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Barthelemy v. President of the Republic of Vanuatu
- Question Presented
- (1) Was the Council of Minister’s advice to the President to dissolve Parliament while there was a pending motion of no confidence by members of parliament a violation of the Constitution? (2) If so, was the dissolution of parliament by President void? (3) Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear constitutional writ petitions relating to the dissolution of parliament?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Conflict of Interests
- Improper Practices
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Date of decision
- Sep 9, 2022
Judgment
Supreme Court of Samoa, Faatuatua I Le Atua Samoa Ua Tasi (F.A.S.T. Party) v. Electoral Commissioner
- Question Presented
- A couple of questions are presented to the Supreme Court. First, whether the Electoral Commissioner acted unlawfully when he activated Article 44(1A) and whether they are mandated to implement Article 44(1A), and if so, the timeframe to invoke it.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Gender
- Quotas
- Country
- Samoa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 14, 2021
Judgment
2018Hun-Ma456
- Question Presented
- Whether the Public Official Election Act’s required verification of internet users when they post election-related content online during a campaign violates freedom of expression, freedom of anonymous speech, freedom of the press and the right to informational self-determination.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Criminal Procedure
- Social Media
- Country
- South Korea
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 28, 2021
Judgment
2017Hun-Ma813
- Question Presented
- Whether any of the following alleged acts violate citizens’ constitutional rights to vote or equality under the law: 1) denying a soldier’s request to watch presidential election interviews and debates; 2) requiring election campaign bulletins written in braille to be within the page limits for booklet-type campaign bulletins; and 3) failing to require Korean sign language or captions in all election-related broadcasts.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Accessibility
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Country
- South Korea
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Aug 28, 2020
Judgment
Nmalamuwomu v. Shadrack
- Question Presented
- Whether the filing deadline for an election petition alleging vote buying made up to and on polling day runs for 21 days after the alleged payment,, or 21 days after the election result is released in the Official Gazette?.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Deadline(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Date of decision
- Jun 24, 2020
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
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
- Date of decision
- Feb 27, 2020
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
- Date of decision
- Nov 28, 2019
Judgment
Attorney General v. Taylor
- Question Presented
- Whether the 2010 Electoral Amendment Act is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act due to the provision disenfranchising prisoners
- Legal Issue(s)
- Judicial Independence
- Voter Registration
- Country
- New Zealand
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Nov 9, 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
Khuhro v. Khan
- Question Presented
- Whether misstatements on the candidate’s election papers are sufficient to declare an election void.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Pakistan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Aug 1, 2019
Judgment
Prabowo Subianto & Sandiaga Salahudin Uno v. General Election Commission
- Question Presented
- Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the General Elections Code while conducting the vote count for the 2019 presidential election?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Jun 27, 2019
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
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
- Date of decision
- Apr 10, 2019
Judgment
Buriro v. Shah
- Question Presented
- Where the citizenship requirement for candidacy may be met by a renunciation of dual citizenship.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Country
- Pakistan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 23, 2019
Judgment
Rind v. Balochistan
- 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
Judgment
Samuel v. Chief Electoral Officer et al.
- 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
Judgment
Sandhu v. Election Commission of Pakistan
- 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
Judgment
Advocate Prem Chandra Rai vs Government of Nepal
- Question Presented
- Whether Nepali citizens residing abroad should be given the opportunity to vote from the country in which they currently reside. Whether restricted voting rights on Nepali citizens living abroad violates the constitutional right to vote.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Accessibility
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Out of Country Voting
- Country
- Nepal
- Language of Decision
- Nepali
- Date of decision
- Mar 21, 2018
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
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 18, 2018
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
1- Gamaethige v. Attorney General
- Question Presented
- Determination on 20th amendment and people's sovereignty
- Legal Issue(s)
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- EMB Operation
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 8, 2017
Judgment
Tan Chen Bock v. Attorney General
- 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
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
Electoral Commission v. Watson
- Question Presented
- Whether the video and song Planet Key are considered election advertisements and/or election programs.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Country
- New Zealand
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 20, 2016
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
3- Liyanage v. Commissioner of Elections
- Question Presented
- Recognition of political parties
- Legal Issue(s)
- Party Registration
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Dec 17, 2014
Judgment
Wale v. Attorney-General
- Question Presented
- (1) Whether an unregistered party is considered a “non-contesting party” and is thus prohibited from forming a coalition with registered parties or independent groups in Parliament. (2) Whether the party registration requirement under the Political Party law to prove a certain number of registered voters support the formation of a party interferes with the voluntary nature of political parties and is a violation of the constitutional rights to freedom of association and assembly?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Freedom of association and assembly
- Party Registration
- Voters' Rights
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Date of decision
- Nov 14, 2014
Judgment
Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission
- Question Presented
- Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Aug 21, 2014
Judgment
Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission
- Question Presented
- Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Aug 21, 2014
Judgment