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Title | Date added | Template | Question Presented | Legal Issue(s) | Country | Language of Decision | Date of decision |
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Quinn Leandro v. Jonas | Jun 20, 2019 | Judgment |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
| Oct 27, 2010 | |
Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott | Jun 10, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a disability under Texas law sufficient to modify the vote-by-mail system. |
| United States of America |
| Jun 4, 2020 |
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 |
Winnemucca v. United States | Jun 19, 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. |
| United States of America |
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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 |
Kyewalabye v. Electoral Commission | Jul 24, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the plaintiff has the evidentiary burden to contest the election results. |
| Uganda |
| Oct 3, 2016 |
Opendi v. Electoral Commission | Jul 24, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the invalidation of seventeen polling station results is sufficient grounds to annul the election results. |
| Uganda |
| Sep 23, 2011 |
Mwiru v. Samson | Jul 24, 2020 | Judgment | 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. |
| Uganda |
| Jun 28, 2011 |
Seawright v. Board of Elections & In re Hawatmeh v. State Board of Elections | Jul 27, 2020 | Judgment | 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. |
| United States of America |
| May 21, 2020 |
10- Perera v. Senarathe | Jul 12, 2019 | Judgment | 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. |
| Sri Lanka |
| Dec 10, 1999 |
Tan Chen Bock v. Attorney General | Jul 1, 2020 | Judgment | 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. |
| Singapore |
| Aug 23, 2017 |
Wong Souk Yee v. Attorney General | Jul 1, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the Prime Minister had a duty to fill the vacancy in a Group Representation Constituency. |
| Singapore |
| Apr 10, 2019 |
Electoral Commission of Uganda v. Bakireke | Aug 7, 2019 | Judgment | 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? |
| Uganda |
| Jan 19, 2007 |
Yang v. Kellner | 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. |
| United States of America |
| May 5, 2020 |
Aryeh Bain v. Chief Electoral Officer | Jun 23, 2020 | Judgment | Whether setting election day as a Jewish holiday violates the right to vote? |
| Canada |
| Jun 26, 2019 |
In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani | Sep 16, 2022 | Judgment | 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. |
| United States of America |
| Apr 4, 2022 |
Human Rights Network of Uganda v. Attorney General | May 20, 2020 | Judgment | 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? |
| Uganda |
| Mar 26, 2020 |
Masumba v. Kamondo | Sep 13, 2022 | Judgment | 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. |
| Zambia |
| Nov 17, 2017 |
Case on Election Campaign by Teacher via Social Networking | Jun 18, 2020 | Judgment | A public school teacher shared a post on his/her Facebook that indicated that a political candidate was lying. |
| South Korea |
| Feb 27, 2020 |
New Nation Movement NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa | Jun 11, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the requirement of political party membership for candidate eligibility is constitutional. |
| South Africa |
| Jun 11, 2020 |
Shura Council Speaker request for constitutional review of the draft law regulating the exercise of political rights. | Jul 6, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the draft law adheres to the current constitutional political protections. |
| Egypt |
| May 26, 2013 |
Case on Restricting Online Media from Publishing Columns, etc. Written by Candidates for Public Official Election | Jun 18, 2020 | Judgment |
| South Korea |
| Nov 28, 2019 | |
Mohamed v. Chairman of High Elections Commission | Jul 6, 2020 | Judgment | Whether the elections of the Shura Council, Upper House, exceed the bodies authority and whether and actions taken by the body are consequently unconstitutional. |
| Egypt |
| Jun 3, 2013 |
Décision n° 2001 445 DC du 19 juin 2001 Conseil constitutionnel | Jul 25, 2019 | Judgment | Whether section 33 of the French Institutional Act violates the Constitution. |
| France |
| Jun 19, 2001 |
Décision n° 98 407 DC du 14 janvier 1999 Conseil constitutionnel | Jul 25, 2019 | Judgment | Whether the Electoral Code provision requiring parity between male and female candidates violates the French Constitution? |
| France |
| Jan 14, 1999 |
Siwale v. Electoral Commission of Zambia | Aug 7, 2019 | Judgment | Can the referendum proceed without being voted on as a bill as constitutionally required? |
| Zambia |
| Feb 14, 2018 |
Review of the Constitutionality of Section Five of the Riigikogu Election Act | Jun 26, 2020 | Judgment |
| Estonia |
| May 18, 2017 | |
Hichilema v. Lungu | Jul 16, 2019 | Judgment | Does the Court have jurisdiction to hear the election petition after the expiry of the 14 day constitutionally prescribed period? |
| Zambia |
| Sep 5, 2016 |
Mavedzenge v. Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | Jul 16, 2019 | Judgment | 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? |
| Zimbabwe |
| May 31, 2018 |
My Vote Counts NPC v. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services | Jun 28, 2019 | Judgment | Is the current Promotion of Access to Information Act unconstitutional? |
| South Africa |
| Jun 21, 2018 |