Library • Election Judgments

Title	Date added	Template	Question Presented	Legal Issue(s)	Country	Language of Decision	Date of decision	Legal Issue and/or Topic	Language
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?	Elections as a Fundamental Right Electoral Violence and Intimidation Judicial Independence	Uganda	English	Mar 26, 2020
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.	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity Vote Verification and Transmission	Kenya	English	Jun 5, 2013
Chilima v. Mutharika (lower court decision)	May 22, 2020	Judgment	Whether the Electoral Commission breach its duty under section 76, 77, and 40 of the Constitution of Malawi. These duties include ensuring the absence of electoral irregularities, illegalities, and failed provide proper oversight and verification.	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity EMB Operation	Malawi	English	Feb 3, 2020
Uzodinma v. Ihedioha	Jun 2, 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
People's Democratic Party v. Degi Eremienyo	Jun 2, 2020	Judgment		Candidate Registration Civil Procedure	Nigeria	English	Feb 13, 2020
Yusuf v. INEC	Jun 2, 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
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?	Civil Procedure Disputing Results	Zambia	English	Sep 5, 2016
Electoral Commission v. Malawi Congress Party	Jun 19, 2019	Judgment		Electoral Administration Irregularities Electoral Integrity	Malawi	English
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?	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity Voter Registration	South Africa	English	Nov 1, 2015
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.	Elections as a Fundamental Right	Ethiopia	Amharic	May 27, 2021
Marube Ombeta, Kamotho Njenga v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission	Sep 13, 2022	Judgment	Whether the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)’s decision to implement the two-thirds gender rule for the 2022 elections is unconstitutional. Whether the IEBC’s decision to reject the petitioner’s candidate nominations list for the National Assembly and the Senate was unconstitutional.	Candidate Registration Gender Quotas	Kenya	English	Jun 13, 2022
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.	Disputing Results Electoral Violence and Intimidation	Zambia	English	Nov 17, 2017
Odinga v. IEBC	Jun 19, 2019	Judgment	Which party has the burden of proof to contest an election?	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Kenya	English	Sep 1, 2017
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.	Vote Form Irregularities Vote Verification and Transmission	Zimbabwe	English	Jun 6, 2018
Karnwea v. National Elections Commission	Oct 1, 2020	Judgment	Whether an investigation is necessary to prohibit a candidate from running when they allegedly do not meet the qualifications? Whether the Election Commission may go beyond the statutorily prescribed penalties for not meeting a qualification?	Candidate Registration Civil Procedure EMB Independence	Liberia	English	Jul 20, 2017
In re Article 27 (3) & (8) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010	Oct 2, 2020	Judgment	Whether failure to enact the two-third gender rule despite Court orders to do so calls for dissolvement of the Parliament.	Gender Quotas	Kenya	English	Sep 21, 2020
Ochieng' v. Orange Democratic Movement	Jun 20, 2019	Judgment	Was the respondent's nomination free, fair, and credible? Should the election be annulled when the respondents locked themselves in a room with the ballot boxes and papers, preventing the petitioner from entering?	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity Vote Form Irregularities	Kenya	English	May 14, 2017
Re Culleton	Jun 9, 2020	Judgment		Candidate Registration	Nigeria	English	Jan 31, 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?	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity Electoral Violence and Intimidation	Ivory Coast	French	Nov 30, 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?	Campaign Finance	South Africa	English	Jun 21, 2018
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?	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity Voter Registration	Liberia	English	Dec 7, 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?	Electoral Violence and Intimidation	Zimbabwe	English	Jun 28, 2018
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?	Disputing Results Electoral Violence and Intimidation	Uganda	English	Jan 19, 2007
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.	Candidate Registration	South Africa	English	Jun 11, 2020
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.	Civil Procedure Electoral Integrity	South Africa	English	Jul 14, 2001
National Elections Commission v. Siebo	Sep 16, 2020	Judgment	Whether the respondent lost his right to appeal the Review Panel rejection of his application when he failed to meet the Election Commission’s deadline.	Candidate Registration Civil Procedure	Liberia	English	Sep 19, 2017
Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners v. Independent Electoral Commission	Feb 17, 2021	Judgment	Whether the municipal government elections for four wards in the George Local Municipality should be annulled due to alleged wrongs and irregularities in the voting and counting procedures.	Disputing Results	South Africa	English	Jan 5, 2021
Siwale v. Electoral Commission of Zambia	Aug 7, 2019	Judgment	Can the referendum proceed without being voted on as a bill as constitutionally required?	Disputing Results Voter Registration	Zambia	English	Feb 14, 2018
Abubakar v. Independent Electoral Commission	Jun 3, 2020	Judgment	Whether the President was not duly elected to his position based upon alleged corruption in the vote counting.	Civil Procedure Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Nigeria	English	Nov 5, 2019
Democratic Alliance v. Electoral Commission	Jun 3, 2020	Judgment	Whether the Commission is able to make this determination and implement the enforcement action.	EMB Operation	South Africa	English
Freedom Front Plus v. Electoral Commission of South Africa	Jun 3, 2020	Judgment		EMB Operation	South Africa	English	Apr 29, 2019
Mutharika v. Chilima	Jun 8, 2020	Judgment	Whether the standard that candidate must receive a majority of the votes means the highest percentage of votes or over 50%?	Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)	Malawi	English	May 8, 2020
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?	Candidate Registration	Zimbabwe	English	May 23, 2018
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?	EMB Independence	Zimbabwe	English	May 31, 2018
Timba v. Electoral Commission	Jun 28, 2019	Judgment		Civil Procedure Disputing Results	Zimbabwe	English	Jan 9, 2014
APDH v. Cote d'Ivoire	Aug 1, 2019	Judgment	Whether the composition of the IEC is in conformity with the Constitution.	EMB Independence EMB Operation	Ivory Coast	English French	Nov 18, 2016
Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania	Aug 1, 2019	Judgment	Whether the Tanzania regulation prohibiting independent candidates from seeking public office is unconstitutional?	Candidate Registration Judicial Independence	Tanzania. United Republic of	English	Jun 14, 2019
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?	Electoral Administration Irregularities EMB Independence Health Concerns & Election Administration	Liberia	English	Jan 13, 2016
Kyewalabye v. Electoral Commission	Jul 24, 2020	Judgment	Whether the plaintiff has the evidentiary burden to contest the election results.	Civil Procedure Disputing Results	Uganda	English	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.	Disputing Results Vote Form Irregularities	Uganda	English	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.	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Uganda	English	Jun 28, 2011
Odinga, et. al v. Ruto	Aug 9, 2024	Judgment	Whether petitioners’ evidence of interference and election fraud satisfied the appropriate level of evidence as required by the Court and affected the election result, warranting the cancellation and rerun of the election?	Civil Procedure Disputing Results Electoral Administration Irregularities Electoral Integrity Electronic Voting EMB Operation	Kenya	English	Sep 5, 2022
Kitute v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission	Aug 9, 2024	Judgment	Is electronic evidence submitted in support of allegations of election fraud subject to the Evidence Act, which requires authentication or certification by an appropriate authority or expert?	Civil Procedure Disputing Results Electoral Administration Irregularities Electoral Integrity Electronic Voting	Kenya	English	Nov 6, 2017
Benisek v. Lamone	May 20, 2020	Judgment	Whether the District Court abused its discretion in denying the plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction? Whether the congressional map, operating for six years, was an injury redressible by the court?	Civil Procedure Disputing Results	United States of America	English	Jun 18, 2018
SUP RAP 0042 2018	Jul 16, 2019	Judgment		Electronic Voting	Mexico	Spanish	Mar 22, 2018
SUP RAP 0173 2018	Jul 16, 2019	Judgment	The TEPJF instructs the INE to issue a new resolution on the registration of Jaime Heliodoro Rodríguez as an independent candidate to the Presidency of the Republic.	Candidate Registration	Mexico	Spanish	Apr 9, 2018
Mexico SUP JDC 304 2018	Jul 16, 2019	Judgment	The High Chamber of the confirmed the validity of the candidacy of two transgender people (muxes in the state of Oaxaca) to occupy public posts reserved for women and revoked the registration of 15 male candidates.	Candidate Registration Gender Quotas	Mexico	Spanish	Jun 21, 2018
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.	Candidate Registration Gender	Argentina	Spanish	Nov 12, 2019
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.	Electoral Integrity EMB Independence EMB Operation	Mexico	English	May 17, 1990
Sardelli v. Almeida	Jul 9, 2020	Judgment	Whether the President may file a criminal electoral complaint against a private citizen.	Abuse of State Resources (ASR) Criminal Procedure Electoral Integrity	Brazil	Portuguese	Aug 14, 2003
Ronan v. Regional Electoral Office	Jul 9, 2020	Judgment	Whether the business entity was formed for the candidate to utilize the funds as illegal campaign funds	Campaign Finance	Brazil	Portuguese	May 14, 2019
In re Representation of People Act and the September 7, 2015 Elections.	Jul 10, 2020	Judgment	Whether the potential for Chief Justice bias is sufficient to overturn the dismissal of a petition challenging election results.	Civil Procedure Electoral Integrity Judicial Independence	Trinidad and Tobago	English	Feb 6, 2020
Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Andrés Manuel López Obrador (SUP RAP 0268 2012)	Aug 7, 2020	Judgment	Whether Twitter posts and Youtube videos constitute campaign acts?	Social Media	Mexico	Spanish	May 24, 2012
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.	Social Media	Mexico	Spanish	Apr 25, 2016
Medina Padilla v. Aguilar Hurtado	Sep 13, 2022	Judgment	Whether an election should be annulled because the elected candidate received an endorsement from registered members of a political party, along with some of that party’s militants, other than the candidate’s registered party.	Candidate Registration Disputing Results Party Registration	Colombia	Spanish	Aug 20, 2020
Ospina Carballo v. Restrepo Gallego	Sep 13, 2022	Judgment	Whether a candidate in the Departmental Assembly of Valle del Cauca gubernatorial election is eligible to be allocated a seat as Deputy even if he or she won fewer votes than the “blank vote option,” which won the second highest number of votes.	Disputing Results	Colombia	Spanish	Nov 5, 2020
Ortiz Daza v. Act Declaring the Election of Candelo Riascos	Sep 13, 2022	Judgment	Whether a candidate is permitted to endorse a candidate from another party (“double militancy”) when he receives express permission or derogation from his own party to do so, despite the provision in law that prohibits this practice.	Candidate Registration Disputing Results	Colombia	Spanish	Dec 10, 2020
Zambrano Castro v. National Electoral Council	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
Ramos Rojas v. Sanabria Chacón	Sep 13, 2022	Judgment	Whether a political party’s internal rules on candidacy criteria relating to nepotism may nullify an election of one of its registered candidates if he violated the party rules but otherwise met the eligibility criteria set up in the Constitution or statutes.	Candidate Registration	Colombia	Spanish	Dec 3, 2020
Núñez de Armas v. Magdaniel Hernández	Sep 13, 2022	Judgment	Whether a candidate must resign from his administrative position twelve months from the date of his registration as a candidate or twelve months from the date of the election to be eligible to run as a candidate.	Candidate Registration	Colombia	Spanish	Dec 16, 2020
Ledezma Acosta v. Ausecha Ordóñez and Armando Guevara Bravo	Sep 13, 2022	Judgment	Whether a candidate’s disqualification from running in an election should affect the eligibility of all the candidates on the political party’s candidate list, since as a result of the disqualification the entire list did not meet the gender quota minimum required by law.	Candidate Registration Disputing Results Party Registration Quotas	Colombia	Spanish	Sep 17, 2020
O’Rourke v. Dominion Voting Systems, Inc	Nov 30, 2021	Judgment	Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff's attorneys for filing frivolous litigation.	Frivolous Litigation	United States of America	English	Aug 3, 2021
Curling v. Raffensperger	May 22, 2020	Judgment	Whether Georgia's electronic voting system diminishes the voter's First and Fourteenth Amendment right due to threats of inadequacy and inaccuracy.	Electronic Voting	United States of America	English	Aug 15, 2019
Rucho v. Common Cause	May 22, 2020	Judgment	Whether partisan issues such as gerrymandering are justiciable by the court.	Electoral Maps and Districting	United States of America	English	Jun 27, 2019
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?	Electoral Integrity Electoral Violence and Intimidation Vote Verification and Transmission	Jamaica	English	May 28, 1998
Resolução nº 22.610, de 25 de outubro de 2007	Jun 17, 2020	Judgment	Whether elected officials crossing party lines after ascertaining political office violates Brazil's electoral code?	Candidate Registration Party Registration	Brazil	Portuguese	Oct 25, 2007
(Mexico) SX JE 0003 2021	Jun 23, 2021	Judgment	Whether there were procedural irregularities in the lower court’s decision based on the timeliness of the complaint and lack of notice by the court. Whether evidence from Facebook and WhatsApp demonstrating gender based political violence were illegally obtained and possess the truth and veracity it asserts.	Gender	Mexico	Spanish	Jan 21, 2021
(Mexico) SUP 2020 REC 102 924628	Jul 1, 2021	Judgment	Whether indigenous customs for men to elect political leaders outweigh the principles of non-discrimination, equality and gender parity, as well as the right of "every woman [...] to a life free of violence, both in the public and private spheres" and to "freely and fully exercise their political rights.”	Gender Indigenous Persons	Mexico	Spanish	Sep 15, 2020
State of Washington v. Facebook, Inc.	Sep 13, 2022	Judgment	Whether Facebook violated election law by not maintaining records of their political advertising and failing to make those records available to the public.	Campaign Finance Social Media	United States of America	English	Jun 8, 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?	Disputing Results Vote Verification and Transmission	United States of America	English	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?	Campaign Finance Electoral Integrity	United States of America	English	Jan 21, 2010
US v. Philadelphia	Jul 8, 2019	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
In re Article 138 Electoral Code — No. 0382-E8-2018	Aug 7, 2020	Judgment	What is the scope of the Electoral Code as it pertains to the dissemination of opinion polls and surveys by companies and organizations not registered with the Electoral Administration when dispersed through social media platforms?	Social Media	Costa Rica	Spanish	Jan 16, 2018
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.	Candidate Registration Elections as a Fundamental Right	United States of America	English	May 5, 2020
Western Native Voice v. Stapleton	Oct 9, 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
Trump for President, Inc. v. Boockvar	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
(Mexico) SCM JDC 0412 2021	Jul 1, 2021	Judgment	Whether there is an obligation among political parties to comply with a candidate quota that included people from the LGBTQIA + community even though there was no legal order or law to do so.	Gender Quotas	Mexico	Spanish	Apr 3, 2021
(Mexico) SM JDC 0167 2021	Jul 1, 2021	Judgment	Whether it was incorrect that the request for a citizen's trial that he filed in the initial instance was processed as a complaint, considering that this is the ideal way in which a favorable resolution could be obtained that guarantees the inclusion of members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Whether political parties are obligated to have a quota for candidates that identify as LGBTQIA+ to guarantee their inclusion in the political process.	Gender Quotas	Mexico	Spanish	Mar 31, 2021
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.	Civil Procedure Disputing Results	United States of America	English	Apr 4, 2022
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.	Candidate Registration Health Concerns & Election Administration	United States of America	English	May 21, 2020
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.	Social Media	Mexico	Spanish	Apr 20, 2016
King v. Whitmer	Nov 29, 2021	Judgment	Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff’s attorneys for filing frivolous litigation in violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.	Frivolous Litigation	United States of America	English	Aug 25, 2021
Monroy Hernandez v. Molano Granados	Oct 14, 2022	Judgment	Whether the election of a municipal elected official should be nullified and/or her candidacy deemed ineligible on charges of nepotism due to her father holding a government position, which exercised administrative authority, within twelve months of her election even if there is no proof that he used or abused his position to further her candidacy.	Abuse of State Resources (ASR) Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Colombia	Spanish	Mar 12, 2020
Wisconsin Legislature v. Evers (state Supreme Court Decision, please see United States Supreme Court order on the application for stay)	Jun 2, 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
Joseph v. Codrington	Jun 20, 2019	Judgment		Civil Procedure Disputing Results	Antigua and Barbuda	English	Jun 30, 2009
Quinn Leandro v. Jonas	Jun 20, 2019	Judgment		Disputing Results Electoral Administration Irregularities Electoral Integrity	Antigua and Barbuda	English	Oct 27, 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?	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Canada	English French	Oct 25, 2012
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?	Civil Procedure Electoral Integrity	Colombia	Spanish	Jun 2, 2014
In re Gomez	Jul 13, 2020	Judgment	Whether criminal charges against an elected officeholder are sufficient to revoke the position on a temporary basis?	Criminal Procedure Electoral Integrity	Chile	Spanish	Dec 23, 2008
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.	Electoral Administration Irregularities Judicial Independence	Colombia	Spanish	Feb 23, 2017
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	Quotas	Mexico	Spanish	Dec 14, 2017
SUP RAP 0749 2017	Jul 16, 2019	Judgment	The Electoral Tribunal considered that the pre-opening of ballot boxes for the identification of improperly deposited ballots by citizens on Election Day exceeds the attributions of the National Electoral Institute, and trespasses the principles of legislative power, legal certainty and safety, by modifying the scrutiny and count procedure, as well as of the transfer of electoral packages.	Vote Form Irregularities	Mexico	Spanish	Feb 14, 2018
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.	Civil Procedure Disputing Results Indigenous Persons	United States of America	English
Aryeh Bain v. Chief Electoral Officer	Jun 23, 2020	Judgment	Whether setting election day as a Jewish holiday violates the right to vote?	Elections as a Fundamental Right EMB Operation	Canada	English	Jun 26, 2019
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.	Candidate Registration	Canada	English	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.	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Canada	English	May 23, 2013
Hughes v. Human Rights Commission	Jun 23, 2020	Judgment		Accessibility	Canada	English	Feb 12, 2010
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.	Social Media Vote Verification and Transmission	Canada	English	Apr 11, 2011
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.	Elections as a Fundamental Right Health Concerns & Election Administration	United States of America	English	Jun 4, 2020
Chiafalo v. Washington	Sep 17, 2020	Judgment	Whether a pledge requirement and sanction violates the Electors Constitutional right to pledge electoral votes regardless of voter preference?	Elections as a Fundamental Right	United States of America	English	Jul 6, 2020
Republication National Commitee v. Democratic National Committe (Wisconsin)	Jun 2, 2020	Judgment	Whether absentee ballots must be postmarked by the original election date.	Accessibility Electoral Integrity Health Concerns & Election Administration	United States of America	English	Apr 6, 2020
Thompson v. Hebdon	Jun 8, 2020	Judgment	Whether Alaska's $500 contribution limit violates the Fourteenth Amendment	Campaign Finance	United States of America	English	Nov 25, 2019
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?	Electoral Integrity Social Media	Mexico	Spanish	Apr 20, 2016
PAN v. PRI (SM JIN 0035 2015)	Aug 7, 2020	Judgment	Whether the Governor's presence and irregularities are sufficient to annul the election results.	Disputing Results Electoral Administration Irregularities Electoral Integrity Social Media	Mexico	Spanish	Aug 4, 2017
Antonio Pedro de Siqueira Indio da Costa v. Public Electoral Ministry (No. 1825-24.2010.6.00.0000)	Aug 10, 2020	Judgment	Whether tweets announcing candidacy before the election period violate the Election Law because it is a publicly accessible platform.	Social Media	Brazil	Portuguese	Jun 4, 2010
Rideout v. Gardner	Aug 19, 2020	Judgment	Whether a prohibition of a photograph of a completed ballot violates the First Amendment?	Social Media Technology	United States of America	English	Aug 11, 2015
Goodface v. Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 2020 Election Board	Aug 27, 2020	Judgment	Whether a Federal Court may hear a Tribal candidate eligibility claim under the federal question doctrine?	Candidate Registration Civil Procedure Indigenous Persons	United States of America	English	Aug 25, 2020
In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani, an Attorney (United States)	Aug 18, 2021	Judgment	Whether Mr. Giuliani’s conduct, as a lawyer perpetuating false statements about widespread voter fraud during the 2020 United States presidential election, violated New York's professional rules of conduct?	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	United States of America	English	Jun 24, 2021
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP	Aug 9, 2024	Judgment	Whether the South Carolina legislature “subordinated” race-neutral districting criteria to draw a Congressional district map in the state and overtly relied on racial considerations.	Electoral Maps and Districting	United States of America	English	May 23, 2024
Attorney General v. Taylor	Jul 10, 2020	Judgment	Whether the 2010 Electoral Amendment Act is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act due to the provision disenfranchising prisoners	Judicial Independence Voter Registration	New Zealand	English	Nov 9, 2019
Prabowo Subianto & Sandiaga Salahudin Uno v. General Election Commission	Jul 15, 2020	Judgment	Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the General Elections Code while conducting the vote count for the 2019 presidential election?	Disputing Results	Indonesia	Indonesian	Jun 27, 2019
Ujung Iskandar & Bambang Purwanto v. General Election Commission of West Kotawaringin	Jul 15, 2020	Judgment	Whether the Regional General Election Commission (KPU) of West Kotawaringin manipulated the official results “systematically, structurally, and massively” while conducting the vote counting for the regional head election?	Disputing Results	Indonesia	Indonesian	Jun 7, 2010
Surunuddin Dangga & Muchtar Silondae v. General Election Commission of South Konawe	Jul 15, 2020	Judgment	Whether the Regional General Election Commission (KPU) of South Konawe manipulated the official results “systematically, structurally, and massively” while conducting the vote counting for the regional head election?	Campaign Finance Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Indonesia	Indonesian	Aug 10, 2010
Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission	Jul 15, 2020	Judgment	Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?	Disputing Results	Indonesia	Indonesian	Aug 21, 2014
2017Hun-Ma813	Sep 14, 2022	Judgment	Whether any of the following alleged acts violate citizens’ constitutional rights to vote or equality under the law: 1) denying a soldier’s request to watch presidential election interviews and debates; 2) requiring election campaign bulletins written in braille to be within the page limits for booklet-type campaign bulletins; and 3) failing to require Korean sign language or captions in all election-related broadcasts.	Accessibility Elections as a Fundamental Right Electoral Administration Irregularities	South Korea	English	Aug 28, 2020
2018Hun-Ma456	Sep 14, 2022	Judgment	Whether the Public Official Election Act’s required verification of internet users when they post election-related content online during a campaign violates freedom of expression, freedom of anonymous speech, freedom of the press and the right to informational self-determination.	Criminal Procedure Social Media	South Korea	English	Jan 28, 2021
2- Karunathilaka v. Commissioner of Elections	Jul 10, 2019	Judgment	People's sovereignty	Elections as a Fundamental Right EMB Operation	Sri Lanka	English	Dec 7, 1998
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.	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Japan	English	May 31, 1996
1999 (Gyo Tsu) 35 [Judgment of the Grant Bench, dismissed by the Supreme Court]	Jun 29, 2020	Judgment	Whether the unequal treatment between independent and political party candidates regarding broadcasting during campaigns was unconstitutional.	Electoral Maps and Districting Social Media	Japan	English	Oct 19, 1999
Majumdar v. Information Commission	Jun 19, 2019	Judgment	Must the Election Commission provide information on parties' financial disclosures without obtaining their consent?	Campaign Finance EMB Independence	Bangladesh	English	Feb 18, 2016
3- Liyanage v. Commissioner of Elections	Jul 10, 2019	Judgment	Recognition of political parties	Party Registration	Sri Lanka	English	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	Candidate Registration Party Registration	Sri Lanka	English	Mar 17, 2003
Samuel v. Chief Electoral Officer et al.	Jan 24, 2024	Judgment	(1) Whether Chief Electoral Officer (“CEO”) erred in rejecting a candidate’s request for a re-count due to a close mayoral race with 3,25% of vote difference and alleged violations? (2) Whether the refusal to add a name of a voter to the voter registry beyond the deadline for voter registration can be raised as a class action to protect the rights of voters?	Disputing Results EMB Operation	Marshall Islands	English	Aug 31, 2018
Wale v. Attorney-General	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
Barthelemy v. President of the Republic of Vanuatu	Jan 31, 2024	Judgment	(1) Was the Council of Minister’s advice to the President to dissolve Parliament while there was a pending motion of no confidence by members of parliament a violation of the Constitution? (2) If so, was the dissolution of parliament by President void? (3) Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear constitutional writ petitions relating to the dissolution of parliament?	Conflict of Interests Improper Practices	Vanuatu		Sep 9, 2022
Nmalamuwomu v. Shadrack	Jan 31, 2024	Judgment	Whether the filing deadline for an election petition alleging vote buying made up to and on polling day runs for 21 days after the alleged payment,, or 21 days after the election result is released in the Official Gazette?.	Deadline(s) Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Vanuatu		Jun 24, 2020
1- Gamaethige v. Attorney General	Jul 10, 2019	Judgment	Determination on 20th amendment and people's sovereignty	Elections as a Fundamental Right EMB Operation	Sri Lanka	English	Sep 8, 2017
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?	EMB Independence Judicial Independence	Bangladesh	English	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.	Civil Procedure Electoral Integrity	India	English	Apr 17, 2019
In Re Dispute Case No. 1 of 1999	Sep 23, 2020	Judgment	Whether two rival groups within the same political party may utilize the same political symbol on the eve of elections.	Candidate Registration Party Registration	India	Arabic English	Aug 7, 1999
Hong Kong Police Force v. Electoral Affairs Commission	Jul 24, 2020	Judgment	Whether a publicly accessible voter list violates the right to privacy?	Voter Registration	Hong Kong	English	May 5, 2020
Advocate Prem Chandra Rai vs Government of Nepal	Jan 13, 2023	Judgment	Whether Nepali citizens residing abroad should be given the opportunity to vote from the country in which they currently reside. Whether restricted voting rights on Nepali citizens living abroad violates the constitutional right to vote.	Accessibility Elections as a Fundamental Right Out of Country Voting	Nepal	Nepali	Mar 21, 2018
Chaturman Beda vs Election Special Court and others	Jan 13, 2023	Judgment	Whether the ineligibility of a winning candidate due to his age should result in declaring the runner-up candidate as the winner of the election or invalidating the entire election result.	Candidate Registration Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Nepal	Nepali	Feb 14, 1990
Madhav Prasad Paudel and others vs Office of the PM, Local development Ministry, Election Commission Nepal et. al	Jan 13, 2023	Judgment	Whether the failure to hold local elections due to the absence of the required legal framework violates the right to periodic elections during the interim constitutional period. Whether the conduct of local government affairs by non-elected government employees violates the Local Self Government Act.	Election Date Electoral Integrity	Nepal	Nepali	Nov 7, 2012
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.	Electoral Administration Irregularities EMB Operation	Australia	English	Aug 14, 2019
Union NSW v. New South Wales	Jun 9, 2020	Judgment	Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution.	Campaign Finance	Australia	English	Dec 13, 2013
Sandhu v. Election Commission of Pakistan	Jun 30, 2020	Judgment	Whether a repoll is necessary due to an intervening crime.	Electoral Integrity Vote Verification and Transmission	Pakistan	English	May 31, 2018
Khuhro v. Khan	Jun 30, 2020	Judgment	Whether misstatements on the candidate’s election papers are sufficient to declare an election void.	Candidate Registration Electoral Integrity	Pakistan	English	Aug 1, 2019
Chee Siok Chin v. Attorney General	Jul 1, 2020	Judgment	Whether the plaintiff’s application for Parliament was constitutionally denied. If not, whether the election results may be overturned for all members of Parliament.	Candidate Registration Electoral Integrity	Singapore	English	Jun 22, 2006
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.	Candidate Registration	Singapore	English	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.	Electoral Integrity EMB Independence	Singapore	English	Apr 10, 2019
Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission	Jul 15, 2020	Judgment	Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?	Disputing Results	Indonesia	Indonesian	Aug 21, 2014
Roeskan Effendi & Rohidin Mersyah v. General Election Commission of South Bengkulu	Jul 15, 2020	Judgment	Did the General Election Commission (KPU) of South Bengkulu manipulate the official result “systematically, structurally, and massively” by conducting dishonest and unfair vote counting?	Candidate Registration Disputing Results	Indonesia	Indonesian	Jan 8, 2009
Tabar v. Wong	Jul 16, 2020	Judgment	Whether the petitioner met the evidentiary burden for a electoral bribery claim?	Criminal Procedure Electoral Integrity	Papua New Guinea	English	Jan 18, 2018
Electoral Commission v. Rawali	Jul 16, 2020	Judgment	Whether the postponement of the polling day due to inclement weather violated sec. 97, 115, 117, and 206 of Organic Law.	EMB Independence EMB Operation Judicial Independence	Papua New Guinea	English	Jun 20, 2003
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.	Abuse of State Resources (ASR)	Sri Lanka	English	Dec 10, 1999
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.	Social Media	South Korea	English	Feb 27, 2020
Electoral Commission v. Watson	Jun 19, 2020	Judgment	Whether the video and song Planet Key are considered election advertisements and/or election programs.	Social Media	New Zealand	English	Oct 20, 2016
2001 (Gyo Tsu) 233 [Case to Seeking Nullification of the Election]	Jun 29, 2020	Judgment		Candidate Registration	Japan	English	Dec 18, 2001
2001 (Gyo Tsu) 82 Judgments of the Supreme Court	Jun 29, 2020	Judgment		Accessibility Elections as a Fundamental Right	Japan	English	Sep 14, 2001
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?	Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)	Japan	English	Sep 17, 2017
Buriro v. Shah	Jun 30, 2020	Judgment	Where the citizenship requirement for candidacy may be met by a renunciation of dual citizenship.	Candidate Registration	Pakistan	English	Jan 23, 2019
Rind v. Balochistan	Jun 30, 2020	Judgment	Whether failure to disclose education was grounds for disqualifying the petitioner as a candidate.	Candidate Registration	Pakistan	English	Sep 19, 2018
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?	Disputing Results Elections as a Fundamental Right Electoral Integrity Electoral Violence and Intimidation	Sri Lanka	English	Apr 3, 2001
9- Thavaneethan v. Commissioner of Elections	Jul 10, 2019	Judgment	Vote as a fundamental right	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity Electoral Violence and Intimidation	Sri Lanka	English	Mar 25, 2003
Deshapriya v. Divisional Secretary	Jul 10, 2019	Judgment	Whether public officers may be required to canvas for elected officials?	Abuse of State Resources (ASR) Electoral Violence and Intimidation	Sri Lanka	English	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.	Abuse of State Resources (ASR)	Sri Lanka	English	Jul 31, 2008
13- Nanayakkara v. Choksy (John Keells Case)	Jul 10, 2019	Judgment		Abuse of State Resources (ASR)	Sri Lanka	English	Jun 26, 2008
Domingo v. Commission on Elections	Sep 23, 2020	Judgment	Whether there was sufficient evidence to conclude that the incumbent mayor prodded potential Board of Election Inspectors for the City?	Civil Procedure Electoral Integrity EMB Independence EMB Operation	Phillippines	English	Dec 1, 1998
Baytan v. Commission on Elections	Sep 23, 2020	Judgment	Whether petitioner's voluntary disclosure and alleged good faith mistake is sufficient to survive a preliminary hearing requiring only probable cause?	Civil Procedure Voter Registration	Phillippines	English	Feb 4, 2003
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?	Abuse of State Resources (ASR) Civil Procedure	Sri Lanka	English	Feb 21, 2014
Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston	Jun 9, 2020	Judgment		Electoral Administration Irregularities Electoral Integrity	Australia	English	Feb 18, 2014
Swamy v. Election Commission	Jun 28, 2019	Judgment	Are current EVMs up to international standards? Is a paper trail/receipt necessary in electronic voting?	Electronic Voting	India	English	Oct 8, 2013
Impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun	Jun 18, 2020	Judgment	Whether the violations of the electoral code and the Constitution are sufficient to remove the President from office.	Campaign Finance Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	South Korea	English	May 14, 2004
Case on Restricting Online Media from Publishing Columns, etc. Written by Candidates for Public Official Election	Jun 18, 2020	Judgment		Social Media	South Korea	English	Nov 28, 2019
Suryadharma Ali & M. Romahurmuziy v. General Election Commission	Jul 15, 2020	Judgment	Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Legislative Election Law by eliminating a political party’s proposed candidate list with total women candidates that did not meet 30 percent gender quota as stipulated by the law?	Candidate Registration Gender Quotas	Indonesia	Indonesian	Jun 3, 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.	Disputing Results Judicial Independence	India	English	Jul 11, 1975
Supreme Court of Samoa, Faatuatua I Le Atua Samoa Ua Tasi (F.A.S.T. Party) v. Electoral Commissioner	Oct 19, 2021	Judgment	A couple of questions are presented to the Supreme Court. First, whether the Electoral Commissioner acted unlawfully when he activated Article 44(1A) and whether they are mandated to implement Article 44(1A), and if so, the timeframe to invoke it.	Gender Quotas	Samoa	English	May 14, 2021
Kosovo Police v. Mustafa	May 20, 2020	Judgment	Whether a candidate violated the Law of General Elections prohibition on taking advantage of a public employee during a campaign period when the candidate used photo of the Kosovo Police Chief?	Campaign Finance Candidate Registration	Kosovo	English	May 10, 2019
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network BIRN Internews and Kosova v. Serbian List	May 21, 2020	Judgment	Whether the Serbian List's election spot violated the Election Code such that it incited hatred or violence.	Electoral Violence and Intimidation Social Media	Kosovo	English	Sep 27, 2019
LVV Political Entity v. Central Election Commission	May 21, 2020	Judgment	Whether the ballots declared invalid by the CRC were valid and should have been counted for in election totals?	Vote Form Irregularities	Kosovo	English	Oct 19, 2019
BIRN v. Democratic League of Kosovo	May 21, 2020	Judgment	Whether the claimant met its evidentiary burden for determining that the respondent violated election law.	Civil Procedure Social Media	Kosovo	English	Oct 6, 2019
Nisma-Akr-PD v. Polling Station 211B	May 21, 2020	Judgment	Whether there is sufficient evidence to bar the election officials from participating in elections or election administration after they lost ballots.	Electoral Integrity EMB Operation Vote Form Irregularities	Kosovo	English	Oct 10, 2019
Décision n° 2015 465 QPC du 24 avril 2015 Conseil constitutionnel	Jul 25, 2019	Judgment		Gender	France	French	Apr 24, 2015
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.	Gender	France	English French	Jun 19, 2001
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.	Accessibility Electoral Administration Irregularities Electoral Integrity	Iceland	Icelandic	Jun 6, 2012
Conseil d'État (CE), 4ème chambre, 31 May 2021, N° 441849 (unpublished in Lebon collection)	Jul 20, 2021	Judgment	Whether an incumbent mayoral candidate’s advertisement purchased and disseminated on Facebook prior to the campaign period violated article L. 52-1. Whether the level of voter abstention observed is sufficient to cancel electoral operations.	Disputing Results Social Media	France	French	May 31, 2021
Conseil d'État (CE), 6ème chambre, 28 May 2021, N° 445567 (unpublished in Lebon collection)	Jul 20, 2021	Judgment	There are a few issues. 1) Whether an opposing candidate’s advertisement purchased and disseminated on Facebook prior to the campaign period violated article L. 52-1; 2) Whether an outdoor campaign advertisement posted near a busy street and restaurant and shared on Facebook violated Article L. 51; 3) Whether the opposing candidate disseminated false or misleading information about voting by proxy procedures under Article L. 97; 4) Whether opposing candidate defamed complainant under Article 48-2 with a leaflet during the electoral silence period.; and 5) Whether the level of voter abstention observed is sufficient to cancel electoral operations.	Disputing Results Social Media	France	French	May 28, 2021
Levizja Vetevendosje v. Central Election Commission	May 22, 2020	Judgment	Whether the ballots postmarked well before the election, but not received by the CRC, must be counted as valid ballots.	Vote Verification and Transmission	Kosovo	English	Oct 28, 2019
Polluaas for Annulment of Electronic Votes Cast in the Riigikogu Elections 2011	Jun 26, 2020	Judgment		Vote Form Irregularities Vote Verification and Transmission	Estonia	English	Mar 23, 2011
Raatsin for the Declaration of Invalidity of the Voting Results of the Riigikogu Elections of 2011	Jun 26, 2020	Judgment		Elections as a Fundamental Right Electronic Voting	Estonia	English	Mar 23, 2011
Yushchenko vs CEC	Jun 17, 2020	Judgment		Disputing Results Electoral Integrity	Ukraine	Ukrainian	Dec 3, 2004
Presidential Petition on Local Government Council Election Act Amendment	Jun 20, 2019	Judgment	Is the Local Government Council Election Act Amendment unconstitutional?	Electronic Voting	Estonia	English	Sep 1, 2005
Decision 701/2020	Sep 16, 2022	Judgment	Whether the Brosteni Constituency Electoral Bureau’s (BEC) decision to reject a former vice mayor seeking to run for the mayor and local councilor elections, based on a report by the National Integrity Agency alleging that he had conflicts of interest, was improper.	Candidate Registration Civil Procedure	Romania	Romanian	Aug 17, 2020
Decision No. 207182	Sep 16, 2022	Judgment	Whether a voter’s electoral rights are violated when the question asked in a referendum is unclear and information about the question is not readily available at the polling site.	Accessibility Electoral Administration Irregularities Vote Form Irregularities	Serbia	Serbian	Feb 3, 2022
Party of Kosovo Serbs v. Serbian List	May 22, 2020	Judgment		Civil Procedure Technology	Kosovo	English	Oct 10, 2019
Popular Parliamentary Group of Congress of Deputies (Review of Law)	Jul 23, 2019	Judgment	Whether the ballot parity is sufficiently remedied in the voter pool. Whether such quotas are constitutional.	Gender Quotas	Spain	Spanish	Feb 29, 2008
Srpska Radikalna Stranka v. Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jul 8, 2019	Judgment	Whether the the PEC's decision to bar the Serb Radical Party from the elections for not meeting the conditions is reviewable by the the court.	Civil Procedure Party Registration	Bosnia and Herzegovina	English	Jan 1, 2000
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?	Candidate Registration	Bosnia and Herzegovina	English	Oct 10, 2003
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.	Candidate Registration Civil Procedure	Iceland	Icelandic	Jun 15, 2016
Germin Organization v. Central Election Commission	Oct 15, 2020	Judgment	Whether the vote counting procedure violates the right to early vote for Kosovo citizens outside of Kosovo. Whether the complaint may be brought before a final decision is reached.	Civil Procedure Vote Verification and Transmission	Kosovo	English	Oct 19, 2019
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.	Electoral Administration Irregularities Electoral Integrity	Iceland	Icelandic	Jan 6, 2011
Wendenberg v. Netherlands	Jul 24, 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
Decision 378/2020	Sep 16, 2022	Judgment	Whether the Bistrita Năsăud Electoral Bureau (BECJ BN)’s decision to reject the registration of appellant electoral alliance USR-PLUS’s list of four candidates for the 2020 parliamentary elections was incorrect even though the appellant did not properly include the candidates’ genders, as is required by law for Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections.	Candidate Registration Gender	Romania	Romanian	Oct 26, 2020
Appeals declared by the Political Party "Dignity and Truth Platform" and the electoral candidate Andrei Năstase, by Political Party "Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova" and by the Electoral Council of the Chisinau Municipal Electoral District No. 1	Oct 26, 2021	Judgment	Whether the 2018 mayoral election in Chisinau were appropriately annulled due to violations of the electoral silence period on election day.	Disputing Results Social Media	Moldova	Romanian	Jun 25, 2018
Jampen v. State Council	Jul 1, 2020	Judgment	Whether when two distinct constituencies have a single electoral body and drastically different populations, the constituencies must be severed and granted their own electoral bodies.	Elections as a Fundamental Right Electoral Maps and Districting	Switzerland	German	Mar 20, 1963
Self Determination Movement v. CEP	May 22, 2020	Judgment	Whether the plaintiff sufficiently alleged that the irregularities in voting warranted renumbering the ballots.	Civil Procedure Vote Form Irregularities Vote Verification and Transmission	Kosovo	English	Oct 10, 2019
Pacolli v. Central Election Commission	May 22, 2020	Judgment	Whether the court may hear the merits of a complaint on the voting counts are most polling stations.	Civil Procedure Vote Form Irregularities	Kosovo	English	Oct 10, 2019
PDK v. Central Election Commission	May 21, 2020	Judgment	Whether the technical omission from the Kosovo ballots warrants a recount prior to the final election results.	Civil Procedure Vote Form Irregularities	Kosovo	English	Oct 18, 2019
In re Sixty-two deputies of the Group Popular Parliamentary of Congress	Jun 9, 2020	Judgment	Whether Spain's gender quotas violate the Spanish Constitution (art. 3.7, 20.4-7)	Gender Quotas	Spain	Spanish	Feb 13, 2009
Chester v. Secretary of State for Justice	Jun 23, 2020	Judgment		Judicial Independence Voter Registration	United Kingdom	English	Oct 16, 2013
Review of the Constitutionality of Section Five of the Riigikogu Election Act	Jun 26, 2020	Judgment		Campaign Finance	Estonia	English	May 18, 2017
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		Electoral Maps and Districting EMB Operation	Ukraine	English	Apr 4, 2012
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		Candidate Registration	Ukraine	English	Jan 31, 2012
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.	Elections as a Fundamental Right	Ireland	English	Mar 30, 2017
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?	Electronic Voting	Germany	English	Mar 3, 2009
VerfGBbg, judgment of 23 October 2020 - VfGBbg 9/19	Oct 19, 2021	Judgment	Are gender quotas constitutional?	Gender Quotas	Germany	German	Oct 23, 2020
VerfGH Thuringia, 07/15/2020 - VerfGH 2/20	Oct 19, 2021	Judgment	Is a gender quota statute constitutional?	Gender Quotas	Germany	German	Jul 15, 2020
Huarte-Mendicoa v. Basque Parliament Act	Jul 23, 2019	Judgment		Gender	Spain	Spanish	Jan 19, 2009
Harle v. France	Jun 28, 2019	Judgment	Should elections be annulled when 1) there were inconsistencies between the number of ballot papers and signatures, and 2) the candidate violated electoral propaganda laws when he posted a personal propaganda photo on his Facebook?	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity Social Media Technology Vote Verification and Transmission	France	French	Dec 2, 2017
Hvit Election Alliance v. Attorney General	Jul 15, 2020	Judgment	Whether a discriminatory election alliance member's criminal conviction violates domestic law and the ECHR?	Electoral Violence and Intimidation Party Registration	Norway	Norwegian	Nov 28, 1997
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?	Candidate Registration Gender	France	English French	Jan 14, 1999
Maurin v. France	Jun 28, 2019	Judgment	Did the candidate violate campaign finance laws when he filed his campaign accounts late and failed to file certain expenses and financial notebooks?	Campaign Finance	France	French	Feb 1, 2019
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?	Elections as a Fundamental Right Vote Form Irregularities	Switzerland	German	Feb 11, 1987
VerfGBbg, judgment of 23. October 2020 - VfGBbg 55/19	Oct 19, 2021	Judgment	Whether the gender quota under the Parity Act is constitutional	Gender Quotas	Germany	German	Oct 23, 2020
Decision 207183	Sep 19, 2022	Judgment	Whether the Sabac City Assembly was the proper authority to hear a challenge about the conduct of a referendum.	Civil Procedure Electoral Administration Irregularities	Serbia	Serbian	Feb 3, 2022
BVerfG, decision of the Second Senate of December 15, 2020	Oct 6, 2021	Judgment	Whether the non-parity nomination of candidates for the Bundestag election by the parties constitutes a major electoral error that has a decisive impact on the distribution of seats and the validity of the election.	Gender	Germany	German	Dec 15, 2020
Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij v. the Netherlands	Aug 9, 2024	Judgment	Whether religiously affiliated parties can exclude women from running as candidates on the grounds that forcing the party to host women candidates violates its freedom of religious expression, as it believes women are unsuited for public office?	Gender	Netherlands	English	Jul 10, 2012
Albayda Judgment - Emergency Procedural Ruling	Oct 19, 2021	Judgment	Whether Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly (“CDA”) members’ procedural change on vote quorum, from requiring 2/3 majority plus one of the entire CDA to 2/3 majority plus one of present members, violated the law.		Libya	Arabic	Dec 19, 2016
Sabha Primary Court Case #8	Jun 19, 2019	Judgment	Should elections be annulled when multiple irregularities occurred related to polling date announcements, voters lists, infrastructure, coercion, and vote-buying?	Disputing Results Electoral Integrity Electoral Violence and Intimidation	Libya	Arabic	Apr 27, 2019
Albayda Judgment – Ali Tarhouni Case II (2016)	Oct 19, 2021	Judgment	Whether the chairman of the CDA lost his Libyan citizenship and eligibility for office by obtaining American citizenship and marrying a foreigner.	Candidate Registration	Libya	Arabic	Nov 28, 2016
Decision No. 1 (1995)	Sep 16, 2022	Judgment	Whether a law that permits the Prime Minister to exercise his discretionary power to transfer or declare a vacancy for the position of the President of the Supreme Court of char’i jaafarite contradicts the principle of “separation of powers” and should be repealed.	Civil Procedure	Lebanon	French	Nov 2, 1995
Mustafa v. Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces	Jul 6, 2020	Judgment	Whether closed party lists and a first past the post system discriminates against independent candidates?	Candidate Registration Electoral Integrity Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)	Egypt	English	Jun 14, 2012
City for All List, et. al v. Palestinian Central Election Commission, et. al	Jan 4, 2023	Judgment	Whether the error in registration on the voter list of one candidate from an independent candidate list should result in rejecting the application of all the candidates on the list, and thus the entire list, from running for election.	Candidate Eligibility Candidate Registration	Palestine	Arabic	Apr 23, 2017
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.	Accessibility Vote Verification and Transmission	Egypt	English	May 26, 2013
Shura Council Speaker's request for constitutional review of the drafted law.	Jul 6, 2020	Judgment	Whether the proposed provisions are constitutional.	Electoral Maps and Districting Vote Form Irregularities	Egypt	English	Feb 13, 2013
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.	Candidate Registration Electoral Integrity Judicial Independence	Egypt	English	Jun 3, 2013
Abdel-Razeq v. Ahmed	Jul 6, 2020	Judgment	Where the constituency representation scheme violates the reasonableness standard.	Electoral Integrity Electoral Maps and Districting	Egypt	English	Mar 15, 2015
Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
Electoral Justice Regulations Around the World: Key findings from International IDEA's global research on electoral dispute-resolution systems	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
Assessing Electoral Fraud in New Democracies: Refining the Vocabulary	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Electoral Fraud	English
Election Audits: International Principles that Protect Election Integrity	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Audits	English
Measuring Effective Remedies for Fraud and Administrative Malpractice	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Electoral Fraud	English
The Hierarchy of Laws: Understanding and Implementing the Legal Frameworks that Govern Elections	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Electoral Fraud	English
Election Audits: Principles and Practices	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Audits	English
Access to Justice and Electoral Integrity: A policy brief of the Electoral Integrity Initiative	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Legal Frameworks	English
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights v. Republic of Peru	Jul 9, 2020	Resources						Election Annulments Judicial Independence Regional Jurisprudence	English
Zdanoka v. Latvia	Aug 5, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Election Investigations Guidebook	Dec 28, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
International Standards for the Independence of the Judiciary	Jul 17, 2020	Resources						Judicial Independence	English
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	Jul 10, 2019	Resources						International Treaty	English
Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes	Jul 22, 2020	Resources						Election Accessibility	English
Legal Considerations when Delaying or Adapting Elections	Jul 29, 2020	Resources						Election Postponement	Ukrainian
Tanase v. Moldova	Aug 5, 2020	Resources						Election Accessibility Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results	Jul 22, 2020	Resources						Election Annulments	English
Addressing Election Disputes and Elections Offenses in Zimbabwe	Jul 22, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles That Control Election Challenges	Jul 22, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
An Integrated Approach to Election and Conflict	Jul 22, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
Electoral Justice: Here, Now, Tomorrow [The Case of Serbia]	Oct 25, 2021	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English Serbian
Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons on Gender Equality and Women’s Political Participation	Dec 22, 2021	Resources						Electoral Inclusion	English
Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons for Regulating Campaigning on Social Media	Dec 22, 2021	Resources						Legal Frameworks	English
Election Dispute Resolution Report 2020	Dec 23, 2021	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution Legal Frameworks Regional Jurisprudence	English
Scrutiny in Electoral Disputes: A Kenyan Judicial Perspective	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
GUARDE: Directrices para la comprension y resolucion de conflictos electorales	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	Spanish
GUARDE: Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
Kambole v. Tanzania	Jul 28, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks Regional Jurisprudence	English
Emile v. Republic of Cote D’Ivoire	Jul 28, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks Regional Jurisprudence	English
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	Jul 28, 2020	Resources						International Treaty	English
Ali v. David	Jul 28, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution Regional Jurisprudence	English
IFES Ukraine E day Pocket Handbook for Police Officers 2019 Parliamentary elections Eng	Jul 28, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
2019 Presidential Election in Ukraine: Post-Election Report	Jul 22, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
Labita v. Italy	Aug 5, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Gorzelik v. Poland-	Sep 9, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Ngandu v. Congo	Sep 9, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	French
ACHPR Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania	Sep 9, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Atakishi v. Azerbaijan	Sep 23, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Communist Party of Russia v. Russia	Sep 23, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Grosaru v. Romania	Sep 23, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Incal v. Turkey	Sep 23, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Universal Declaration of Human Rights	Jul 10, 2019	Resources						International Treaty	English
James v. Speaker of the House of Assembly	Jun 20, 2019	Resources						Election Annulments Election Dispute Resolution Regional Jurisprudence	English
Safeguarding Health and Elections	Jul 6, 2020	Resources						COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)	Armenian
Sitaropoulos v. Greece	Jul 14, 2020	Resources						Election Accessibility Regional Jurisprudence	English
In re Magyar Ketfarku Kutya Part v. Hungary	Jul 14, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks Regional Jurisprudence	English French
Ventose v. Chief Electoral Officer	Jul 10, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks Regional Jurisprudence	English
Cybersecurity in Elections: Developing a Holistic Exposure and Adaptation Testing (HEAT) Process for Election Management Bodies	Jul 22, 2020	Resources						Electoral Fraud	English
Elections in Egypt: Implications of Recent Court Decisions on the Electoral Framework	Jul 17, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks	English
Resolving Election Disputes in the OSCE Area: Towards a Standard Election Dispute Monitoring System	Jul 17, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers	Jul 17, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English Portuguese
Mediation and Post Election Litigation: A Way Forward	Jul 17, 2020	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses	Jul 17, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks	English
Guide to Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights	Jul 17, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks	English
When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results	Jul 2, 2019	Resources						Election Annulments	English
Safeguarding Health and Elections	Jul 6, 2020	Resources						COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)	Serbian
Campos v. Ecuador	Jul 7, 2020	Resources						Judicial Independence Regional Jurisprudence	English
Ram v. Attorney General	Jul 7, 2020	Resources						Election Annulments Election Dispute Resolution Regional Jurisprudence	English
Mustapha v. Attorney General of Guyana	Jul 7, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks Regional Jurisprudence	English
Hajili v. Azerbaijan	Sep 23, 2020	Resources						Election Annulments Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Kerimova v. Azerbaijan	Sep 23, 2020	Resources						Election Annulments Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Iskra v. Russia	Sep 9, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Cernea v. Romania	Sep 9, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	French
Georgian Labour Party v. Georgia	Sep 23, 2020	Resources						Electoral Fraud Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Aliyev v. Azerbaijan	Sep 23, 2020	Resources						Regional Jurisprudence Violation of an International Treaty	English
Budding Democracy or Judicialisation: Lessons from Africa’s Emerging Electoral Jurisprudence	Jun 4, 2021	Resources						Election Annulments Election Dispute Resolution	English
Election of the President of Ukraine 2019: Manuals for Judges	Jul 22, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks	Ukrainian
Early Election of Deputies of Ukraine 2019: A Guide for Judges	Jul 22, 2020	Resources						Legal Frameworks	Ukrainian
Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations	Jul 1, 2019	Resources						Election Dispute Resolution	English
Unfair Advantage: The Abuse of State Resources in Elections	Jul 22, 2019	Resources						Abuse of State Resources (ASR)	English
Legal Considerations When Delaying or Adapting Elections	Jul 6, 2020	Resources						COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility) Election Postponement	English Ukrainian
Preserving Electoral Integrity During an Infodemic	Jul 6, 2020	Resources						COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)	English

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