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

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Accessibility
  • Electoral Inclusion
  • Electoral Inclusion
Language
  • English
Date added
Oct 1, 2024
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Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij v. the Netherlands

Question Presented
Whether religiously affiliated parties can exclude women from running as candidates on the grounds that forcing the party to host women candidates violates its freedom of religious expression, as it believes women are unsuited for public office?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
Netherlands
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jul 10, 2012
Date added
Aug 9, 2024
Judgment

Kitute v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Question Presented
Is electronic evidence submitted in support of allegations of election fraud subject to the Evidence Act, which requires authentication or certification by an appropriate authority or expert?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electronic Voting
Country
Kenya
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Nov 6, 2017
Date added
Aug 9, 2024
Judgment

Odinga, et. al v. Ruto

Question Presented
Whether petitioners’ evidence of interference and election fraud satisfied the appropriate level of evidence as required by the Court and affected the election result, warranting the cancellation and rerun of the election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electronic Voting
  • EMB Operation
Country
Kenya
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 5, 2022
Date added
Aug 9, 2024
Judgment

Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

Question Presented
Whether the South Carolina legislature “subordinated” race-neutral districting criteria to draw a Congressional district map in the state and overtly relied on racial considerations.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 23, 2024
Date added
Aug 9, 2024
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
Date added
Jan 31, 2024
Judgment

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
Date added
Jan 31, 2024
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
Date added
Jan 31, 2024
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
Date added
Jan 24, 2024
Judgment

Lessons on the Use of Technology in Elections

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Nov 8, 2023
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Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Judicial Independence
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • English
Date added
Nov 7, 2023
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Elections: Practitioner Brief

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
May 5, 2023
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Judgment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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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

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

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

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

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
Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Resources

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

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

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

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

(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

(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

(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

(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

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
Resources

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

Election Investigations Guidebook

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Dec 28, 2020
Resources

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

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

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

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

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
Date of decision
Jul 20, 2017
Date added
Oct 1, 2020
Judgment

Georgian Labour Party v. Georgia

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Fraud
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Resources

Incal v. Turkey

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Resources

Grosaru v. Romania

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Resources

Communist Party of Russia v. Russia

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Resources

Atakishi v. Azerbaijan

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
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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
Date of decision
Feb 4, 2003
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Dec 1, 1998
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Judgment

Kerimova v. Azerbaijan

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Resources

Hajili v. Azerbaijan

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Resources

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
Date of decision
Jul 14, 2001
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Judgment

In Re Dispute Case No. 1 of 1999

Question Presented
Whether two rival groups within the same political party may utilize the same political symbol on the eve of elections.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Party Registration
Country
India
Language of Decision
  • Arabic
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 7, 1999
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Judgment

Gandhi v. Narain

Question Presented
Whether legislative acts passed during the appeals process may be retroactively applied to validate an election currently in the courts.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Judicial Independence
Country
India
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jul 11, 1975
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Judgment

Aliyev v. Azerbaijan

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Resources

Chiafalo v. Washington

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
Date of decision
Jul 6, 2020
Date added
Sep 17, 2020
Judgment

Yang v. Kellner

Question Presented
Whether removal of the candidates from the primary ballots after the termination of their campaign violates the voter’s right to elect the candidate of their choosing.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 5, 2020
Date added
Sep 17, 2020
Judgment

National Elections Commission v. Siebo

Question Presented
Whether the respondent lost his right to appeal the Review Panel rejection of his application when he failed to meet the Election Commission’s deadline.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 19, 2017
Date added
Sep 16, 2020
Judgment

Cernea v. Romania

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • French
Date added
Sep 9, 2020
Resources

Iskra v. Russia

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 9, 2020
Resources

ACHPR Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 9, 2020
Resources

Ngandu v. Congo

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • French
Date added
Sep 9, 2020
Resources

Gorzelik v. Poland-

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 9, 2020
Resources

Samadbayli v. Azerbaijan

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 3, 2020
Resources

Hajibeyli v. Azerbaijan

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Sep 3, 2020
Resources

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
Date of decision
Aug 25, 2020
Date added
Aug 27, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Jan 13, 2016
Date added
Aug 26, 2020
Judgment

Rideout v. Gardner

Question Presented
Whether a prohibition of a photograph of a completed ballot violates the First Amendment?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Social Media
  • Technology
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 11, 2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2020
Judgment

Antonio Pedro de Siqueira Indio da Costa v. Public Electoral Ministry (No. 1825-24.2010.6.00.0000)

Question Presented
Whether tweets announcing candidacy before the election period violate the Election Law because it is a publicly accessible platform.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Social Media
Country
Brazil
Language of Decision
  • Portuguese
Date of decision
Jun 4, 2010
Date added
Aug 10, 2020
Judgment

PAN v. PRI (SM JIN 0035 2015)

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
Date of decision
Aug 4, 2017
Date added
Aug 7, 2020
Judgment

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

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
Date of decision
Apr 20, 2016
Date added
Aug 7, 2020
Judgment

Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Miguel Angel Yunes Linares (SUP JRC 0168 2016)

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
Date of decision
Apr 25, 2016
Date added
Aug 7, 2020
Judgment

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

Question Presented
Whether Twitter posts and Youtube videos constitute campaign acts?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Social Media
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
May 24, 2012
Date added
Aug 7, 2020
Judgment

In re Article 138 Electoral Code — No. 0382-E8-2018

Question Presented
What is the scope of the Electoral Code as it pertains to the dissemination of opinion polls and surveys by companies and organizations not registered with the Electoral Administration when dispersed through social media platforms?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Social Media
Country
Costa Rica
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Jan 16, 2018
Date added
Aug 7, 2020
Judgment

Labita v. Italy

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Aug 5, 2020
Resources

Zdanoka v. Latvia

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Aug 5, 2020
Resources

Tanase v. Moldova

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Accessibility
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Aug 5, 2020
Resources

Legal Considerations when Delaying or Adapting Elections

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Postponement
Language
  • Ukrainian
Date added
Jul 29, 2020
Resources

IFES Ukraine E day Pocket Handbook for Police Officers 2019 Parliamentary elections Eng

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 28, 2020
Resources

Ali v. David

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 28, 2020
Resources

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 28, 2020
Resources

Emile v. Republic of Cote D’Ivoire

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 28, 2020
Resources

Kambole v. Tanzania

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 28, 2020
Resources

Seawright v. Board of Elections & In re Hawatmeh v. State Board of Elections

Question Presented
Whether late filings during the COVID-9 pandemic constitute unique circumstances that would permit remedy of the fatal defect when otherwise not provide in law.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 21, 2020
Date added
Jul 27, 2020
Judgment

Mwiru v. Samson

Question Presented
Whether the respondent’s education failed to meet the requirements for candidacy. If so, whether the respondent’s election as a Member of Parliament should be annulled.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Uganda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 28, 2011
Date added
Jul 24, 2020
Judgment

Opendi v. Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the invalidation of seventeen polling station results is sufficient grounds to annul the election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Uganda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 23, 2011
Date added
Jul 24, 2020
Judgment

Kyewalabye v. Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff has the evidentiary burden to contest the election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Uganda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 3, 2016
Date added
Jul 24, 2020
Judgment

Wendenberg v. Netherlands

Question Presented
Whether an electoral bribe must be for the amount promised in order to be a criminal offense.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Netherlands
Language of Decision
  • Dutch
Date of decision
Apr 9, 2019
Date added
Jul 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
Date added
Jul 24, 2020
Judgment

In re Constituent Assembly Elections of 2011

Question Presented
Whether the right to secrecy was violated in the 2011 election sufficient to annul the election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Iceland
Language of Decision
  • Icelandic
Date of decision
Jan 6, 2011
Date added
Jul 23, 2020
Judgment

In re 2016 Election of President of Iceland

Question Presented
Whether the prohibition of voters from signing support petitions for multiple candidates conflicts with Act. No. 36. 1945. Whether the plaintiff has a cause of action before elections take place.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Iceland
Language of Decision
  • Icelandic
Date of decision
Jun 15, 2016
Date added
Jul 23, 2020
Judgment

In re the Icelandic Presidential Election of 2012

Question Presented
Whether the inability of disabled voters to cast secret ballots is sufficient grounds for annulling election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Iceland
Language of Decision
  • Icelandic
Date of decision
Jun 6, 2012
Date added
Jul 23, 2020
Judgment

Responsibility for the Violation of Electoral Law: Manual for Members of Commissions, Police, Investigators, and Judges

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • Ukrainian
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

Early Election of Deputies of Ukraine 2019: A Guide for Judges

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • Ukrainian
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

Election of the President of Ukraine 2019: Manuals for Judges

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • Ukrainian
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

An Integrated Approach to Election and Conflict

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles That Control Election Challenges

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

Addressing Election Disputes and Elections Offenses in Zimbabwe

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

2019 Presidential Election in Ukraine: Post-Election Report

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

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

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Accessibility
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

Cybersecurity in Elections: Developing a Holistic Exposure and Adaptation Testing (HEAT) Process for Election Management Bodies

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Fraud
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 22, 2020
Resources

International Standards for the Independence of the Judiciary

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Judicial Independence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 17, 2020
Resources

Guide to Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 17, 2020
Resources

Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 17, 2020
Resources

Mediation and Post Election Litigation: A Way Forward

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 17, 2020
Resources

Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
  • Portuguese
Date added
Jul 17, 2020
Resources

Resolving Election Disputes in the OSCE Area: Towards a Standard Election Dispute Monitoring System

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 17, 2020
Resources

Elections in Egypt: Implications of Recent Court Decisions on the Electoral Framework

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 17, 2020
Resources

Electoral Commission v. Rawali

Question Presented
Whether the postponement of the polling day due to inclement weather violated sec. 97, 115, 117, and 206 of Organic Law.
Legal Issue(s)
  • EMB Independence
  • EMB Operation
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Papua New Guinea
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 20, 2003
Date added
Jul 16, 2020
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
Date added
Jul 16, 2020
Judgment

Hvit Election Alliance v. Attorney General

Question Presented
Whether a discriminatory election alliance member's criminal conviction violates domestic law and the ECHR?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
  • Party Registration
Country
Norway
Language of Decision
  • Norwegian
Date of decision
Nov 28, 1997
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment

Yumak & Sadak v. Turkey

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
  • French
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Resources

Suryadharma Ali & M. Romahurmuziy v. General Election Commission

Question Presented
Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Legislative Election Law by eliminating a political party’s proposed candidate list with total women candidates that did not meet 30 percent gender quota as stipulated by the law?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Indonesia
Language of Decision
  • Indonesian
Date of decision
Jun 3, 2013
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
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
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment

Surunuddin Dangga & Muchtar Silondae v. General Election Commission of South Konawe

Question Presented
Whether the Regional General Election Commission (KPU) of South Konawe manipulated the official results “systematically, structurally, and massively” while conducting the vote counting for the regional head election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Indonesia
Language of Decision
  • Indonesian
Date of decision
Aug 10, 2010
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment

Ujung Iskandar & Bambang Purwanto v. General Election Commission of West Kotawaringin

Question Presented
Whether the Regional General Election Commission (KPU) of West Kotawaringin manipulated the official results “systematically, structurally, and massively” while conducting the vote counting for the regional head election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
Country
Indonesia
Language of Decision
  • Indonesian
Date of decision
Jun 7, 2010
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment

Roeskan Effendi & Rohidin Mersyah v. General Election Commission of South Bengkulu

Question Presented
Did the General Election Commission (KPU) of South Bengkulu manipulate the official result “systematically, structurally, and massively” by conducting dishonest and unfair vote counting?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Disputing Results
Country
Indonesia
Language of Decision
  • Indonesian
Date of decision
Jan 8, 2009
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
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
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
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
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment

In re Magyar Ketfarku Kutya Part v. Hungary

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
  • French
Date added
Jul 14, 2020
Resources

Sitaropoulos v. Greece

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Accessibility
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 14, 2020
Resources

In re Luis Gullermo Otoya Gertds

Question Presented
Whether an alleged vote counting inconsistency is sufficient to sustain a claim for election annulment without a claim of harm?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Jun 2, 2014
Date added
Jul 13, 2020
Judgment

In re Valdes

Question Presented
Whether a judicial election taking place after a newly election procedure was passed, but initiated before has ground for annulment.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Feb 23, 2017
Date added
Jul 13, 2020
Judgment

In re Gomez

Question Presented
Whether criminal charges against an elected officeholder are sufficient to revoke the position on a temporary basis?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Chile
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Dec 23, 2008
Date added
Jul 13, 2020
Judgment

Ventose v. Chief Electoral Officer

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 10, 2020
Resources

In re Representation of People Act and the September 7, 2015 Elections.

Question Presented
Whether the potential for Chief Justice bias is sufficient to overturn the dismissal of a petition challenging election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 6, 2020
Date added
Jul 10, 2020
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
Date added
Jul 10, 2020
Judgment

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights v. Republic of Peru

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
  • Judicial Independence
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 9, 2020
Resources

Ronan v. Regional Electoral Office

Question Presented
Whether the business entity was formed for the candidate to utilize the funds as illegal campaign funds
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
Brazil
Language of Decision
  • Portuguese
Date of decision
May 14, 2019
Date added
Jul 9, 2020
Judgment

Sardelli v. Almeida

Question Presented
Whether the President may file a criminal electoral complaint against a private citizen.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Brazil
Language of Decision
  • Portuguese
Date of decision
Aug 14, 2003
Date added
Jul 9, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
May 17, 1990
Date added
Jul 8, 2020
Judgment

Together for the Change Without Formalizing Candidacies

Question Presented
Whether the when there is a vacancy in the candidate list and a legal framework for alternating candidate gender on the ballot, the substitute must be of the same gender as the deceased.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Gender
Country
Argentina
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Nov 12, 2019
Date added
Jul 7, 2020
Judgment

Mustapha v. Attorney General of Guyana

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 7, 2020
Resources

Ram v. Attorney General

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 7, 2020
Resources

Campos v. Ecuador

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Judicial Independence
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 7, 2020
Resources

Safeguarding Health and Elections

Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
Language
  • Serbian
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Resources

Safeguarding Health and Elections

Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
Language
  • Armenian
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Resources

Safeguarding Health and Elections

Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Resources

Preserving Electoral Integrity During an Infodemic

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Resources

Legal Considerations When Delaying or Adapting Elections

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
  • Election Postponement
Language
  • English
  • Ukrainian
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Resources

Shura Council Speaker's request for constitutional review of the drafted law.

Question Presented
Whether the proposed provisions are constitutional.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Egypt
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 13, 2013
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Judgment

Shura Council Speaker request for constitutional review of the draft law regulating the exercise of political rights.

Question Presented
Whether the draft law adheres to the current constitutional political protections.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Egypt
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 26, 2013
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Judgment

Mustafa v. Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

Question Presented
Whether closed party lists and a first past the post system discriminates against independent candidates?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
Country
Egypt
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 14, 2012
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Judgment

Abdel-Razeq v. Ahmed

Question Presented
Where the constituency representation scheme violates the reasonableness standard.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
Country
Egypt
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 15, 2015
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Judgment

Mohamed v. Chairman of High Elections Commission

Question Presented
Whether the elections of the Shura Council, Upper House, exceed the bodies authority and whether and actions taken by the body are consequently unconstitutional.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Egypt
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 3, 2013
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Judgment

K., B., & S. v. Government Council

Question Presented
Whether a voter is deprived of their right to vote if they vote for a candidate that has orally withdrawn from the race, but that withdraw is not recognized by the Governor and the candidate’s name appears on the ballot?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Switzerland
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Feb 11, 1987
Date added
Jul 1, 2020
Judgment

Jampen v. State Council

Question Presented
Whether when two distinct constituencies have a single electoral body and drastically different populations, the constituencies must be severed and granted their own electoral bodies.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
Country
Switzerland
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Mar 20, 1963
Date added
Jul 1, 2020
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
Date added
Jul 1, 2020
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
Date added
Jul 1, 2020
Judgment

Chee Siok Chin v. Attorney General

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff’s application for Parliament was constitutionally denied. If not, whether the election results may be overturned for all members of Parliament.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Singapore
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 22, 2006
Date added
Jul 1, 2020
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
Date added
Jun 30, 2020
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
Date added
Jun 30, 2020
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
Date added
Jun 30, 2020
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
Date added
Jun 30, 2020
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
Date added
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment

2001 (Gyo Tsu) 82 Judgments of the Supreme Court

Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Country
Japan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 14, 2001
Date added
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment

2001 (Gyo Tsu) 233 [Case to Seeking Nullification of the Election]

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Japan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 18, 2001
Date added
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment

1999 (Gyo Tsu) 35 [Judgment of the Grant Bench, dismissed by the Supreme Court]

Question Presented
Whether the unequal treatment between independent and political party candidates regarding broadcasting during campaigns was unconstitutional.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • Social Media
Country
Japan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 19, 1999
Date added
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment

1996 (Gyo Tsu) 28 [Judgment of the Second Petty Bench, partially dismissed, partially quashed, and partially terminated]

Question Presented
Whether denying absentee ballots to voters outside of the country for official ballots is sufficient to dispute the election result.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Japan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 31, 1996
Date added
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
May 28, 1998
Date added
Jun 26, 2020
Judgment

Raatsin for the Declaration of Invalidity of the Voting Results of the Riigikogu Elections of 2011

Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electronic Voting
Country
Estonia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 23, 2011
Date added
Jun 26, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Mar 23, 2011
Date added
Jun 26, 2020
Judgment

Review of the Constitutionality of Section Five of the Riigikogu Election Act

Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
Estonia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 18, 2017
Date added
Jun 26, 2020
Judgment

Chester v. Secretary of State for Justice

Legal Issue(s)
  • Judicial Independence
  • Voter Registration
Country
United Kingdom
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 16, 2013
Date added
Jun 23, 2020
Judgment

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada

Question Presented
Whether the broadcasting restricted and alleged Charter violations therein may be heard on an expedited review basis.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Social Media
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 11, 2011
Date added
Jun 23, 2020
Judgment

Hughes v. Human Rights Commission

Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 12, 2010
Date added
Jun 23, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
May 23, 2013
Date added
Jun 23, 2020
Judgment

Szuchewycz v. Attorney General

Question Presented
Whether the provision on which the candidate’s registration were denied are in violation of the Charter.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 25, 2017
Date added
Jun 23, 2020
Judgment

Aryeh Bain v. Chief Electoral Officer

Question Presented
Whether setting election day as a Jewish holiday violates the right to vote?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • EMB Operation
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 26, 2019
Date added
Jun 23, 2020
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
Date added
Jun 19, 2020
Judgment

Winnemucca v. United States

Question Presented
Whether the election of the Council Chairman and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’s nonrecognition of the new government is reviewable by the courts.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
  • Indigenous Persons
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date added
Jun 19, 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
Date added
Jun 18, 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
Date added
Jun 18, 2020
Judgment

Impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun

Question Presented
Whether the violations of the electoral code and the Constitution are sufficient to remove the President from office.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
South Korea
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 14, 2004
Date added
Jun 18, 2020
Judgment

Resolução nº 22.610, de 25 de outubro de 2007

Question Presented
Whether elected officials crossing party lines after ascertaining political office violates Brazil's electoral code?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Party Registration
Country
Brazil
Language of Decision
  • Portuguese
Date of decision
Oct 25, 2007
Date added
Jun 17, 2020
Judgment

Yushchenko vs CEC

Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Ukraine
Language of Decision
  • Ukrainian
Date of decision
Dec 3, 2004
Date added
Jun 17, 2020
Judgment

New Nation Movement NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa

Question Presented
Whether the requirement of political party membership for candidate eligibility is constitutional.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
South Africa
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 11, 2020
Date added
Jun 11, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Mar 30, 2017
Date added
Jun 11, 2020
Judgment

Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott

Question Presented
Whether the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a disability under Texas law sufficient to modify the vote-by-mail system.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 4, 2020
Date added
Jun 10, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Jan 31, 2012
Date added
Jun 10, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Apr 4, 2012
Date added
Jun 10, 2020
Judgment

In re Sixty-two deputies of the Group Popular Parliamentary of Congress

Question Presented
Whether Spain's gender quotas violate the Spanish Constitution (art. 3.7, 20.4-7)
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Spain
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Feb 13, 2009
Date added
Jun 9, 2020
Judgment

Re Culleton

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 31, 2017
Date added
Jun 9, 2020
Judgment

Union NSW v. New South Wales

Question Presented
Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
Australia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 13, 2013
Date added
Jun 9, 2020
Judgment

Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Australia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 18, 2014
Date added
Jun 9, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
May 8, 2020
Date added
Jun 8, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Nov 25, 2019
Date added
Jun 8, 2020
Judgment

Freedom Front Plus v. Electoral Commission of South Africa

Legal Issue(s)
  • EMB Operation
Country
South Africa
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 29, 2019
Date added
Jun 3, 2020
Judgment

Democratic Alliance v. Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the Commission is able to make this determination and implement the enforcement action.
Legal Issue(s)
  • EMB Operation
Country
South Africa
Language of Decision
  • English
Date added
Jun 3, 2020
Judgment

Abubakar v. Independent Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the President was not duly elected to his position based upon alleged corruption in the vote counting.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Nov 5, 2019
Date added
Jun 3, 2020
Judgment

Republication National Commitee v. Democratic National Committe (Wisconsin)

Question Presented
Whether absentee ballots must be postmarked by the original election date.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 6, 2020
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Apr 6, 2020
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Jan 20, 2020
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Judgment

People's Democratic Party v. Degi Eremienyo

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 13, 2020
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Judgment

Uzodinma v. Ihedioha

Question Presented
Whether the votes administered on incorrect ballots were improperly considered void. Whether the Governor failed to ascertain a majority vote based upon those results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 14, 2020
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Jun 27, 2019
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Feb 3, 2020
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Aug 15, 2019
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Oct 28, 2019
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment

Party of Kosovo Serbs v. Serbian List

Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Technology
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment

PDK v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the technical omission from the Kosovo ballots warrants a recount prior to the final election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 18, 2019
Date added
May 21, 2020
Judgment

Nisma-Akr-PD v. Polling Station 211B

Question Presented
Whether there is sufficient evidence to bar the election officials from participating in elections or election administration after they lost ballots.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Integrity
  • EMB Operation
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Date added
May 21, 2020
Judgment

BIRN v. Democratic League of Kosovo

Question Presented
Whether the claimant met its evidentiary burden for determining that the respondent violated election law.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Social Media
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 6, 2019
Date added
May 21, 2020
Judgment

LVV Political Entity v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the ballots declared invalid by the CRC were valid and should have been counted for in election totals?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 19, 2019
Date added
May 21, 2020
Judgment

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network BIRN Internews and Kosova v. Serbian List

Question Presented
Whether the Serbian List's election spot violated the Election Code such that it incited hatred or violence.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
  • Social Media
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 27, 2019
Date added
May 21, 2020
Judgment

Kosovo Police v. Mustafa

Question Presented
Whether a candidate violated the Law of General Elections prohibition on taking advantage of a public employee during a campaign period when the candidate used photo of the Kosovo Police Chief?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 10, 2019
Date added
May 20, 2020
Judgment

Human Rights Network of Uganda v. Attorney General

Question Presented
Whether the Public Order Management Act of 2013 violates the Uganda Constitution? Whether parliament and the executive may pass legislation in response to decision of the court?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Uganda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 26, 2020
Date added
May 20, 2020
Judgment

Benisek v. Lamone

Question Presented
Whether the District Court abused its discretion in denying the plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction? Whether the congressional map, operating for six years, was an injury redressible by the court?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 18, 2018
Date added
May 20, 2020
Judgment

Electoral Commission of Uganda v. Bakireke

Question Presented
Was the election conducted legally? Did non-compliance substantially affect the results? Did the winning candidate commit electoral offenses? Did the trial judge err in annulling the elections at the trial level?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Uganda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 19, 2007
Date added
Aug 7, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Feb 14, 2018
Date added
Aug 7, 2019
Judgment

Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania

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
Date of decision
Jun 14, 2019
Date added
Aug 1, 2019
Judgment

APDH v. Cote d'Ivoire

Question Presented
Whether the composition of the IEC is in conformity with the Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • EMB Independence
  • EMB Operation
Country
Ivory Coast
Language of Decision
  • English
  • French
Date of decision
Nov 18, 2016
Date added
Aug 1, 2019
Judgment

Décision n° 98 407 DC du 14 janvier 1999 Conseil constitutionnel

Question Presented
Whether the Electoral Code provision requiring parity between male and female candidates violates the French Constitution?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Gender
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • English
  • French
Date of decision
Jan 14, 1999
Date added
Jul 25, 2019
Judgment

Décision n° 2001 445 DC du 19 juin 2001 Conseil constitutionnel

Question Presented
Whether section 33 of the French Institutional Act violates the Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • English
  • French
Date of decision
Jun 19, 2001
Date added
Jul 25, 2019
Judgment

Décision n° 2015 465 QPC du 24 avril 2015 Conseil constitutionnel

Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
Apr 24, 2015
Date added
Jul 25, 2019
Judgment

Opitz v. Wrzesnewskyj

Question Presented
Were irregularities related to voter registration significant enough to annul the elections? Which approach should be followed in determining electoral irregularities?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
  • French
Date of decision
Oct 25, 2012
Date added
Jul 23, 2019
Judgment

Huarte-Mendicoa v. Basque Parliament Act

Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
Spain
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Jan 19, 2009
Date added
Jul 23, 2019
Judgment

Popular Parliamentary Group of Congress of Deputies (Review of Law)

Question Presented
Whether the ballot parity is sufficiently remedied in the voter pool. Whether such quotas are constitutional.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Spain
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Feb 29, 2008
Date added
Jul 23, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Jan 21, 2010
Date added
Jul 22, 2019
Judgment

Bush v. Gore

Question Presented
Did the Florida Supreme Court violate Article II Section 1 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution by making new election law? Do standardless manual recounts violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 12, 2000
Date added
Jul 22, 2019
Judgment

Tchimon v. Issouf

Question Presented
Whether violence and disturbance against voters at polling centers took place and whether the elected candidate (defendant) was aware/ responsible for these violations? Whether these violations at the polling stations altered the fairness of the polls on election day?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Ivory Coast
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
Nov 30, 2018
Date added
Jul 22, 2019
Judgment

Unfair Advantage: The Abuse of State Resources in Elections

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 22, 2019
Resources

Mavedzenge v. Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

Question Presented
Applicant seeks declaration of constitutional invalidity of Electoral Act section 192(6), particularly striking the phrase "approved by the Minister" from the provision. Is the Minister's approval requirement tantamount to the ZEC being subject to his direction and control?
Legal Issue(s)
  • EMB Independence
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 31, 2018
Date added
Jul 16, 2019
Judgment

Hichilema v. Lungu

Question Presented
Does the Court have jurisdiction to hear the election petition after the expiry of the 14 day constitutionally prescribed period?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Zambia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 5, 2016
Date added
Jul 16, 2019
Judgment

Mexico SUP JDC 304 2018

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
Date of decision
Jun 21, 2018
Date added
Jul 16, 2019
Judgment

SUP RAP 0173 2018

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
Date of decision
Apr 9, 2018
Date added
Jul 16, 2019
Judgment

SUP RAP 0042 2018

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electronic Voting
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Mar 22, 2018
Date added
Jul 16, 2019
Judgment

SUP RAP 0749 2017

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
Date of decision
Feb 14, 2018
Date added
Jul 16, 2019
Judgment

10- Perera v. Senarathe

Question Presented
The petitioner, an MP, complained that the respondent, also an MP, has illegally entered into contracts with government institutions and seeks a declaration that the respondent's appointment is void.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 10, 1999
Date added
Jul 12, 2019
Judgment

14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice

Question Presented
Did the Court of Appeal have the power to issue a writ of certiorari with respect to Parliament in the process of impeaching the Chief Justice, who was accused of financial impropriety?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 21, 2014
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment

13- Nanayakkara v. Choksy (John Keells Case)

Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 26, 2008
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment

12- Mendis v. Kumaratunga

Question Presented
The Petitioners presented their case on the basis of an infringement pertaining to the acquisition of land on the premise that such land would be utilized to serve a public purpose whereas, by this impugned executive or administrative action the land was knowingly, deliberately and manipulatively sold to a private entrepreneur to serve as an exclusive and private golf resort in Sri Lanka, one carrying a membership fee of Rs. 250,000.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jul 31, 2008
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment

Deshapriya v. Divisional Secretary

Question Presented
Whether public officers may be required to canvas for elected officials?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 20, 1999
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment

9- Thavaneethan v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Vote as a fundamental right
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 25, 2003
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment

6- Egodaweie v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Did several electoral irregularities and acts of violence at polling stations fall within the scope of section 46A, compelling the respondent to declare those polls null and void?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 3, 2001
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment

5- Centre for Policy Alternatives v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Filling of vacancies in the membership of provincial councils
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Party Registration
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 17, 2003
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
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
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment

2- Karunathilaka v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
People's sovereignty
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • EMB Operation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 7, 1998
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
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
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Resources

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • International Treaty
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Resources

Obradovic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff's dismissal from the military banned him from participating in the General Election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2003
Date added
Jul 8, 2019
Judgment

Srpska Radikalna Stranka v. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Question Presented
Whether the the PEC's decision to bar the Serb Radical Party from the elections for not meeting the conditions is reviewable by the the court.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Party Registration
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 1, 2000
Date added
Jul 8, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Apr 16, 2009
Date added
Jul 8, 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
Date added
Jul 8, 2019
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
Date added
Jul 8, 2019
Judgment

Zimbabwe Election Resource Centre Trust v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must furnish voter rolls under the Zimbabwe Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 6, 2018
Date added
Jul 8, 2019
Judgment

GUARDE: Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

GUARDE: Directrices para la comprension y resolucion de conflictos electorales

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • Spanish
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

Scrutiny in Electoral Disputes: A Kenyan Judicial Perspective

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

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

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

Election Audits: Principles and Practices

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Audits
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

The Hierarchy of Laws: Understanding and Implementing the Legal Frameworks that Govern Elections

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Fraud
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

Election Audits: International Principles that Protect Election Integrity

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Audits
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

Measuring Effective Remedies for Fraud and Administrative Malpractice

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Fraud
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

Assessing Electoral Fraud in New Democracies: Refining the Vocabulary

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Fraud
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

Electoral Justice Regulations Around the World: Key findings from International IDEA's global research on electoral dispute-resolution systems

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations

Preview
Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 1, 2019
Resources

Maurin v. France

Question Presented
Did the candidate violate campaign finance laws when he filed his campaign accounts late and failed to file certain expenses and financial notebooks?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
Feb 1, 2019
Date added
Jun 28, 2019
Judgment

My Vote Counts NPC v. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Question Presented
Is the current Promotion of Access to Information Act unconstitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
South Africa
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 21, 2018
Date added
Jun 28, 2019
Judgment

Harle v. France

Question Presented
Should elections be annulled when 1) there were inconsistencies between the number of ballot papers and signatures, and 2) the candidate violated electoral propaganda laws when he posted a personal propaganda photo on his Facebook?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Social Media
  • Technology
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
Dec 2, 2017
Date added
Jun 28, 2019
Judgment

Timba v. Electoral Commission

Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 9, 2014
Date added
Jun 28, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Oct 8, 2013
Date added
Jun 28, 2019
Judgment

James v. Speaker of the House of Assembly

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Preview
Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Resources

Quinn Leandro v. Jonas

Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 27, 2010
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment

Joseph v. Codrington

Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 30, 2009
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
May 14, 2017
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment

National Elections Commission v. Brumskine

Question Presented
Should elections be annulled when there were late openings of polls, changes of polling stations, inaccurate voter registration lists, and an absence of queue controllers?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Voter Registration
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 7, 2017
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Nov 1, 2015
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Mar 3, 2009
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Sep 1, 2005
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Apr 27, 2019
Date added
Jun 19, 2019
Judgment

Electoral Commission v. Malawi Congress Party

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Malawi
Language of Decision
  • English
Date added
Jun 19, 2019
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
Date added
Jun 19, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
May 23, 2018
Date added
Jun 19, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Dec 14, 2017
Date added
Jun 19, 2019
Judgment

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
Date of decision
Jun 28, 2018
Date added
Jun 19, 2019
Judgment

Odinga v. IEBC

Question Presented
Which party has the burden of proof to contest an election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Kenya
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 1, 2017
Date added
Jun 19, 2019
Judgment

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