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Abubakar v. Independent Electoral Commission
- Question Presented
- Whether the President was not duly elected to his position based upon alleged corruption in the vote counting.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Nov 5, 2019
Judgment
Ochieng' v. Orange Democratic Movement
- Question Presented
- Was the respondent's nomination free, fair, and credible? Should the election be annulled when the respondents locked themselves in a room with the ballot boxes and papers, preventing the petitioner from entering?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Vote Form Irregularities
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Kenya
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 14, 2017
Judgment
Odhiambo Oduol v. Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission
- Question Presented
- Whether petitioner’s affidavit verifying a video recording meets the evidentiary burden outlined in Section 107 of the Evidence Act relating to electronic evidence.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Vote Verification and Transmission
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Kenya
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 5, 2013
Judgment
Chilima v. Mutharika (lower court decision)
- Question Presented
- Whether the Electoral Commission breach its duty under section 76, 77, and 40 of the Constitution of Malawi. These duties include ensuring the absence of electoral irregularities, illegalities, and failed provide proper oversight and verification.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- EMB Operation
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Malawi
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Feb 3, 2020
Judgment
Mwiru v. Samson
- 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
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Uganda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 28, 2011
Judgment
Uzodinma v. Ihedioha
- Question Presented
- Whether the votes administered on incorrect ballots were improperly considered void. Whether the Governor failed to ascertain a majority vote based upon those results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 14, 2020
Judgment
Kham v. Electoral Commission
- 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
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Nov 1, 2015
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
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Ivory Coast
- Language of Decision
- French
- Date of decision
- Nov 30, 2018
Judgment
National Elections Commission v. Brumskine
- Question Presented
- Should elections be annulled when there were late openings of polls, changes of polling stations, inaccurate voter registration lists, and an absence of queue controllers?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Voter Registration
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Liberia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Dec 7, 2017
Judgment
Inkatha Freedom Party v. Independent Electoral Commission
- Question Presented
- Whether alleged electoral illegalities were sufficient to require an investigation into the election results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jul 14, 2001
Judgment
Electoral Commission v. Malawi Congress Party
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Malawi
- Language of Decision
- English
Judgment
Odinga v. IEBC
- Question Presented
- Which party has the burden of proof to contest an election?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Kenya
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 1, 2017
Judgment
Wisconsin Legislature v. Evers (state Supreme Court Decision, please see United States Supreme Court order on the application for stay)
- Question Presented
- Whether the Governor may suspend election laws two days before the election?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Accessibility
- Electoral Integrity
- Health Concerns & Election Administration
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Apr 6, 2020
Judgment
Quinn Leandro v. Jonas
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 27, 2010
Judgment
In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani, an Attorney (United States)
- Question Presented
- Whether Mr. Giuliani’s conduct, as a lawyer perpetuating false statements about widespread voter fraud during the 2020 United States presidential election, violated New York's professional rules of conduct?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 24, 2021
Judgment
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
- 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
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 21, 2010
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
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Canada
- Language of Decision
- English
- French
- Date of decision
- Oct 25, 2012
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
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Brazil
- Language of Decision
- Portuguese
- Date of decision
- Aug 14, 2003
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
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- 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
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Date of decision
- Aug 4, 2017
Judgment
Republication National Commitee v. Democratic National Committe (Wisconsin)
- Question Presented
- Whether absentee ballots must be postmarked by the original election date.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Accessibility
- Electoral Integrity
- Health Concerns & Election Administration
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- United States of America
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Apr 6, 2020
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
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Colombia
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Date of decision
- Jun 2, 2014
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
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Jamaica
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 28, 1998
Judgment
In Re Case No. 9768, 9780 & 9828
- Question Presented
- Whether the elections violated the citizen’s political rights even though the domestic options were exhausted.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Integrity
- EMB Independence
- EMB Operation
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Mexico
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 17, 1990
Judgment
In re Representation of People Act and the September 7, 2015 Elections.
- 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
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Feb 6, 2020
Judgment
In re Gomez
- Question Presented
- Whether criminal charges against an elected officeholder are sufficient to revoke the position on a temporary basis?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Criminal Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Chile
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Date of decision
- Dec 23, 2008
Judgment
Monroy Hernandez v. Molano Granados
- Question Presented
- Whether the election of a municipal elected official should be nullified and/or her candidacy deemed ineligible on charges of nepotism due to her father holding a government position, which exercised administrative authority, within twelve months of her election even if there is no proof that he used or abused his position to further her candidacy.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Colombia
- Language of Decision
- Spanish
- Date of decision
- Mar 12, 2020
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
- Region
- Americas
- Country
- Canada
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 23, 2013
Judgment
Tabar v. Wong
- Question Presented
- Whether the petitioner met the evidentiary burden for a electoral bribery claim?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Criminal Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 18, 2018
Judgment
Domingo v. Commission on Elections
- 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
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Country
- Phillippines
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Dec 1, 1998
Judgment