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Title | Date added | Template | Question Presented | Legal Issue(s) | Country | Language of Decision | Date of decision |
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K., B., & S. v. Government Council | Jul 1, 2020 | Judgment | Whether a voter is deprived of their right to vote if they vote for a candidate that has orally withdrawn from the race, but that withdraw is not recognized by the Governor and the candidate’s name appears on the ballot? |
| Switzerland |
| Feb 11, 1987 |
In Re Case No. 9768, 9780 & 9828 | Jul 8, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the elections violated the citizen’s political rights even though the domestic options were exhausted. |
| Mexico |
| May 17, 1990 |
1996 (Gyo Tsu) 28 [Judgment of the Second Petty Bench, partially dismissed, partially quashed, and partially terminated] | Jun 29, 2020 | Judgment | Whether denying absentee ballots to voters outside of the country for official ballots is sufficient to dispute the election result. |
| Japan |
| May 31, 1996 |
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 |
Inkatha Freedom Party v. Independent Electoral Commission | Sep 23, 2020 | Judgment | Whether alleged electoral illegalities were sufficient to require an investigation into the election results. |
| South Africa |
| Jul 14, 2001 |
9- Thavaneethan v. Commissioner of Elections | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | Vote as a fundamental right |
| Sri Lanka |
| Mar 25, 2003 |
Obradovic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina | Jul 8, 2019 | Judgment | Whether the plaintiff's dismissal from the military banned him from participating in the General Election? |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Oct 10, 2003 |
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 |
Joseph v. Codrington | Jun 20, 2019 | Judgment |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
| Jun 30, 2009 | |
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 |
Hughes v. Human Rights Commission | Jun 23, 2020 | Judgment |
| Canada |
| Feb 12, 2010 | |
Quinn Leandro v. Jonas | Jun 20, 2019 | Judgment |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
| Oct 27, 2010 | |
Polluaas for Annulment of Electronic Votes Cast in the Riigikogu Elections 2011 | Jun 26, 2020 | Judgment |
| Estonia |
| Mar 23, 2011 | |
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 |
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 | Jun 10, 2020 | Judgment |
| Ukraine |
| Jan 31, 2012 | |
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 | Jun 10, 2020 | Judgment |
| Ukraine |
| Apr 4, 2012 | |
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 |
Odhiambo Oduol v. Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission | Sep 14, 2022 | Judgment | Whether petitioner’s affidavit verifying a video recording meets the evidentiary burden outlined in Section 107 of the Evidence Act relating to electronic evidence. |
| Kenya |
| Jun 5, 2013 |
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 | |
Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston | Jun 9, 2020 | Judgment |
| Australia |
| Feb 18, 2014 | |
3- Liyanage v. Commissioner of Elections | Jul 10, 2019 | Judgment | Recognition of political parties |
| Sri Lanka |
| Dec 17, 2014 |
Jupica vs Nec | Aug 26, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the postponement of the Liberian elections to a date when the Ebola threat was still ongoing was unconstitutional? |
| Liberia |
| Jan 13, 2016 |
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 |
MOREA v. Party of Institutional Revolutionary (SUP 2015 REP 544 499367) | Aug 7, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the dissemination of campaign materials on twitter accounts of candidate and alternate candidates violate the electoral silence laws? |
| Mexico |
| Apr 20, 2016 |
SUP-REP-16/2016 Y SUP-REP-22/2016 ACUMULADOS | Oct 26, 2021 | Judgment | Whether the Green Party of Mexico and various famous persons were rightfully sanctioned for alleged campaign violations. |
| Mexico |
| Apr 20, 2016 |
Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Miguel Angel Yunes Linares (SUP JRC 0168 2016) | Aug 7, 2020 | Judgment | Whether Facebook posts that indicate a political position, but do not solicit votes constitute pre-campaign activity. |
| Mexico |
| Apr 25, 2016 |
Electoral Commission v. Watson | Jun 19, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the video and song Planet Key are considered election advertisements and/or election programs. |
| New Zealand |
| Oct 20, 2016 |
Re Culleton | Jun 9, 2020 | Judgment |
| Nigeria |
| Jan 31, 2017 | |
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 |