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Sabha Primary Court Case #8

Question Presented
Should elections be annulled when multiple irregularities occurred related to polling date announcements, voters lists, infrastructure, coercion, and vote-buying?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Libya
Language of Decision
  • Arabic
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Apr 27, 2019
Judgment
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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
Country
Phillippines
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Dec 1, 1998
Judgment
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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
Country
Kenya
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Jun 5, 2013
Judgment
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O’Rourke v. Dominion Voting Systems, Inc

Question Presented
Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff's attorneys for filing frivolous litigation.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Frivolous Litigation
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Aug 3, 2021
Judgment
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Curling v. Raffensperger

Question Presented
Whether Georgia's electronic voting system diminishes the voter's First and Fourteenth Amendment right due to threats of inadequacy and inaccuracy.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electronic Voting
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Aug 15, 2019
Judgment
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US v. Philadelphia

Question Presented
Did the city of Philadelphia's polling sites comply with the ADA and other guidelines to ensure accessible polling places?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Apr 16, 2009
Judgment
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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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Decision 701/2020

Question Presented
Whether the Brosteni Constituency Electoral Bureau’s (BEC) decision to reject a former vice mayor seeking to run for the mayor and local councilor elections, based on a report by the National Integrity Agency alleging that he had conflicts of interest, was improper.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Romania
Language of Decision
  • Romanian
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Aug 17, 2020
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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
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Aug 31, 2018
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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
Country
Kenya
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
May 14, 2017
Judgment
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Goodface v. Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 2020 Election Board

Question Presented
Whether a Federal Court may hear a Tribal candidate eligibility claim under the federal question doctrine?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
  • Indigenous Persons
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Aug 25, 2020
Judgment
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Decision 378/2020

Question Presented
Whether the Bistrita Năsăud Electoral Bureau (BECJ BN)’s decision to reject the registration of appellant electoral alliance USR-PLUS’s list of four candidates for the 2020 parliamentary elections was incorrect even though the appellant did not properly include the candidates’ genders, as is required by law for Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Gender
Country
Romania
Language of Decision
  • Romanian
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Oct 26, 2020
Judgment
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Western Native Voice v. Stapleton

Question Presented
Whether the Ballot Interference Prevention Act violates the Plaintiff’s right to vote, right to free speech, right to association, and due process.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Indigenous Persons
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Sep 25, 2020
Judgment
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Trump for President, Inc. v. Boockvar

Question Presented
Whether it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution for Pennsylvania to give counties the discretion to adopt "notice and cure" policies (to provide notice to voters whose mail-in ballots were procedurally defective and an opportunity to cure their ballots).
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Nov 21, 2020
Judgment
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King v. Whitmer

Question Presented
Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff’s attorneys for filing frivolous litigation in violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Frivolous Litigation
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Aug 25, 2021
Judgment
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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
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Trial Court
Date of decision
Jun 24, 2021
Judgment
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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
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jan 21, 2010
Judgment
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Election Resource Centre v. Charumbira

Question Presented
Is it inappropriate for a tribal leader to make public statements in support of a party?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
May 23, 2018
Judgment
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Electoral Commission v. Malawi Congress Party

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Malawi
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Judgment
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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
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Feb 18, 2016
Judgment
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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
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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
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Mar 3, 2009
Judgment
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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
Country
South Africa
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Nov 1, 2015
Judgment
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Re Culleton

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jan 31, 2017
Judgment
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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
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Jupica vs Nec

Question Presented
Whether the postponement of the Liberian elections to a date when the Ebola threat was still ongoing was unconstitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • EMB Independence
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jan 13, 2016
Judgment
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Karnwea v. National Elections Commission

Question Presented
Whether an investigation is necessary to prohibit a candidate from running when they allegedly do not meet the qualifications? Whether the Election Commission may go beyond the statutorily prescribed penalties for not meeting a qualification?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
  • EMB Independence
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jul 20, 2017
Judgment
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In re Article 27 (3) & (8) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010

Question Presented
Whether failure to enact the two-third gender rule despite Court orders to do so calls for dissolvement of the Parliament.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Kenya
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Sep 21, 2020
Judgment
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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
Country
Malawi
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Feb 3, 2020
Judgment
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Rucho v. Common Cause

Question Presented
Whether partisan issues such as gerrymandering are justiciable by the court.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jun 27, 2019
Judgment
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