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Wong Souk Yee v. Attorney General
- 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
- Court
- Appellate Court
- 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
- Court
- Appellate Court
- Date of decision
- Feb 3, 2022
Judgment
Decision 207183
- 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
- Court
- Appellate Court
- Date of decision
- Feb 3, 2022
Judgment
Case on Election Campaign by Teacher via Social Networking
- Question Presented
- A public school teacher shared a post on his/her Facebook that indicated that a political candidate was lying.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Country
- South Korea
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Feb 27, 2020
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
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Jun 11, 2020
Judgment
Shura Council Speaker request for constitutional review of the draft law regulating the exercise of political rights.
- 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
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- May 26, 2013
Judgment
Décision n° 2015 465 QPC du 24 avril 2015 Conseil constitutionnel
- Legal Issue(s)
- Gender
- Country
- France
- Language of Decision
- French
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Apr 24, 2015
Judgment
Case on Restricting Online Media from Publishing Columns, etc. Written by Candidates for Public Official Election
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Country
- South Korea
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Nov 28, 2019
Judgment
Décision n° 2001 445 DC du 19 juin 2001 Conseil constitutionnel
- Question Presented
- Whether section 33 of the French Institutional Act violates the Constitution.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Gender
- Country
- France
- Language of Decision
- English
- French
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Jun 19, 2001
Judgment
Décision n° 98 407 DC du 14 janvier 1999 Conseil constitutionnel
- Question Presented
- Whether the Electoral Code provision requiring parity between male and female candidates violates the French Constitution?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Gender
- Country
- France
- Language of Decision
- English
- French
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Jan 14, 1999
Judgment
Mavedzenge v. Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
- 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
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- May 31, 2018
Judgment
My Vote Counts NPC v. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
- Question Presented
- Is the current Promotion of Access to Information Act unconstitutional?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Jun 21, 2018
Judgment
Popular Parliamentary Group of Congress of Deputies (Review of Law)
- Question Presented
- Whether the ballot parity is sufficiently remedied in the voter pool. Whether such quotas are constitutional.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Gender
- Quotas
- Country
- Spain
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Feb 29, 2008
Judgment
Abdel-Razeq v. Ahmed
- Question Presented
- Where the constituency representation scheme violates the reasonableness standard.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Integrity
- Electoral Maps and Districting
- Country
- Egypt
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Mar 15, 2015
Judgment
Decision No. 1 (1995)
- Question Presented
- Whether a law that permits the Prime Minister to exercise his discretionary power to transfer or declare a vacancy for the position of the President of the Supreme Court of char’i jaafarite contradicts the principle of “separation of powers” and should be repealed.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Country
- Lebanon
- Language of Decision
- French
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Nov 2, 1995
Judgment
Huarte-Mendicoa v. Basque Parliament Act
- Legal Issue(s)
- Gender
- Country
- Spain
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Jan 19, 2009
Judgment
Shura Council Speaker's request for constitutional review of the drafted law.
- Question Presented
- Whether the proposed provisions are constitutional.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Maps and Districting
- Vote Form Irregularities
- Country
- Egypt
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Constitutional Court
- Date of decision
- Feb 13, 2013
Judgment
Democratic Alliance v. Electoral Commission
- Question Presented
- Whether the Commission is able to make this determination and implement the enforcement action.
- Legal Issue(s)
- EMB Operation
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Electoral Court
Judgment
Freedom Front Plus v. Electoral Commission of South Africa
- Legal Issue(s)
- EMB Operation
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Apr 29, 2019
Judgment
In re Article 138 Electoral Code — No. 0382-E8-2018
- Question Presented
- What is the scope of the Electoral Code as it pertains to the dissemination of opinion polls and surveys by companies and organizations not registered with the Electoral Administration when dispersed through social media platforms?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Jan 16, 2018
Judgment
Resolução nº 22.610, de 25 de outubro de 2007
- 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
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Oct 25, 2007
Judgment
SUP RAP 0042 2018
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electronic Voting
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Mar 22, 2018
Judgment
Sardelli v. Almeida
- Question Presented
- Whether the President may file a criminal electoral complaint against a private citizen.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
- Criminal Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Brazil
- Language of Decision
- Portuguese
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Aug 14, 2003
Judgment
SUP RAP 0749 2017
- Question Presented
- The Electoral Tribunal considered that the pre-opening of ballot boxes for the identification of improperly deposited ballots by citizens on Election Day exceeds the attributions of the National Electoral Institute, and trespasses the principles of legislative power, legal certainty and safety, by modifying the scrutiny and count procedure, as well as of the transfer of electoral packages.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Vote Form Irregularities
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Feb 14, 2018
Judgment
Electoral Commission v. Rawali
- Question Presented
- Whether the postponement of the polling day due to inclement weather violated sec. 97, 115, 117, and 206 of Organic Law.
- Legal Issue(s)
- EMB Independence
- EMB Operation
- Judicial Independence
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Date of decision
- Jun 20, 2003
Judgment
Rideout v. Gardner
- Question Presented
- Whether a prohibition of a photograph of a completed ballot violates the First Amendment?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Technology
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Date of decision
- Aug 11, 2015
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
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Date of decision
- Oct 25, 2012
Judgment
Baytan v. Commission on Elections
- Question Presented
- Whether petitioner's voluntary disclosure and alleged good faith mistake is sufficient to survive a preliminary hearing requiring only probable cause?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Voter Registration
- Country
- Phillippines
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Date of decision
- Feb 4, 2003
Judgment
14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice
- Question Presented
- Did the Court of Appeal have the power to issue a writ of certiorari with respect to Parliament in the process of impeaching the Chief Justice, who was accused of financial impropriety?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
- Civil Procedure
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Date of decision
- Feb 21, 2014
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
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Date of decision
- Sep 1, 2005
Judgment