester v. Secretary of State for Justice
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C-6/90 Francovich v Italian Republic [1992]
IRLR 84 and Joined Cases C-46/93 and C-48/93 Brasserie du Pecheur SA v
Federal Republic of Germany and R v
- Legal Issue(s)
- Judicial Independence
- Voter Registration
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 16, 2013
Judgment
59 Members of Parliament of Ukraine on the constitutionality of the provisions of Art.22.2 of the Parliamentary Elections Law of Ukraine concerning the equal allocation of foreign polling stations to all single-member constituencies
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on permanent basis; single-seat
electoral districts shall be formed in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblasts,
the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol with approximately equal number
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Maps and Districting
- EMB Operation
- Country
- Ukraine
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Apr 4, 2012
Judgment
Opendi v. Electoral Commission
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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF UGANDA
AT KAMPALA
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ELECTION PETITION APPEAL N0. 39 OF 2011
(Arising from Election Petition No. 28 of
- Question Presented
- Whether the invalidation of seventeen polling station results is sufficient grounds to annul the election results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Vote Form Irregularities
- Country
- Uganda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 23, 2011
Judgment
Mwiru v. Samson
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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF UGANDA
AT KAMPALA
CORAM: BYAMUGISHA, NSHIMYE&ARACH-AMOKO, JJA
ELECTION PETITION APPEAL NO.6/11
BETWEEN
10
PAUL MWIRU::::::::::::::
- Question Presented
- Whether the respondent’s education failed to meet the requirements for candidacy. If so, whether the respondent’s election as a Member of Parliament should be annulled.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Uganda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 28, 2011
Judgment
Electoral Commission of Uganda v. Bakireke
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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF UGANDA AT KAMPALA
CORAM:
HON. JUSTICE S.G. ENGWAU, JA
HON. JUSTICE C.K. BYAMUGISHA, JA
HON. JUSTICE S.B.K. KAVUMA,
- Question Presented
- Was the election conducted legally? Did non-compliance substantially affect the results? Did the winning candidate commit electoral offenses? Did the trial judge err in annulling the elections at the trial level?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Violence and Intimidation
- Country
- Uganda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 19, 2007
Judgment
In re Representation of People Act and the September 7, 2015 Elections.
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THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
Port of Spain
Civil Appeal Number: S 293 of 2016
Claim Number: CV 2015-03128
IN THE MATTER OF THE
- Question Presented
- Whether the potential for Chief Justice bias is sufficient to overturn the dismissal of a petition challenging election results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- Judicial Independence
- Country
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Feb 6, 2020
Judgment
Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania
Procedural history
The National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania passed a law requiring all candidates for Presidential
- Question Presented
- Whether the Tanzania regulation prohibiting independent candidates from seeking public office is unconstitutional?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Judicial Independence
- Country
- Tanzania. United Republic of
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 14, 2019
Judgment
CH-02
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INSTANTIE:
CONSTITUTIONEEL HOF van de REPUBLIEK SURINAME
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
SURINAME
ZAAKNUMMER:
CH-02
DATUM BESLISSING:
05 AUGUSTUS 2022
PUBLICATIEDATUM:
RECHTSGEBIED:
- Question Presented
- Are elements of the national electoral code that define allotment of legislative seats across the country's 10 districts (based off population patterns and anticipated growth in 1987) in conflict with the Constitution, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the American Convention of Human Rights, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Maps and Districting
- Country
- Suriname
- Language of Decision
- Dutch
- Date of decision
- Aug 5, 2022
Judgment
10- Perera v. Senarathe
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been replaced by the Republic of Sri Lanka and
therefore the 1st respondent by holding the contracts referred
to above with the Republic of Sri Lanka has
- Question Presented
- The petitioner, an MP, complained that the respondent, also an MP, has illegally entered into contracts with government institutions and seeks a declaration that the respondent's appointment is void.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Dec 10, 1999
Judgment
Impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun
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Judiciary Committee of the National
Assembly of the Republic of Korea, on behalf of the National Assembly
of the Republic of Korea
Counsel of Record: Kang Jae-sup and 66
- Question Presented
- Whether the violations of the electoral code and the Constitution are sufficient to remove the President from office.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- South Korea
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 14, 2004
Judgment
New Nation Movement NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa
- Question Presented
- Whether the requirement of political party membership for candidate eligibility is constitutional.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 11, 2020
Judgment
My Vote Counts NPC v. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
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political parties and independent candidates.
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My Vote Counts NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa 2017 (6) SA 501 (WCC) (High Court
judgment).
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2 of 2000
- Question Presented
- Is the current Promotion of Access to Information Act unconstitutional?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 21, 2018
Judgment
Freedom Front Plus v. Electoral Commission of South Africa
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which the Electoral Court was established. It
is established for the whole of the Republic of South Africa with the status of the High
Court. Its chairperson must be
- Legal Issue(s)
- EMB Operation
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Apr 29, 2019
Judgment
Kham v. Electoral Commission
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Constitution.
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New National Party of South Africa v Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others [1999] ZACC
5; 1999 (3) SA 191 (CC); 1999
- Question Presented
- Should elections be annulled when the IEC did not provide timely access to voter rolls to the petitioners before elections?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Voter Registration
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Nov 1, 2015
Judgment
Inkatha Freedom Party v. Independent Electoral Commission
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of section 1(d) of the Constitution one of the founding values
of our Republic is universal adult suffrage.
After all the objects of the commission are
- Question Presented
- Whether alleged electoral illegalities were sufficient to require an investigation into the election results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jul 14, 2001
Judgment
Tan Chen Bock v. Attorney General
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
[2017] SGCA 50
Civil Appeal No 124 of 2017
Between
TAN CHENG BOCK
… Appellant
And
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
… Respondent
- Question Presented
- Whether the reserved election clause solely permits choosing from the terms of office of Presidents elected by the citizens, or also includes those chosen by Parliament.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Country
- Singapore
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Aug 23, 2017
Judgment
Wong Souk Yee v. Attorney General
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
[2019] SGCA 25
Civil Appeal No 73 of 2018
Between
WONG SOUK YEE
… Appellant
And
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
… Respondent
- Question Presented
- Whether the Prime Minister had a duty to fill the vacancy in a Group Representation Constituency.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Integrity
- EMB Independence
- Country
- Singapore
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Apr 10, 2019
Judgment
Decision No. 207182
- Question Presented
- Whether a voter’s electoral rights are violated when the question asked in a referendum is unclear and information about the question is not readily available at the polling site.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Accessibility
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Vote Form Irregularities
- Country
- Serbia
- Language of Decision
- Serbian
- Date of decision
- Feb 3, 2022
Judgment
Decision 207183
Procedural history
The applicant then appealed to the Republic Election Commission, which rejected his appeal.
- Question Presented
- Whether the Sabac City Assembly was the proper authority to hear a challenge about the conduct of a referendum.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Country
- Serbia
- Language of Decision
- Serbian
- Date of decision
- Feb 3, 2022
Judgment
Domingo v. Commission on Elections
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On 10 February 2007, Republic Act No. 9369[33] took effect. Section 13
of Republic Act No. 9369 amended Section 11 of Republic Act No. 8436 and
renumbered
- Question Presented
- Whether there was sufficient evidence to conclude that the incumbent mayor prodded potential Board of Election Inspectors for the City?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- EMB Independence
- EMB Operation
- Country
- Phillippines
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Dec 1, 1998
Judgment
Rind v. Balochistan
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the qualifications
laid down under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, 1973 (“Constitution”). The basis of this finding is that in the
general
- Question Presented
- Whether failure to disclose education was grounds for disqualifying the petitioner as a candidate.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Country
- Pakistan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 19, 2018
Judgment