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Madhav Prasad Paudel and others vs Office of the PM, Local development Ministry, Election Commission Nepal et. al

Question Presented
Whether the failure to hold local elections due to the absence of the required legal framework violates the right to periodic elections during the interim constitutional period. Whether the conduct of local government affairs by non-elected government employees violates the Local Self Government Act.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Election Date
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Nepal
Language of Decision
  • Nepali
Date of decision
Nov 7, 2012
Date added
Jan 13, 2023
Judgment
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Chaturman Beda vs Election Special Court and others

Question Presented
Whether the ineligibility of a winning candidate due to his age should result in declaring the runner-up candidate as the winner of the election or invalidating the entire election result.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Nepal
Language of Decision
  • Nepali
Date of decision
Feb 14, 1990
Date added
Jan 13, 2023
Judgment
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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
Date added
Jan 13, 2023
Judgment
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City for All List, et. al v. Palestinian Central Election Commission, et. al

Question Presented
Whether the error in registration on the voter list of one candidate from an independent candidate list should result in rejecting the application of all the candidates on the list, and thus the entire list, from running for election.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Eligibility
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Palestine
Language of Decision
  • Arabic
Date of decision
Apr 23, 2017
Date added
Jan 4, 2023
Judgment
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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
Date added
Oct 14, 2022
Judgment
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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
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Mar 12, 2020
Date added
Oct 14, 2022
Judgment
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Bench Book on Electoral Dispute Resolution

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Judicial Independence
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Oct 12, 2022
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Decision 207183

Question Presented
Whether the Sabac City Assembly was the proper authority to hear a challenge about the conduct of a referendum.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
Country
Serbia
Language of Decision
  • Serbian
Date of decision
Feb 3, 2022
Date added
Sep 19, 2022
Judgment
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Decision No. 1 (1995)

Question Presented
Whether a law that permits the Prime Minister to exercise his discretionary power to transfer or declare a vacancy for the position of the President of the Supreme Court of char’i jaafarite contradicts the principle of “separation of powers” and should be repealed.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Lebanon
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
Nov 2, 1995
Date added
Sep 16, 2022
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Decision No. 207182

Question Presented
Whether a voter’s electoral rights are violated when the question asked in a referendum is unclear and information about the question is not readily available at the polling site.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Serbia
Language of Decision
  • Serbian
Date of decision
Feb 3, 2022
Date added
Sep 16, 2022
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
Date of decision
Aug 17, 2020
Date added
Sep 16, 2022
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
Date of decision
Oct 26, 2020
Date added
Sep 16, 2022
Judgment
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In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani

Question Presented
Whether the respondent violated D.C. Bar Rules X and XI, § 2(b) by filing a frivolous lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania, which requires him to be sanctioned under the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 4, 2022
Date added
Sep 16, 2022
Judgment
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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
Date added
Sep 14, 2022
Judgment
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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
Date added
Sep 14, 2022
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
Date of decision
Jun 5, 2013
Date added
Sep 14, 2022
Judgment
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Ledezma Acosta v. Ausecha Ordóñez and Armando Guevara Bravo

Question Presented
Whether a candidate’s disqualification from running in an election should affect the eligibility of all the candidates on the political party’s candidate list, since as a result of the disqualification the entire list did not meet the gender quota minimum required by law.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Disputing Results
  • Party Registration
  • Quotas
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Sep 17, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Núñez de Armas v. Magdaniel Hernández

Question Presented
Whether a candidate must resign from his administrative position twelve months from the date of his registration as a candidate or twelve months from the date of the election to be eligible to run as a candidate.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Dec 16, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Ramos Rojas v. Sanabria Chacón

Question Presented
Whether a political party’s internal rules on candidacy criteria relating to nepotism may nullify an election of one of its registered candidates if he violated the party rules but otherwise met the eligibility criteria set up in the Constitution or statutes.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Dec 3, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Zambrano Castro v. National Electoral Council

Question Presented
Whether the rejection of an applicant’s mayoral candidacy should be overturned because he initiated a lawsuit to revoke disciplinary sanctions against him, thereby potentially qualifying him for a “pending lawsuit” exception as outlined in Article 100, Paragraph 8 of the General Code of Procedure.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Oct 29, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Ortiz Daza v. Act Declaring the Election of Candelo Riascos

Question Presented
Whether a candidate is permitted to endorse a candidate from another party (“double militancy”) when he receives express permission or derogation from his own party to do so, despite the provision in law that prohibits this practice.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Disputing Results
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Dec 10, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Ospina Carballo v. Restrepo Gallego

Question Presented
Whether a candidate in the Departmental Assembly of Valle del Cauca gubernatorial election is eligible to be allocated a seat as Deputy even if he or she won fewer votes than the “blank vote option,” which won the second highest number of votes.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Nov 5, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Medina Padilla v. Aguilar Hurtado

Question Presented
Whether an election should be annulled because the elected candidate received an endorsement from registered members of a political party, along with some of that party’s militants, other than the candidate’s registered party.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Disputing Results
  • Party Registration
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Aug 20, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Masumba v. Kamondo

Question Presented
Whether the respondent was properly elected as a Member of Parliament on account of allegations made against him by the appellant of illegal acts or misconduct (i.e., defamation or inflammatory statements, intimidation and violence, and undue influence) during the campaign period.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Zambia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Nov 17, 2017
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Marube Ombeta, Kamotho Njenga v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Question Presented
Whether the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)’s decision to implement the two-thirds gender rule for the 2022 elections is unconstitutional. Whether the IEBC’s decision to reject the petitioner’s candidate nominations list for the National Assembly and the Senate was unconstitutional.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Kenya
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 13, 2022
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
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
Date of decision
Jun 8, 2018
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Election Dispute Resolution Report 2020

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Dec 23, 2021
Resources
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Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons for Regulating Campaigning on Social Media

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • English
Date added
Dec 22, 2021
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Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons on Gender Equality and Women’s Political Participation

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Inclusion
Language
  • English
Date added
Dec 22, 2021
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Guide Electoral, Tome III Référencement jurisprudentiel 2006-2018

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • French
Date added
Dec 22, 2021
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Manuel de Capitalisation des Bonnes Pratiques en Matière de Contentieux Électoral dans l'Espace Francophone

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • French
Date added
Dec 22, 2021
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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
Date of decision
Aug 3, 2021
Date added
Nov 30, 2021
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
Date of decision
Aug 25, 2021
Date added
Nov 29, 2021
Judgment
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SUP-REP-16/2016 Y SUP-REP-22/2016 ACUMULADOS

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
Date of decision
Apr 20, 2016
Date added
Oct 26, 2021
Judgment
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Appeals declared by the Political Party "Dignity and Truth Platform" and the electoral candidate Andrei Năstase, by Political Party "Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova" and by the Electoral Council of the Chisinau Municipal Electoral District No. 1

Question Presented
Whether the 2018 mayoral election in Chisinau were appropriately annulled due to violations of the electoral silence period on election day.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Social Media
Country
Moldova
Language of Decision
  • Romanian
Date of decision
Jun 25, 2018
Date added
Oct 26, 2021
Judgment
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Electoral Justice: Here, Now, Tomorrow [The Case of Serbia]

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
  • Serbian
Date added
Oct 25, 2021
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Albayda Judgment - Emergency Procedural Ruling

Question Presented
Whether Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly (“CDA”) members’ procedural change on vote quorum, from requiring 2/3 majority plus one of the entire CDA to 2/3 majority plus one of present members, violated the law.
Country
Libya
Language of Decision
  • Arabic
Date of decision
Dec 19, 2016
Date added
Oct 19, 2021
Judgment
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Albayda Judgment – Ali Tarhouni Case II (2016)

Question Presented
Whether the chairman of the CDA lost his Libyan citizenship and eligibility for office by obtaining American citizenship and marrying a foreigner.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Libya
Language of Decision
  • Arabic
Date of decision
Nov 28, 2016
Date added
Oct 19, 2021
Judgment
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The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia v. The Harari Peoples’ Regional State, Harari National Congress

Question Presented
Whether the decision by the Election Bench of the FSC ordering the NEBE to continue the practice, during the 6th general elections, of allowing members of the Harari community residing outside of the Harari People’s Regional State to elect members of the Harari National Congress (which is part of the Harari People’s Regional State Council (regional parliament)) contained an error of law.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Country
Ethiopia
Language of Decision
  • Amharic
Date of decision
May 27, 2021
Date added
Oct 19, 2021
Judgment
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VerfGH Thuringia, 07/15/2020 - VerfGH 2/20

Question Presented
Is a gender quota statute constitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Germany
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Jul 15, 2020
Date added
Oct 19, 2021
Judgment
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VerfGBbg, judgment of 23 October 2020 - VfGBbg 9/19

Question Presented
Are gender quotas constitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Germany
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Oct 23, 2020
Date added
Oct 19, 2021
Judgment
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VerfGBbg, judgment of 23. October 2020 - VfGBbg 55/19

Question Presented
Whether the gender quota under the Parity Act is constitutional
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Germany
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Oct 23, 2020
Date added
Oct 19, 2021
Judgment
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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
Date added
Oct 19, 2021
Judgment
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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

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Inclusion
  • Electoral Inclusion
Language
  • Spanish
Date added
Oct 6, 2021
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BVerfG, decision of the Second Senate of December 15, 2020

Question Presented
Whether the non-parity nomination of candidates for the Bundestag election by the parties constitutes a major electoral error that has a decisive impact on the distribution of seats and the validity of the election.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
Germany
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Dec 15, 2020
Date added
Oct 6, 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
Date of decision
Jun 24, 2021
Date added
Aug 18, 2021
Judgment
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The Right to Participate in the Government of One's Country in the Context of an Election Held During a Public Health Emergency or a Pandemic, Such as the COVID-19 Crisis, No. 001/2020, Advisory Opinion, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights [Afr. Ct. H.P.R.] (July 16, 2021).

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 26, 2021
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Conseil d'État (CE), 6ème chambre, 28 May 2021, N° 445567 (unpublished in Lebon collection)

Question Presented
There are a few issues. 1) Whether an opposing candidate’s advertisement purchased and disseminated on Facebook prior to the campaign period violated article L. 52-1; 2) Whether an outdoor campaign advertisement posted near a busy street and restaurant and shared on Facebook violated Article L. 51; 3) Whether the opposing candidate disseminated false or misleading information about voting by proxy procedures under Article L. 97; 4) Whether opposing candidate defamed complainant under Article 48-2 with a leaflet during the electoral silence period.; and 5) Whether the level of voter abstention observed is sufficient to cancel electoral operations.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Social Media
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
May 28, 2021
Date added
Jul 20, 2021
Judgment
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Conseil d'État (CE), 4ème chambre, 31 May 2021, N° 441849 (unpublished in Lebon collection)

Question Presented
Whether an incumbent mayoral candidate’s advertisement purchased and disseminated on Facebook prior to the campaign period violated article L. 52-1. Whether the level of voter abstention observed is sufficient to cancel electoral operations.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Social Media
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
May 31, 2021
Date added
Jul 20, 2021
Judgment
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(Mexico) SUP 2020 REC 102 924628

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
Date of decision
Sep 15, 2020
Date added
Jul 1, 2021
Judgment
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(Mexico) SM JDC 0167 2021

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
Date of decision
Mar 31, 2021
Date added
Jul 1, 2021
Judgment
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(Mexico) SCM JDC 0412 2021

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
Date of decision
Apr 3, 2021
Date added
Jul 1, 2021
Judgment
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(Mexico) SX JE 0003 2021

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
Date of decision
Jan 21, 2021
Date added
Jun 23, 2021
Judgment
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Budding Democracy or Judicialisation: Lessons from Africa’s Emerging Electoral Jurisprudence

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jun 4, 2021
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Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners v. Independent Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the municipal government elections for four wards in the George Local Municipality should be annulled due to alleged wrongs and irregularities in the voting and counting procedures.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
Country
South Africa
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 5, 2021
Date added
Feb 17, 2021
Judgment
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Election Investigations Guidebook

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Dec 28, 2020
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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
Date of decision
Nov 21, 2020
Date added
Dec 28, 2020
Judgment
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Germin Organization v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the vote counting procedure violates the right to early vote for Kosovo citizens outside of Kosovo. Whether the complaint may be brought before a final decision is reached.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 19, 2019
Date added
Oct 15, 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
Date of decision
Sep 25, 2020
Date added
Oct 9, 2020
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
Date of decision
Sep 21, 2020
Date added
Oct 2, 2020
Judgment
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