Search Tips
sorted by
Cards viewTable viewMap view
30 shown of 44 entities

(Mexico) SCM JDC 0412 2021

Procedural history
Plaintiffs appealed to the Mexico City Regional Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judicial
Question Presented
Whether there is an obligation among political parties to comply with a candidate quota that included people from the LGBTQIA + community even though there was no legal order or law to do so.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Court
Appellate Court
Date of decision
Apr 3, 2021
Judgment

Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Andrés Manuel López Obrador (SUP RAP 0268 2012)

Country
Mexico
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)

Country
Mexico
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

MOREA v. Party of Institutional Revolutionary (SUP 2015 REP 544 499367)

Country
Mexico
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

(Mexico) SUP 2020 REC 102 924628

Country
Mexico
Question Presented
Whether indigenous customs for men to elect political leaders outweigh the principles of non-discrimination, equality and gender parity, as well as the right of "every woman [...] to a life free of violence, both in the public and private spheres" and to "freely and fully exercise their political rights.”
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Indigenous Persons
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Court
Electoral Court
Date of decision
Sep 15, 2020
Judgment

(Mexico) SM JDC 0167 2021

Country
Mexico
Question Presented
Whether it was incorrect that the request for a citizen's trial that he filed in the initial instance was processed as a complaint, considering that this is the ideal way in which a favorable resolution could be obtained that guarantees the inclusion of members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Whether political parties are obligated to have a quota for candidates that identify as LGBTQIA+ to guarantee their inclusion in the political process.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Court
Electoral Court
Date of decision
Mar 31, 2021
Judgment

PAN v. PRI (SM JIN 0035 2015)

Country
Mexico
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

(Mexico) SX JE 0003 2021

Country
Mexico
Question Presented
Whether there were procedural irregularities in the lower court’s decision based on the timeliness of the complaint and lack of notice by the court. Whether evidence from Facebook and WhatsApp demonstrating gender based political violence were illegally obtained and possess the truth and veracity it asserts.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Court
Electoral Court
Date of decision
Jan 21, 2021
Judgment

SUP-REP-16/2016 Y SUP-REP-22/2016 ACUMULADOS

Country
Mexico
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

SUP RAP 0042 2018

Country
Mexico
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electronic Voting
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Court
Electoral Court
Date of decision
Mar 22, 2018
Judgment

SUP RAP 0173 2018

Country
Mexico
Question Presented
The TEPJF instructs the INE to issue a new resolution on the registration of Jaime Heliodoro Rodríguez as an independent candidate to the Presidency of the Republic.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Court
Electoral Court
Date of decision
Apr 9, 2018
Judgment

Mexico SUP JDC 304 2018

Country
Mexico
Question Presented
The High Chamber of the confirmed the validity of the candidacy of two transgender people (muxes in the state of Oaxaca) to occupy public posts reserved for women and revoked the registration of 15 male candidates.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Court
Electoral Court
Date of decision
Jun 21, 2018
Judgment

SUP RAP 0749 2017

Country
Mexico
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

In Re Case No. 9768, 9780 & 9828

Country
Mexico
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
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Human Rights Court
Date of decision
May 17, 1990
Judgment

Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania

Document contents
the decision in the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights; Castañeda Gutman v Mexico, Judgment of 6 August 2008 Series C No 184 to the effect that the
Question Presented
Whether the Tanzania regulation prohibiting independent candidates from seeking public office is unconstitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Tanzania. United Republic of
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jun 14, 2019
Judgment

Chiafalo v. Washington

Document contents
has no connection to elector appointment. See ante, at 5. For example, New Mexico imposes a legal duty on its electors: “All presidential electors shall cast
Question Presented
Whether a pledge requirement and sanction violates the Electors Constitutional right to pledge electoral votes regardless of voter preference?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jul 6, 2020
Judgment

Advocate Prem Chandra Rai vs Government of Nepal

Document contents
vote is sent to the home country through post. Countries like Canada, Norway, Mexico, and Switzerland seem to be using this method. The third method of giving
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
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Mar 21, 2018
Judgment

SUP RAP 726 2017

Country
Mexico
Question Presented
Political parties and coalitions must register indigenous peoples´ representatives as candidates in at least 13 electoral districts
Legal Issue(s)
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Dec 14, 2017
Judgment

Kham v. Electoral Commission

Document contents
for Sustainable Democracy), Elections Canada, INE (the National Electoral Institute of Mexico), IFES, The Carter Center, UNDESA, UNDP and the UNEAD (United Nations Electoral
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

Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook

Document contents
presidential elections as mandated by law Mexico 2006 Electoral Court of the Judicial Branch of the Federation of Mexico Recount of votes ordered in presidential
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

Measuring Effective Remedies for Fraud and Administrative Malpractice

Document contents
specifically, the right to register as an independent candidate. Castañeda Gutman v. Mexico, Case 12.535, Rep. No. 113/06, Inter-Am. Comm’n H.R. ¶¶ 92,40 (2008). 48
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Fraud
Language
  • English
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

Access to Justice and Electoral Integrity: A policy brief of the Electoral Integrity Initiative

Document contents
have facilitated democratic development and strengthened electoral justice institutions in Mexico are closely linked to the dialogue between national and international instances.
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • English
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

Campos v. Ecuador

Document contents
Case of Cabrera García and Montiel Flores v. Mexico, para. 201; Case of Rosendo Cantú et al. v. Mexico. Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs.
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Judicial Independence
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes

Document contents
candidates and Mexico City mayoral candidates, with the exception of one party. Through these discussions ‒ which were the first-ever in Mexico between presidential
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Accessibility
Language
  • English
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

Document contents
Electoral Legislation of Mexico, Opinion No. 680 / 2012 CDL-AD(2013)021, http://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-AD(2013)021-e. 14 While judicial interlocutors in Mexico have told us
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
Language
  • English
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

Electoral Justice for All: A Practitioner's Guide to Increasing Women's Access to Electoral Justice

Document contents
dismissal of candidacy, the nullification of election results, or jail time.40 Mexico – one of only six countries in the world that has reached gender parity
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Accessibility
  • Electoral Inclusion
  • Electoral Inclusion
Language
  • English
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

GUARDE: Directrices para la comprension y resolucion de conflictos electorales

Document contents
]  y   parlamentarias  de  México  50  (2006)  [en  lo  sucesivo,    el  informe  de  México],   http://aceproject.org/regionsen/countries-­‐and-­‐territories/MX/reports/mexico-­‐presIdential-­‐and-­‐parliamentary-­‐
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • Spanish
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

Election Audits: International Principles that Protect Election Integrity

Document contents
spoiled ballot papers. 21 Some countries – including Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru – require complainants to attach supporting documentary evidence to
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Audits
Language
  • English
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

Legal Considerations When Delaying or Adapting Elections

Document contents
Justice José Luis Vargas Valdez Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary of Mexico Founder of the Global Network on Electoral Justice International Foundation for Electoral
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
  • Election Postponement
Language
  • English
  • Ukrainian
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

Guidelines for National Political Parties and, where appropriate, Local Political Parties, to prevent, attend, sanction, repair and eradicate political violence against women based on gender

Author(s)
Instituto Nacional Electoral, Mexico
Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Inclusion
  • Electoral Inclusion
Language
  • Spanish
Court
Item does not have this property
Resources

30 shown of 44 entities

30 more 300 more

  • Uwazi is developed by Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems

  •  
  • Election Judgments - IFES
  •  
  • Library
  • Login