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Title | Date added | Template | Question Presented | Legal Issue(s) | Country | Language of Decision | Date of decision |
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Odinga v. IEBC | Jun 19, 2019 | Judgment | Which party has the burden of proof to contest an election? |
| Kenya |
| Sep 1, 2017 |
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe v. ZANU-PF | Jun 19, 2019 | Judgment | Should an interdict be ordered against the respondents for several coercion related activities towards children in schools? |
| Zimbabwe |
| Jun 28, 2018 |
SUP RAP 726 2017 | Jun 19, 2019 | Judgment | Political parties and coalitions must register indigenous peoples´ representatives as candidates in at least 13 electoral districts |
| Mexico |
| Dec 14, 2017 |
Election Resource Centre v. Charumbira | Jun 19, 2019 | Judgment | Is it inappropriate for a tribal leader to make public statements in support of a party? |
| Zimbabwe |
| May 23, 2018 |
Majumdar v. Information Commission | Jun 19, 2019 | Judgment | Must the Election Commission provide information on parties' financial disclosures without obtaining their consent? |
| Bangladesh |
| Feb 18, 2016 |
Electoral Commission v. Malawi Congress Party | Jun 19, 2019 | Judgment |
| Malawi |
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Presidential Petition on Local Government Council Election Act Amendment | Jun 20, 2019 | Judgment | Is the Local Government Council Election Act Amendment unconstitutional? |
| Estonia |
| Sep 1, 2005 |
EVMs in 2005 German Elections | Jun 20, 2019 | Judgment | Was the use of EVMs in the elections erroneous and unconstitutional enough to annul the elections? |
| Germany |
| Mar 3, 2009 |
Kham v. Electoral Commission | Jun 20, 2019 | Judgment | Should elections be annulled when the IEC did not provide timely access to voter rolls to the petitioners before elections? |
| South Africa |
| Nov 1, 2015 |
National Elections Commission v. Brumskine | Jun 20, 2019 | Judgment | 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? |
| Liberia |
| Dec 7, 2017 |
Joseph v. Codrington | Jun 20, 2019 | Judgment |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
| Jun 30, 2009 | |
Swamy v. Election Commission | Jun 28, 2019 | Judgment | Are current EVMs up to international standards? Is a paper trail/receipt necessary in electronic voting? |
| India |
| Oct 8, 2013 |
Timba v. Electoral Commission | Jun 28, 2019 | Judgment |
| Zimbabwe |
| Jan 9, 2014 | |
Zimbabwe Election Resource Centre Trust v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission | Jul 8, 2019 | Judgment | Whether the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must furnish voter rolls under the Zimbabwe Constitution. |
| Zimbabwe |
| Jun 6, 2018 |
Bangladesh 16th amendment ruling | Jul 8, 2019 | Judgment | Does the 16th amendment, which allows the legislature to remove Supreme Court justices on grounds of incapacity or misconduct, violate the Constitution? |
| Bangladesh |
| Jul 3, 2017 |
Shanmugam v. India | Jul 8, 2019 | Judgment | Whether the Election Commission of India may cancel or postpone elections based on the conduct and criminal actions of candidate. |
| India |
| Apr 17, 2019 |
1- Gamaethige v. Attorney General | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | Determination on 20th amendment and people's sovereignty |
| Sri Lanka |
| Sep 8, 2017 |
2- Karunathilaka v. Commissioner of Elections | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | People's sovereignty |
| Sri Lanka |
| Dec 7, 1998 |
3- Liyanage v. Commissioner of Elections | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | Recognition of political parties |
| Sri Lanka |
| Dec 17, 2014 |
5- Centre for Policy Alternatives v. Commissioner of Elections | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | Filling of vacancies in the membership of provincial councils |
| Sri Lanka |
| Mar 17, 2003 |
6- Egodaweie v. Commissioner of Elections | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | 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? |
| Sri Lanka |
| Apr 3, 2001 |
9- Thavaneethan v. Commissioner of Elections | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | Vote as a fundamental right |
| Sri Lanka |
| Mar 25, 2003 |
Deshapriya v. Divisional Secretary | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | Whether public officers may be required to canvas for elected officials? |
| Sri Lanka |
| Aug 20, 1999 |
12- Mendis v. Kumaratunga | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | 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. |
| Sri Lanka |
| Jul 31, 2008 |
13- Nanayakkara v. Choksy (John Keells Case) | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment |
| Sri Lanka |
| Jun 26, 2008 | |
14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | 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? |
| Sri Lanka |
| Feb 21, 2014 |
Tchimon v. Issouf | Jul 22, 2019 | Judgment | 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? |
| Ivory Coast |
| Nov 30, 2018 |
Bush v. Gore | Jul 22, 2019 | Judgment | 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? |
| United States of America |
| Dec 12, 2000 |
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission | Jul 22, 2019 | Judgment | 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? |
| United States of America |
| Jan 21, 2010 |
Opitz v. Wrzesnewskyj | Jul 23, 2019 | Judgment | Were irregularities related to voter registration significant enough to annul the elections? Which approach should be followed in determining electoral irregularities? |
| Canada |
| Oct 25, 2012 |