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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
MOREA v. Party of Institutional Revolutionary (SUP 2015 REP 544 499367)
- Question Presented
- Whether the dissemination of campaign materials on twitter accounts of candidate and alternate candidates violate the electoral silence laws?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Integrity
- Social Media
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Apr 20, 2016
Judgment
PAN v. PRI (SM JIN 0035 2015)
- Question Presented
- Whether the Governor's presence and irregularities are sufficient to annul the election results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Electoral Integrity
- Social Media
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Aug 4, 2017
Judgment
Antonio Pedro de Siqueira Indio da Costa v. Public Electoral Ministry (No. 1825-24.2010.6.00.0000)
- Question Presented
- Whether tweets announcing candidacy before the election period violate the Election Law because it is a publicly accessible platform.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Country
- Brazil
- Language of Decision
- Portuguese
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Jun 4, 2010
Judgment
Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Andrés Manuel López Obrador (SUP RAP 0268 2012)
- Question Presented
- Whether Twitter posts and Youtube videos constitute campaign acts?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- May 24, 2012
Judgment
Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Miguel Angel Yunes Linares (SUP JRC 0168 2016)
- Question Presented
- Whether Facebook posts that indicate a political position, but do not solicit votes constitute pre-campaign activity.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Apr 25, 2016
Judgment
SUP-REP-16/2016 Y SUP-REP-22/2016 ACUMULADOS
- Question Presented
- Whether the Green Party of Mexico and various famous persons were rightfully sanctioned for alleged campaign violations.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Court
- Electoral Court
- Date of decision
- Apr 20, 2016
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
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
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Date of decision
- Apr 11, 2011
Judgment
State of Washington v. Facebook, Inc.
- Question Presented
- Whether Facebook violated election law by not maintaining records of their political advertising and failing to make those records available to the public.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- Social Media
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Court
- Trial Court
- Date of decision
- Jun 8, 2018
Judgment
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