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Zimbabwe Election Resource Centre Trust v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
Jul 8, 2019
Oct 14, 2020
Judgment
Whether the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must furnish voter rolls under the Zimbabwe Constitution.
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Zimbabwe
  • English
Jun 6, 2018
Zdanoka v. Latvia
Aug 5, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
Resources
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
  • English
Zambrano Castro v. National Electoral Council
Sep 13, 2022
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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.
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Colombia
  • Spanish
Oct 29, 2020
Yusuf v. INEC
Jun 2, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
Judgment
Whether the respondent was not duly elected in the election and the re-run of the election.
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Nigeria
  • English
Jan 20, 2020
Yushchenko vs CEC
Jun 17, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
Judgment
    • Disputing Results
    • Electoral Integrity
    Ukraine
    • Ukrainian
    Dec 3, 2004
    Yumak & Sadak v. Turkey
    Jul 15, 2020
    Oct 14, 2020
    Resources
    • Legal Frameworks
    • Regional Jurisprudence
    • English
    • French
    Yang v. Kellner
    Sep 17, 2020
    Sep 17, 2020
    Judgment
    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.
    • Candidate Registration
    • Elections as a Fundamental Right
    United States of America
    • English
    May 5, 2020
    Wong Souk Yee v. Attorney General
    Jul 1, 2020
    Nov 6, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the Prime Minister had a duty to fill the vacancy in a Group Representation Constituency.
    • Electoral Integrity
    • EMB Independence
    Singapore
    • English
    Apr 10, 2019
    Wisconsin Legislature v. Evers (state Supreme Court Decision, please see United States Supreme Court order on the application for stay)
    Jun 2, 2020
    Nov 4, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the Governor may suspend election laws two days before the election?
    • Accessibility
    • Electoral Integrity
    • Health Concerns & Election Administration
    United States of America
    • English
    Apr 6, 2020
    Winnemucca v. United States
    Jun 19, 2020
    Oct 15, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the election of the Council Chairman and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’s nonrecognition of the new government is reviewable by the courts.
    • Civil Procedure
    • Disputing Results
    • Indigenous Persons
    United States of America
    • English
      When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results
      Jul 2, 2019
      Sep 16, 2020
      Resources
      • Election Annulments
      • English
      When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results
      Jul 22, 2020
      Sep 16, 2020
      Resources
      • Election Annulments
      • English
      Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
      Oct 9, 2020
      Oct 15, 2020
      Judgment
      Whether the Ballot Interference Prevention Act violates the Plaintiff’s right to vote, right to free speech, right to association, and due process.
      • Elections as a Fundamental Right
      • Indigenous Persons
      • Vote Verification and Transmission
      United States of America
      • English
      Sep 25, 2020
      Wendenberg v. Netherlands
      Jul 24, 2020
      Nov 6, 2020
      Judgment
      Whether an electoral bribe must be for the amount promised in order to be a criminal offense.
      • Criminal Procedure
      • Electoral Integrity
      Netherlands
      • Dutch
      Apr 9, 2019
      Watson v. Republican National Committee
      Jul 7, 2026
      Jul 7, 2026
      Judgment
      Do federal election-day statutes preempt state laws allowing ballots cast by Election Day to be received and counted after that date?
      • Deadline(s)
      • Election Date
      United States of America
      • English
      Jun 29, 2026
      Wale v. Attorney-General
      Jan 31, 2024
      Jan 31, 2024
      Judgment
      (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?
      • Freedom of association and assembly
      • Party Registration
      • Voters' Rights
      Solomon Islands
        Nov 14, 2014
        VerfGH Thuringia, 07/15/2020 - VerfGH 2/20
        Oct 19, 2021
        Oct 19, 2021
        Judgment
        Is a gender quota statute constitutional?
        • Gender
        • Quotas
        Germany
        • German
        Jul 15, 2020
        VerfGBbg, judgment of 23. October 2020 - VfGBbg 55/19
        Oct 19, 2021
        Oct 19, 2021
        Judgment
        Whether the gender quota under the Parity Act is constitutional
        • Gender
        • Quotas
        Germany
        • German
        Oct 23, 2020
        VerfGBbg, judgment of 23 October 2020 - VfGBbg 9/19
        Oct 19, 2021
        Oct 19, 2021
        Judgment
        Are gender quotas constitutional?
        • Gender
        • Quotas
        Germany
        • German
        Oct 23, 2020
        Ventose v. Chief Electoral Officer
        Jul 10, 2020
        Oct 14, 2020
        Resources
        • Legal Frameworks
        • Regional Jurisprudence
        • English
        Uzodinma v. Ihedioha
        Jun 2, 2020
        Nov 4, 2020
        Judgment
        Whether the votes administered on incorrect ballots were improperly considered void. Whether the Governor failed to ascertain a majority vote based upon those results.
        • Disputing Results
        • Electoral Administration Irregularities
        • Electoral Integrity
        Nigeria
        • English
        Jan 14, 2020
        US v. Philadelphia
        Jul 8, 2019
        Sep 15, 2020
        Judgment
        Did the city of Philadelphia's polling sites comply with the ADA and other guidelines to ensure accessible polling places?
        • Accessibility
        United States of America
        • English
        Apr 16, 2009
        Universal Declaration of Human Rights
        Jul 10, 2019
        Sep 16, 2020
        Resources
        • International Treaty
        • English
        Union NSW v. New South Wales
        Jun 9, 2020
        Sep 16, 2020
        Judgment
        Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution.
        • Campaign Finance
        Australia
        • English
        Dec 13, 2013
        Unfair Advantage: The Abuse of State Resources in Elections
        Jul 22, 2019
        Sep 16, 2020
        Resources
        • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
        • English
        Trump for President, Inc. v. Boockvar
        Dec 28, 2020
        Dec 28, 2020
        Judgment
        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).
        • Civil Procedure
        • Disputing Results
        United States of America
        • English
        Nov 21, 2020
        Toplak & Mrak v. Slovenia
        Jun 30, 2026
        Jun 30, 2026
        Judgment
        Whether Slovenia violated Arts. 3, 14 of Protocol No. 1 that guarentees free elections and non-discrimination
        • Accessibility
        Slovenia
        • English
        Oct 26, 2010
        Together for the Change Without Formalizing Candidacies
        Jul 7, 2020
        Sep 15, 2020
        Judgment
        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.
        • Candidate Registration
        • Gender
        Argentina
        • Spanish
        Nov 12, 2019
        Timba v. Electoral Commission
        Jun 28, 2019
        Oct 14, 2020
        Judgment
          • Civil Procedure
          • Disputing Results
          Zimbabwe
          • English
          Jan 9, 2014
          Thompson v. Hebdon
          Jun 8, 2020
          Sep 15, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether Alaska's $500 contribution limit violates the Fourteenth Amendment
          • Campaign Finance
          United States of America
          • English
          Nov 25, 2019

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