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Title | Date added | Template | Question Presented | Legal Issue(s) | Country | Language of Decision | Date of decision |
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Joseph v. Codrington | Jun 20, 2019 | Judgment |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
| Jun 30, 2009 | |
Together for the Change Without Formalizing Candidacies | Jul 7, 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. |
| Argentina |
| Nov 12, 2019 |
Palmer v. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) | Oct 14, 2022 | Judgment | 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. |
| Australia |
| Aug 14, 2019 |
Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston | Jun 9, 2020 | Judgment |
| Australia |
| Feb 18, 2014 | |
Union NSW v. New South Wales | Jun 9, 2020 | Judgment | Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution. |
| Australia |
| Dec 13, 2013 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada | Jun 23, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the broadcasting restricted and alleged Charter violations therein may be heard on an expedited review basis. |
| Canada |
| Apr 11, 2011 |
Szuchewycz v. Attorney General | Jun 23, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the provision on which the candidate’s registration were denied are in violation of the Charter. |
| Canada |
| Oct 25, 2017 |
McEwing v. Attorney General | Jun 23, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the phone calls had any impact on the final election results and if those results were sufficient to annul the election results. |
| Canada |
| May 23, 2013 |
In re Luis Gullermo Otoya Gertds | Jul 13, 2020 | Judgment | Whether an alleged vote counting inconsistency is sufficient to sustain a claim for election annulment without a claim of harm? |
| Colombia |
| Jun 2, 2014 |
In re Valdes | Jul 13, 2020 | Judgment | Whether a judicial election taking place after a newly election procedure was passed, but initiated before has ground for annulment. |
| Colombia |
| Feb 23, 2017 |
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 |
Polluaas for Annulment of Electronic Votes Cast in the Riigikogu Elections 2011 | Jun 26, 2020 | Judgment |
| Estonia |
| Mar 23, 2011 | |
Raatsin for the Declaration of Invalidity of the Voting Results of the Riigikogu Elections of 2011 | Jun 26, 2020 | Judgment |
| Estonia |
| Mar 23, 2011 | |
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia v. The Harari Peoples’ Regional State, Harari National Congress | Oct 19, 2021 | Judgment | 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. |
| Ethiopia |
| May 27, 2021 |
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 |
Hong Kong Police Force v. Electoral Affairs Commission | Jul 24, 2020 | Judgment | Whether a publicly accessible voter list violates the right to privacy? |
| Hong Kong |
| May 5, 2020 |
In re the Icelandic Presidential Election of 2012 | Jul 23, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the inability of disabled voters to cast secret ballots is sufficient grounds for annulling election results. |
| Iceland |
| Jun 6, 2012 |
In re 2016 Election of President of Iceland | Jul 23, 2020 | Judgment | 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. |
| Iceland |
| Jun 15, 2016 |
In re Constituent Assembly Elections of 2011 | Jul 23, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the right to secrecy was violated in the 2011 election sufficient to annul the election results. |
| Iceland |
| Jan 6, 2011 |
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 |
Gandhi v. Narain | Sep 23, 2020 | Judgment | Whether legislative acts passed during the appeals process may be retroactively applied to validate an election currently in the courts. |
| India |
| Jul 11, 1975 |
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 |
Sinnott v. Minister for the Environment | Jun 11, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the plaintiff's inability to cast a secret ballot based on his visual impairment violated his right to vote. |
| Ireland |
| Mar 30, 2017 |
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 |
APDH v. Cote d'Ivoire | Aug 1, 2019 | Judgment | Whether the composition of the IEC is in conformity with the Constitution. |
| Ivory Coast |
| Nov 18, 2016 |
The Representation Of The People Act v The Election Petitions Act, etal | Jun 26, 2020 | Judgment | Whether there is sufficient evidence to declare the 1997 elections void? |
| Jamaica |
| May 28, 1998 |
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] | Jun 29, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the electoral code system, in light of the migration from constituencies, should be declared unconstitutional? |
| Japan |
| Sep 17, 2017 |