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Zdanoka v. Latvia

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into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; (3) to restore the legal effect of the Constitution [Satversme] of the Republic of Latvia, adopted on 15 February
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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Yumak & Sadak v. Turkey

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are the most widely used in Europe. By way of example, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
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  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
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  • English
  • French
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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
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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
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When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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546 (46.2 percent) polling stations during the national audit. EU EAT, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Final Report Presidential Election, 42 (2014), http://www.eueom.eu/files/dmfil
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  • Election Annulments
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  • English
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When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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546 (46.2 percent) polling stations during the national audit. EU EAT, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Final Report Presidential Election, 42 (2014), http://www.eueom.eu/files/dmfil
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  • Election Annulments
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  • English
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Unfair Advantage: The Abuse of State Resources in Elections

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European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Final Report: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Parliamentary Elections 18-19 (2015). 49 See Transparency Int’l,
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  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
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  • English
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The Right to Participate in the Government of One's Country in the Context of an Election Held During a Public Health Emergency or a Pandemic, Such as the COVID-19 Crisis, No. 001/2020, Advisory Opinion, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights [Afr. Ct. H.P.R.] (July 16, 2021).

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The Author states that it is an African organisation based in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. It further states that it is recognised by the African Union (hereinafter
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  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
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  • English
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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
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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
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Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania

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The National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania passed a law requiring all candidates for Presidential
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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
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Tanase v. Moldova

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Socialist Republic (changed to the Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova in 1990). The remaining territory of Bessarabia became part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Those
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  • Election Accessibility
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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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
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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
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SUP RAP 0173 2018

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the registration of Jaime Heliodoro Rodríguez as an independent candidate to the Presidency of the Republic
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Question Presented
The TEPJF instructs the INE to issue a new resolution on the registration of Jaime Heliodoro Rodríguez as an independent candidate to the Presidency of the Republic.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Apr 9, 2018
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Sitaropoulos v. Greece

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the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, the Republic of Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, “the former Yugoslav Republic of
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  • Election Accessibility
  • Regional Jurisprudence
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  • English
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Shura Council Speaker's request for constitutional review of the drafted law.

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of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate The Arab Republic of Egypt The Presidency of the Republic Official Gazette Price: EGP 3 Issue No. 7 (bis) Issued
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Question Presented
Whether the proposed provisions are constitutional.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Egypt
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 13, 2013
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Shura Council Speaker request for constitutional review of the draft law regulating the exercise of political rights.

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of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate The Arab Republic of Egypt The Presidency of the Republic Official Gazette Price: EGP 3 Issue No. 21 bis (a) Issued
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Question Presented
Whether the draft law adheres to the current constitutional political protections.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Egypt
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 26, 2013
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Self Determination Movement v. CEP

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Republic of Kosovo Republika e Kosoves-Republika Kosova Paneli Zgjedhor për Ankesa dhe Parashtresa Izborni Panel za Zalbe I Predstavke Elections Complaints and Appeals Panel A.no.
Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff sufficiently alleged that the irregularities in voting warranted renumbering the ballots.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
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Scrutiny in Electoral Disputes: A Kenyan Judicial Perspective

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computation and declared Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta as the duly elected President of the Republic of Kenya. While taking or not taking into consideration the rejected votes
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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Sandhu v. Election Commission of Pakistan

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Petition No. 38790 of 2015) under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (“the Constitution”). The learned Judge of the High Court dismissed the
Question Presented
Whether a repoll is necessary due to an intervening crime.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Pakistan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 31, 2018
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Samuel v. Chief Electoral Officer et al.

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1 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS MUDGE SAMUEL, Appellant Samuel, V. ·) ) ) ) REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS CNIL ACTION NO
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Question Presented
(1) Whether Chief Electoral Officer (“CEO”) erred in rejecting a candidate’s request for a re-count due to a close mayoral race with 3,25% of vote difference and alleged violations? (2) Whether the refusal to add a name of a voter to the voter registry beyond the deadline for voter registration can be raised as a class action to protect the rights of voters?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • EMB Operation
Country
Marshall Islands
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 31, 2018
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Samadbayli v. Azerbaijan

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37661/11, 37740/11, 37866/11, 38636/11, 38885/11, 41066/11, 42345/11 and 42360/11) against the Republic of Azerbaijan lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Regional Jurisprudence
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  • English
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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). 10 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
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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
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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
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Review of the Constitutionality of Section Five of the Riigikogu Election Act

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3-4-1-3-17 SUPREME COURT CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW CHAMBER JUDGMENT in the name of the Republic of Estonia Case number 3-4-1-3-17 Date of judgment 18 May 2017 Composition of
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
Estonia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 18, 2017
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Resolução nº 22.610, de 25 de outubro de 2007

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CAPUTO BASTOS – Ministro MARCELO RIBEIRO __________ Publicada no DJ de 30.10.2007 e republicada no DJ de 27.3.2008. Tags #Código Eleitoral #Legislação eleitoral #Publicação eletrônica
Question Presented
Whether elected officials crossing party lines after ascertaining political office violates Brazil's electoral code?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Party Registration
Country
Brazil
Language of Decision
  • Portuguese
Date of decision
Oct 25, 2007
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Ramos Rojas v. Sanabria Chacón

Summary
is not valid because it “‘enshrin[es] provisions contrary to the Constitution and the laws of the Republic
Question Presented
Whether a political party’s internal rules on candidacy criteria relating to nepotism may nullify an election of one of its registered candidates if he violated the party rules but otherwise met the eligibility criteria set up in the Constitution or statutes.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Dec 3, 2020
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Raatsin for the Declaration of Invalidity of the Voting Results of the Riigikogu Elections of 2011

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The Republic of Estonia as a Contracting State must also take that judgment into account. About his right to appeal T. Raatsin noted that since in the Republic of
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Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electronic Voting
Country
Estonia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 23, 2011
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Presidential Petition on Local Government Council Election Act Amendment

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which the President of the Republic had refused to promulgate, with amendments. Proceeding from the petition of the President of the Republic the Riigikogu decided to amend
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Question Presented
Is the Local Government Council Election Act Amendment unconstitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electronic Voting
Country
Estonia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 1, 2005
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PDK v. Central Election Commission

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Republic of Kosovo Republika e Kosovës-Republika Kosova Paneli Zgjedhor për Ankesa dhe Parashtresa Izborni Panel za Zalbe i Predstavke Elections Complaints and Appeals Panel A.no.
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Question Presented
Whether the technical omission from the Kosovo ballots warrants a recount prior to the final election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 18, 2019
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Party of Kosovo Serbs v. Serbian List

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Republic of Kosovo Republika e Kosovës-Republika Kosova Paneli Zgjedhor për Ankesa dhe Parashtresa Izborni Panel za Zalbe i Predstavke Elections Complaints and Appeals Panel A.no.
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Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Technology
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
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Pacolli v. Central Election Commission

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Republic of Kosovo Republika e Kosovës-Republika Kosova Paneli Zgjedhor për Ankesa dhe Parashtresa Izborni Panel za Zalbe i Predstavke Elections Complaints and Appeals Panel A.no.
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Question Presented
Whether the court may hear the merits of a complaint on the voting counts are most polling stations.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
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