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Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe v. ZANU-PF

Question Presented
Should an interdict be ordered against the respondents for several coercion related activities towards children in schools?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jun 28, 2018
Judgment
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SUP RAP 726 2017

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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Dec 14, 2017
Judgment
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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
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 23, 2013
Judgment
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Hughes v. Human Rights Commission

Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 12, 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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 23, 2018
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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 18, 2016
Judgment
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People's Democratic Party v. Degi Eremienyo

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 13, 2020
Judgment
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Yusuf v. INEC

Question Presented
Whether the respondent was not duly elected in the election and the re-run of the election.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jan 20, 2020
Judgment
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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
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 17, 1990
Judgment
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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
Country
South Africa
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jul 14, 2001
Judgment
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Siwale v. Electoral Commission of Zambia

Question Presented
Can the referendum proceed without being voted on as a bill as constitutionally required?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Voter Registration
Country
Zambia
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 14, 2018
Judgment
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Self Determination Movement v. CEP

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff sufficiently alleged that the irregularities in voting warranted renumbering the ballots.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Judgment
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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
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Apr 6, 2020
Judgment
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Thompson v. Hebdon

Question Presented
Whether Alaska's $500 contribution limit violates the Fourteenth Amendment
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Nov 25, 2019
Judgment
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Mutharika v. Chilima

Question Presented
Whether the standard that candidate must receive a majority of the votes means the highest percentage of votes or over 50%?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
Country
Malawi
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 8, 2020
Judgment
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Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Australia
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 18, 2014
Judgment
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59 Members of Parliament of Ukraine on the constitutionality of the provisions of Art.22.2 of the Parliamentary Elections Law of Ukraine concerning the equal allocation of foreign polling stations to all single-member constituencies

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • EMB Operation
Country
Ukraine
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Apr 4, 2012
Judgment
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63 Members of Parliament of Ukraine on the constitutionality of the provisions of Art. 43 of the Parliamentary Elections Law of Ukraine concerning the election deposit

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Ukraine
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jan 31, 2012
Judgment
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Polluaas for Annulment of Electronic Votes Cast in the Riigikogu Elections 2011

Legal Issue(s)
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Estonia
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Mar 23, 2011
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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jun 27, 2019
Judgment
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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
Country
Jamaica
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 28, 1998
Judgment
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Swamy v. Election Commission

Question Presented
Are current EVMs up to international standards? Is a paper trail/receipt necessary in electronic voting?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electronic Voting
Country
India
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 8, 2013
Judgment
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Timba v. Electoral Commission

Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jan 9, 2014
Judgment
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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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 31, 2018
Judgment
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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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Aug 1, 2019
Judgment
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Party of Kosovo Serbs v. Serbian List

Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Technology
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Judgment
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Pacolli v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the court may hear the merits of a complaint on the voting counts are most polling stations.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Judgment
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Levizja Vetevendosje v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the ballots postmarked well before the election, but not received by the CRC, must be counted as valid ballots.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 28, 2019
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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Aug 15, 2019
Judgment
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Sinnott v. Minister for the Environment

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff's inability to cast a secret ballot based on his visual impairment violated his right to vote.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Country
Ireland
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Mar 30, 2017
Judgment
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