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Curling v. Raffensperger
May 22, 2020
Sep 15, 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
King v. Whitmer
Nov 29, 2021
Nov 30, 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
Domingo v. Commission on Elections
Sep 23, 2020
Nov 6, 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
Odhiambo Oduol v. Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission
Sep 14, 2022
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
Sabha Primary Court Case #8
Jun 19, 2019
Nov 4, 2020
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
Goodface v. Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 2020 Election Board
Aug 27, 2020
Oct 15, 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
Decision 378/2020
Sep 16, 2022
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
Samuel v. Chief Electoral Officer et al.
Jan 24, 2024
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
In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani, an Attorney (United States)
Aug 18, 2021
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
US v. Philadelphia
Jul 8, 2019
Sep 15, 2020
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
Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
Oct 9, 2020
Oct 15, 2020
Judgment
Whether the Ballot Interference Prevention Act violates the Plaintiff’s right to vote, right to free speech, right to association, and due process.
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Indigenous Persons
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
United States of America
  • English
Sep 25, 2020
Trump for President, Inc. v. Boockvar
Dec 28, 2020
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
O’Rourke v. Dominion Voting Systems, Inc
Nov 30, 2021
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
State of Washington v. Facebook, Inc.
Sep 13, 2022
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
Ochieng' v. Orange Democratic Movement
Jun 20, 2019
Nov 4, 2020
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
Decision 701/2020
Sep 16, 2022
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
Odinga v. IEBC
Jun 19, 2019
Nov 6, 2020
Judgment
Which party has the burden of proof to contest an election?
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Kenya
  • English
Sep 1, 2017
Chilima v. Mutharika (lower court decision)
May 22, 2020
Nov 4, 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
Nov 4, 2020
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
APDH v. Cote d'Ivoire
Aug 1, 2019
Sep 16, 2020
Judgment
Whether the composition of the IEC is in conformity with the Constitution.
  • EMB Independence
  • EMB Operation
Ivory Coast
  • English
  • French
Nov 18, 2016
Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania
Aug 1, 2019
Oct 14, 2020
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
1- Gamaethige v. Attorney General
Jul 10, 2019
Sep 16, 2020
Judgment
Determination on 20th amendment and people's sovereignty
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • EMB Operation
Sri Lanka
  • English
Sep 8, 2017
14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice
Jul 10, 2019
Sep 16, 2020
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
National Elections Commission v. Brumskine
Jun 20, 2019
Nov 4, 2020
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
Joseph v. Codrington
Jun 20, 2019
Oct 14, 2020
Judgment
    • Civil Procedure
    • Disputing Results
    Antigua and Barbuda
    • English
    Jun 30, 2009
    Rucho v. Common Cause
    May 22, 2020
    Sep 15, 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
    Uzodinma v. Ihedioha
    Jun 2, 2020
    Nov 4, 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
    Swamy v. Election Commission
    Jun 28, 2019
    Sep 16, 2020
    Judgment
    Are current EVMs up to international standards? Is a paper trail/receipt necessary in electronic voting?
    • Electronic Voting
    India
    • English
    Oct 8, 2013
    Timba v. Electoral Commission
    Jun 28, 2019
    Oct 14, 2020
    Judgment
      • Civil Procedure
      • Disputing Results
      Zimbabwe
      • English
      Jan 9, 2014
      Union NSW v. New South Wales
      Jun 9, 2020
      Sep 16, 2020
      Judgment
      Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution.
      • Campaign Finance
      Australia
      • English
      Dec 13, 2013

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