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Joseph v. Codrington
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 30, 2009
Judgment
Together for the Change Without Formalizing Candidacies
- Question Presented
- Whether the when there is a vacancy in the candidate list and a legal framework for alternating candidate gender on the ballot, the substitute must be of the same gender as the deceased.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Gender
- Country
- Argentina
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Date of decision
- Nov 12, 2019
Judgment
Palmer v. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
- Question Presented
- Whether the practice of disclosing the indicative two-candidate preferred count (“Indicative TCP”) prior to the closing of all polling sites in the country by the Australian Election Commission (AEC) influenced the voters’ choice and undermined the impartiality or perception of impartiality of the Commission, therefore violating the election law and the Constitution.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- EMB Operation
- Country
- Australia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Aug 14, 2019
Judgment
Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Australia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Feb 18, 2014
Judgment
Union NSW v. New South Wales
- Question Presented
- Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- Country
- Australia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Dec 13, 2013
Judgment
Majumdar v. Information Commission
- Question Presented
- Must the Election Commission provide information on parties' financial disclosures without obtaining their consent?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- EMB Independence
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Feb 18, 2016
Judgment
Bangladesh 16th amendment ruling
- Question Presented
- Does the 16th amendment, which allows the legislature to remove Supreme Court justices on grounds of incapacity or misconduct, violate the Constitution?
- Legal Issue(s)
- EMB Independence
- Judicial Independence
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jul 3, 2017
Judgment
Opitz v. Wrzesnewskyj
- Question Presented
- Were irregularities related to voter registration significant enough to annul the elections? Which approach should be followed in determining electoral irregularities?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Canada
- Language of Decision
- English
- French
- Date of decision
- Oct 25, 2012
Judgment
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada
- Question Presented
- Whether the broadcasting restricted and alleged Charter violations therein may be heard on an expedited review basis.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Vote Verification and Transmission
- Country
- Canada
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Apr 11, 2011
Judgment
Szuchewycz v. Attorney General
- Question Presented
- Whether the provision on which the candidate’s registration were denied are in violation of the Charter.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Country
- Canada
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 25, 2017
Judgment
McEwing v. Attorney General
- Question Presented
- Whether the phone calls had any impact on the final election results and if those results were sufficient to annul the election results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Canada
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 23, 2013
Judgment
In re Luis Gullermo Otoya Gertds
- Question Presented
- Whether an alleged vote counting inconsistency is sufficient to sustain a claim for election annulment without a claim of harm?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Colombia
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Date of decision
- Jun 2, 2014
Judgment
In re Valdes
- Question Presented
- Whether a judicial election taking place after a newly election procedure was passed, but initiated before has ground for annulment.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Judicial Independence
- Country
- Colombia
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Date of decision
- Feb 23, 2017
Judgment
Presidential Petition on Local Government Council Election Act Amendment
- 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
Judgment
Polluaas for Annulment of Electronic Votes Cast in the Riigikogu Elections 2011
- Legal Issue(s)
- Vote Form Irregularities
- Vote Verification and Transmission
- Country
- Estonia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Mar 23, 2011
Judgment
Raatsin for the Declaration of Invalidity of the Voting Results of the Riigikogu Elections of 2011
- Legal Issue(s)
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Electronic Voting
- Country
- Estonia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Mar 23, 2011
Judgment
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia v. The Harari Peoples’ Regional State, Harari National Congress
- Question Presented
- Whether the decision by the Election Bench of the FSC ordering the NEBE to continue the practice, during the 6th general elections, of allowing members of the Harari community residing outside of the Harari People’s Regional State to elect members of the Harari National Congress (which is part of the Harari People’s Regional State Council (regional parliament)) contained an error of law.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Language of Decision
- Amharic
- Date of decision
- May 27, 2021
Judgment
EVMs in 2005 German Elections
- Question Presented
- Was the use of EVMs in the elections erroneous and unconstitutional enough to annul the elections?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electronic Voting
- Country
- Germany
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Mar 3, 2009
Judgment
Hong Kong Police Force v. Electoral Affairs Commission
- Question Presented
- Whether a publicly accessible voter list violates the right to privacy?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Voter Registration
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 5, 2020
Judgment
In re the Icelandic Presidential Election of 2012
- Question Presented
- Whether the inability of disabled voters to cast secret ballots is sufficient grounds for annulling election results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Accessibility
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Iceland
- Language of Decision
- Icelandic
- Date of decision
- Jun 6, 2012
Judgment
In re 2016 Election of President of Iceland
- Question Presented
- Whether the prohibition of voters from signing support petitions for multiple candidates conflicts with Act. No. 36. 1945. Whether the plaintiff has a cause of action before elections take place.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Civil Procedure
- Country
- Iceland
- Language of Decision
- Icelandic
- Date of decision
- Jun 15, 2016
Judgment
In re Constituent Assembly Elections of 2011
- Question Presented
- Whether the right to secrecy was violated in the 2011 election sufficient to annul the election results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Iceland
- Language of Decision
- Icelandic
- Date of decision
- Jan 6, 2011
Judgment
Swamy v. Election Commission
- Question Presented
- Are current EVMs up to international standards? Is a paper trail/receipt necessary in electronic voting?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electronic Voting
- Country
- India
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 8, 2013
Judgment
Gandhi v. Narain
- Question Presented
- Whether legislative acts passed during the appeals process may be retroactively applied to validate an election currently in the courts.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Judicial Independence
- Country
- India
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jul 11, 1975
Judgment
Shanmugam v. India
- Question Presented
- Whether the Election Commission of India may cancel or postpone elections based on the conduct and criminal actions of candidate.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- India
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Apr 17, 2019
Judgment
Sinnott v. Minister for the Environment
- Question Presented
- Whether the plaintiff's inability to cast a secret ballot based on his visual impairment violated his right to vote.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Country
- Ireland
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Mar 30, 2017
Judgment
Tchimon v. Issouf
- Question Presented
- Whether violence and disturbance against voters at polling centers took place and whether the elected candidate (defendant) was aware/ responsible for these violations? Whether these violations at the polling stations altered the fairness of the polls on election day?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Electoral Violence and Intimidation
- Country
- Ivory Coast
- Language of Decision
- French
- Date of decision
- Nov 30, 2018
Judgment
APDH v. Cote d'Ivoire
- Question Presented
- Whether the composition of the IEC is in conformity with the Constitution.
- Legal Issue(s)
- EMB Independence
- EMB Operation
- Country
- Ivory Coast
- Language of Decision
- English
- French
- Date of decision
- Nov 18, 2016
Judgment
The Representation Of The People Act v The Election Petitions Act, etal
- Question Presented
- Whether there is sufficient evidence to declare the 1997 elections void?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Integrity
- Electoral Violence and Intimidation
- Vote Verification and Transmission
- Country
- Jamaica
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 28, 1998
Judgment
2017 (Gyo Tsu) 47 [Judgments concerning the constitutionality of the provisions on the apportionment of seats for members (to be elected by constituency) of the House of Councillors stipulated in Article 14 and Appended Table 3 of the Public Offices Election Act]
- Question Presented
- Whether the electoral code system, in light of the migration from constituencies, should be declared unconstitutional?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
- Country
- Japan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 17, 2017
Judgment