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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
Quinn Leandro v. Jonas
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment
    • Disputing Results
    • Electoral Administration Irregularities
    • Electoral Integrity
    Antigua and Barbuda
    • English
    Oct 27, 2010
    (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
    (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
    (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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
        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
        2001 (Gyo Tsu) 82 Judgments of the Supreme Court
        Jun 29, 2020
        Judgment
          • Accessibility
          • Elections as a Fundamental Right
          Japan
          • English
          Sep 14, 2001
          2001 (Gyo Tsu) 233 [Case to Seeking Nullification of the Election]
          Jun 29, 2020
          Judgment
            • Candidate Registration
            Japan
            • English
            Dec 18, 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
            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
            2018Hun-Ma551
            Nov 1, 2024
            Judgment
            Whether prohibiting elementary and secondary schoolteachers from establishing and joining political parties unreasonably infringes on their right to freedom of association. Whether the ban on elementary and secondary schoolteachers creating or being members of “other political organizations” as stated in Article 65(1) of the State Public Officials Act is clear and meets the balancing test set up by the court to justify a restriction on political rights.
            • Freedom of association and assembly
            • Voters' Rights
            South Korea
            • English
            Apr 23, 2020
            2019 Presidential Election in Ukraine: Post-Election Report
            Jul 22, 2020
            Resources
            • Election Dispute Resolution
            • English
            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
            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
            Access to Justice and Electoral Integrity: A policy brief of the Electoral Integrity Initiative
            Jul 2, 2019
            Resources
            • Legal Frameworks
            • English
            ACHPR Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania
            Sep 9, 2020
            Resources
            • Regional Jurisprudence
            • Violation of an International Treaty
            • English
            Addressing Election Disputes and Elections Offenses in Zimbabwe
            Jul 22, 2020
            Resources
            • Election Dispute Resolution
            • English
            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
            African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
            Jul 28, 2020
            Resources
            • International Treaty
            • English
            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
              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
              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
              Ali v. David
              Jul 28, 2020
              Resources
              • Election Dispute Resolution
              • Regional Jurisprudence
              • English
              Aliyev v. Azerbaijan
              Sep 23, 2020
              Resources
              • Regional Jurisprudence
              • Violation of an International Treaty
              • English
              Alternative Dispute Resolution in Elections: Practitioner Brief
              May 5, 2023
              Resources
              • Election Dispute Resolution
              • English
              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
              An Integrated Approach to Election and Conflict
              Jul 22, 2020
              Resources
              • Election Dispute Resolution
              • English
              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
              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
              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
              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
              Assessing Electoral Fraud in New Democracies: Refining the Vocabulary
              Jul 2, 2019
              Resources
              • Electoral Fraud
              • English
              Atakishi v. Azerbaijan
              Sep 23, 2020
              Resources
              • Regional Jurisprudence
              • Violation of an International Treaty
              • English
              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
              Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston
              Jun 9, 2020
              Judgment
                • Electoral Administration Irregularities
                • Electoral Integrity
                Australia
                • English
                Feb 18, 2014
                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
                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
                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
                  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
                  Bench Book on Electoral Dispute Resolution
                  Oct 12, 2022
                  Resources
                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                  • Judicial Independence
                  • Legal Frameworks
                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                  • English
                  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
                  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
                  Budding Democracy or Judicialisation: Lessons from Africa’s Emerging Electoral Jurisprudence
                  Jun 4, 2021
                  Resources
                  • Election Annulments
                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                  • English
                  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
                  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
                  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
                  Campos v. Ecuador
                  Jul 7, 2020
                  Resources
                  • Judicial Independence
                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                  • English
                  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
                  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
                  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
                    Cernea v. Romania
                    Sep 9, 2020
                    Resources
                    • Regional Jurisprudence
                    • Violation of an International Treaty
                    • French
                    CH-02
                    Apr 28, 2025
                    Judgment Submission Form
                    • Electoral Maps and Districting
                    United States of America
                    Aug 5, 2022
                    CH-02
                    Apr 30, 2025
                    Judgment
                    Are elements of the national electoral code that define allotment of legislative seats across the country's 10 districts (based off population patterns and anticipated growth in 1987) in conflict with the Constitution, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the American Convention of Human Rights, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
                    • Electoral Maps and Districting
                    Suriname
                    • Dutch
                    Aug 5, 2022
                    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
                    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
                    Chester v. Secretary of State for Justice
                    Jun 23, 2020
                    Judgment
                      • Judicial Independence
                      • Voter Registration
                      United Kingdom
                      • English
                      Oct 16, 2013
                      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
                      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
                      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
                      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
                      Communist Party of Russia v. Russia
                      Sep 23, 2020
                      Resources
                      • Regional Jurisprudence
                      • Violation of an International Treaty
                      • English
                      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
                      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
                      Cybersecurity in Elections: Developing a Holistic Exposure and Adaptation Testing (HEAT) Process for Election Management Bodies
                      Jul 22, 2020
                      Resources
                      • Electoral Fraud
                      • English
                      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
                      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 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
                      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
                      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
                      Décision n° 2015 465 QPC du 24 avril 2015 Conseil constitutionnel
                      Jul 25, 2019
                      Judgment
                        • Gender
                        France
                        • French
                        Apr 24, 2015
                        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
                        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
                        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
                          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
                          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
                          Early Election of Deputies of Ukraine 2019: A Guide for Judges
                          Jul 22, 2020
                          Resources
                          • Legal Frameworks
                          • Ukrainian
                          Election Audits: International Principles that Protect Election Integrity
                          Jul 2, 2019
                          Resources
                          • Audits
                          • English
                          Election Audits: Principles and Practices
                          Jul 2, 2019
                          Resources
                          • Audits
                          • English
                          Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons for Regulating Campaigning on Social Media
                          Dec 22, 2021
                          Resources
                          • Legal Frameworks
                          • English
                          Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons on Gender Equality and Women’s Political Participation
                          Dec 22, 2021
                          Resources
                          • Electoral Inclusion
                          • English
                          Election Dispute Resolution Report 2020
                          Dec 23, 2021
                          Resources
                          • Election Dispute Resolution
                          • Legal Frameworks
                          • Regional Jurisprudence
                          • English
                          Election Investigations Guidebook
                          Dec 28, 2020
                          Resources
                          • Election Dispute Resolution
                          • English
                          Election of the President of Ukraine 2019: Manuals for Judges
                          Jul 22, 2020
                          Resources
                          • Legal Frameworks
                          • Ukrainian
                          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
                          Elections in Egypt: Implications of Recent Court Decisions on the Electoral Framework
                          Jul 17, 2020
                          Resources
                          • Legal Frameworks
                          • English
                          Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations
                          Jul 1, 2019
                          Resources
                          • Election Dispute Resolution
                          • English
                          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
                          Electoral Commission v. Malawi Congress Party
                          Jun 19, 2019
                          Judgment
                          • Electoral Administration Irregularities
                          • Electoral Integrity
                          Malawi
                          • English
                            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
                            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
                            Electoral Justice for All: A Practitioner's Guide to Increasing Women's Access to Electoral Justice
                            Oct 1, 2024
                            Resources
                            • Election Accessibility
                            • Electoral Inclusion
                            • Electoral Inclusion
                            • 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
                            Electoral Justice: Here, Now, Tomorrow [The Case of Serbia]
                            Oct 25, 2021
                            Resources
                            • Election Dispute Resolution
                            • English
                            • Serbian
                            Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook
                            Jul 2, 2019
                            Resources
                            • Election Dispute Resolution
                            • English
                            Emile v. Republic of Cote D’Ivoire
                            Jul 28, 2020
                            Resources
                            • Legal Frameworks
                            • Regional Jurisprudence
                            • English
                            Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes
                            Jul 22, 2020
                            Resources
                            • Election Accessibility
                            • English
                            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
                            Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses
                            Jul 17, 2020
                            Resources
                            • Legal Frameworks
                            • English
                            Freedom Front Plus v. Electoral Commission of South Africa
                            Jun 3, 2020
                            Judgment
                              • EMB Operation
                              South Africa
                              • English
                              Apr 29, 2019
                              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
                              Georgian Labour Party v. Georgia
                              Sep 23, 2020
                              Resources
                              • Electoral Fraud
                              • Regional Jurisprudence
                              • Violation of an International Treaty
                              • English
                              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
                              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
                              Gorzelik v. Poland-
                              Sep 9, 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
                              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
                              Guide Electoral, Tome III Référencement jurisprudentiel 2006-2018
                              Dec 22, 2021
                              Resources
                              • Election Dispute Resolution
                              • French
                              Guide to Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights
                              Jul 17, 2020
                              Resources
                              • Legal Frameworks
                              • English
                              Guidelines for National Political Parties and, where appropriate, Local Political Parties, to prevent, attend, sanction, repair and eradicate political violence against women based on gender
                              Oct 6, 2021
                              Resources
                              • Electoral Inclusion
                              • Electoral Inclusion
                              • Spanish
                              Hajibeyli v. Azerbaijan
                              Sep 3, 2020
                              Resources
                              • Legal Frameworks
                              • Regional Jurisprudence
                              • English
                              Hajili v. Azerbaijan
                              Sep 23, 2020
                              Resources
                              • Election Annulments
                              • Regional Jurisprudence
                              • Violation of an International Treaty
                              • English
                              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
                              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
                              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
                              Huarte-Mendicoa v. Basque Parliament Act
                              Jul 23, 2019
                              Judgment
                                • Gender
                                Spain
                                • Spanish
                                Jan 19, 2009
                                Hughes v. Human Rights Commission
                                Jun 23, 2020
                                Judgment
                                  • Accessibility
                                  Canada
                                  • English
                                  Feb 12, 2010
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  IFES Ukraine E day Pocket Handbook for Police Officers 2019 Parliamentary elections Eng
                                  Jul 28, 2020
                                  Resources
                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                  • English
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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 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 Magyar Ketfarku Kutya Part v. Hungary
                                  Jul 14, 2020
                                  Resources
                                  • Legal Frameworks
                                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                                  • English
                                  • French
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  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
                                  Incal v. Turkey
                                  Sep 23, 2020
                                  Resources
                                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                                  • Violation of an International Treaty
                                  • English
                                  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
                                  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
                                  Inter-American Commission on Human Rights v. Republic of Peru
                                  Jul 9, 2020
                                  Resources
                                  • Election Annulments
                                  • Judicial Independence
                                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                                  • English
                                  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                  Resources
                                  • International Treaty
                                  • English
                                  International Standards for the Independence of the Judiciary
                                  Jul 17, 2020
                                  Resources
                                  • Judicial Independence
                                  • English
                                  Iskra v. Russia
                                  Sep 9, 2020
                                  Resources
                                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                                  • Violation of an International Treaty
                                  • English
                                  James v. Speaker of the House of Assembly
                                  Jun 20, 2019
                                  Resources
                                  • Election Annulments
                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                                  • English
                                  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
                                  Joseph v. Codrington
                                  Jun 20, 2019
                                  Judgment
                                    • Civil Procedure
                                    • Disputing Results
                                    Antigua and Barbuda
                                    • English
                                    Jun 30, 2009
                                    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
                                    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
                                    Kambole v. Tanzania
                                    Jul 28, 2020
                                    Resources
                                    • Legal Frameworks
                                    • Regional Jurisprudence
                                    • English
                                    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
                                    Kerimova v. Azerbaijan
                                    Sep 23, 2020
                                    Resources
                                    • Election Annulments
                                    • Regional Jurisprudence
                                    • Violation of an International Treaty
                                    • 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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    Labita v. Italy
                                    Aug 5, 2020
                                    Resources
                                    • Regional Jurisprudence
                                    • Violation of an International Treaty
                                    • English
                                    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
                                    Legal Considerations when Delaying or Adapting Elections
                                    Jul 29, 2020
                                    Resources
                                    • Election Postponement
                                    • Ukrainian
                                    Legal Considerations When Delaying or Adapting Elections
                                    Jul 6, 2020
                                    Resources
                                    • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
                                    • Election Postponement
                                    • English
                                    • Ukrainian
                                    Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes
                                    Nov 7, 2023
                                    Resources
                                    • Election Dispute Resolution
                                    • Judicial Independence
                                    • Legal Frameworks
                                    • English
                                    Lessons on the Use of Technology in Elections
                                    Nov 8, 2023
                                    Resources
                                    • Election Dispute Resolution
                                    • Legal Frameworks
                                    • Regional Jurisprudence
                                    • English
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    Manuel de Capitalisation des Bonnes Pratiques en Matière de Contentieux Électoral dans l'Espace Francophone
                                    Dec 22, 2021
                                    Resources
                                    • Election Dispute Resolution
                                    • French
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    Measuring Effective Remedies for Fraud and Administrative Malpractice
                                    Jul 2, 2019
                                    Resources
                                    • Electoral Fraud
                                    • English
                                    Mediation and Post Election Litigation: A Way Forward
                                    Jul 17, 2020
                                    Resources
                                    • Election Dispute Resolution
                                    • English
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    Mustapha v. Attorney General of Guyana
                                    Jul 7, 2020
                                    Resources
                                    • Legal Frameworks
                                    • Regional Jurisprudence
                                    • English
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    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
                                    Ngandu v. Congo
                                    Sep 9, 2020
                                    Resources
                                    • Regional Jurisprudence
                                    • Violation of an International Treaty
                                    • French
                                    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
                                    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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      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
                                      Party of Kosovo Serbs v. Serbian List
                                      May 22, 2020
                                      Judgment
                                        • Civil Procedure
                                        • Technology
                                        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
                                        People's Democratic Party v. Degi Eremienyo
                                        Jun 2, 2020
                                        Judgment
                                          • Candidate Registration
                                          • Civil Procedure
                                          Nigeria
                                          • English
                                          Feb 13, 2020
                                          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
                                          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
                                            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
                                            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
                                            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
                                            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
                                            Preserving Electoral Integrity During an Infodemic
                                            Jul 6, 2020
                                            Resources
                                            • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
                                            • English
                                            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
                                            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
                                              Ram v. Attorney General
                                              Jul 7, 2020
                                              Resources
                                              • Election Annulments
                                              • Election Dispute Resolution
                                              • Regional Jurisprudence
                                              • English
                                              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
                                              Re Culleton
                                              Jun 9, 2020
                                              Judgment
                                                • Candidate Registration
                                                Nigeria
                                                • English
                                                Jan 31, 2017
                                                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
                                                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
                                                Resolving Election Disputes in the OSCE Area: Towards a Standard Election Dispute Monitoring System
                                                Jul 17, 2020
                                                Resources
                                                • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                • English
                                                Responsibility for the Violation of Electoral Law: Manual for Members of Commissions, Police, Investigators, and Judges
                                                Jul 22, 2020
                                                Resources
                                                • Legal Frameworks
                                                • Ukrainian
                                                Review of the Constitutionality of Section Five of the Riigikogu Election Act
                                                Jun 26, 2020
                                                Judgment
                                                  • Campaign Finance
                                                  Estonia
                                                  • English
                                                  May 18, 2017
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  Safeguarding Health and Elections
                                                  Jul 6, 2020
                                                  Resources
                                                  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
                                                  • English
                                                  Safeguarding Health and Elections
                                                  Jul 6, 2020
                                                  Resources
                                                  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
                                                  • Armenian
                                                  Safeguarding Health and Elections
                                                  Jul 6, 2020
                                                  Resources
                                                  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
                                                  • Serbian
                                                  Samadbayli v. Azerbaijan
                                                  Sep 3, 2020
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                                                  • English
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  Scrutiny in Electoral Disputes: A Kenyan Judicial Perspective
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                  • English
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  Sitaropoulos v. Greece
                                                  Jul 14, 2020
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Accessibility
                                                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                                                  • English
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  Tanase v. Moldova
                                                  Aug 5, 2020
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Accessibility
                                                  • Regional Jurisprudence
                                                  • Violation of an International Treaty
                                                  • English
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  The Hierarchy of Laws: Understanding and Implementing the Legal Frameworks that Govern Elections
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Electoral Fraud
                                                  • English
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles That Control Election Challenges
                                                  Jul 22, 2020
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                  • English
                                                  The Right to Participate in the Government of One's Country in the Context of an Election Held During a Public Health Emergency or a Pandemic, Such as the COVID-19 Crisis, No. 001/2020, Advisory Opinion, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights [Afr. Ct. H.P.R.] (July 16, 2021).
                                                  Jul 26, 2021
                                                  Resources
                                                  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
                                                  • English
                                                  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
                                                  Timba v. Electoral Commission
                                                  Jun 28, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                    • Civil Procedure
                                                    • Disputing Results
                                                    Zimbabwe
                                                    • English
                                                    Jan 9, 2014
                                                    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
                                                    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
                                                    Unfair Advantage: The Abuse of State Resources in Elections
                                                    Jul 22, 2019
                                                    Resources
                                                    • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
                                                    • English
                                                    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
                                                    Universal Declaration of Human Rights
                                                    Jul 10, 2019
                                                    Resources
                                                    • International Treaty
                                                    • English
                                                    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
                                                    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
                                                    Ventose v. Chief Electoral Officer
                                                    Jul 10, 2020
                                                    Resources
                                                    • Legal Frameworks
                                                    • Regional Jurisprudence
                                                    • English
                                                    VerfGBbg, judgment of 23 October 2020 - VfGBbg 9/19
                                                    Oct 19, 2021
                                                    Judgment
                                                    Are gender quotas constitutional?
                                                    • Gender
                                                    • Quotas
                                                    Germany
                                                    • German
                                                    Oct 23, 2020

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