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10- Perera v. Senarathe
Jul 12, 2019
Sep 16, 2020
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
Quinn Leandro v. Jonas
Jun 20, 2019
Nov 4, 2020
Judgment
    • Disputing Results
    • Electoral Administration Irregularities
    • Electoral Integrity
    Antigua and Barbuda
    • English
    Oct 27, 2010
    Winnemucca v. United States
    Jun 19, 2020
    Oct 15, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the election of the Council Chairman and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’s nonrecognition of the new government is reviewable by the courts.
    • Civil Procedure
    • Disputing Results
    • Indigenous Persons
    United States of America
    • English
      Wong Souk Yee v. Attorney General
      Jul 1, 2020
      Nov 6, 2020
      Judgment
      Whether the Prime Minister had a duty to fill the vacancy in a Group Representation Constituency.
      • Electoral Integrity
      • EMB Independence
      Singapore
      • English
      Apr 10, 2019
      Mwiru v. Samson
      Jul 24, 2020
      Nov 4, 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
      In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani
      Sep 16, 2022
      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
      Decision No. 207182
      Sep 16, 2022
      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
      Decision 207183
      Sep 19, 2022
      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
      Electoral Commission v. Watson
      Jun 19, 2020
      Sep 16, 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
      Aryeh Bain v. Chief Electoral Officer
      Jun 23, 2020
      Nov 19, 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
      (Mexico) SCM JDC 0412 2021
      Jul 1, 2021
      Jul 21, 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
      Seawright v. Board of Elections & In re Hawatmeh v. State Board of Elections
      Jul 27, 2020
      Oct 8, 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
      Tan Chen Bock v. Attorney General
      Jul 1, 2020
      Sep 16, 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
      Jampen v. State Council
      Jul 1, 2020
      Sep 16, 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
      Obradovic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
      Jul 8, 2019
      Sep 16, 2020
      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
      Yang v. Kellner
      Sep 17, 2020
      Sep 17, 2020
      Judgment
      Whether removal of the candidates from the primary ballots after the termination of their campaign violates the voter’s right to elect the candidate of their choosing.
      • Candidate Registration
      • Elections as a Fundamental Right
      United States of America
      • English
      May 5, 2020
      Conseil d'État (CE), 4ème chambre, 31 May 2021, N° 441849 (unpublished in Lebon collection)
      Jul 20, 2021
      Jul 21, 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
      Aug 5, 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
      Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott
      Jun 10, 2020
      Oct 8, 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
      Kyewalabye v. Electoral Commission
      Jul 24, 2020
      Oct 14, 2020
      Judgment
      Whether the plaintiff has the evidentiary burden to contest the election results.
      • Civil Procedure
      • Disputing Results
      Uganda
      • English
      Oct 3, 2016
      Opendi v. Electoral Commission
      Jul 24, 2020
      Oct 14, 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
      Electoral Commission of Uganda v. Bakireke
      Aug 7, 2019
      Oct 14, 2020
      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
      Albayda Judgment – Ali Tarhouni Case II (2016)
      Oct 19, 2021
      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
      Albayda Judgment - Emergency Procedural Ruling
      Oct 19, 2021
      Oct 25, 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
        Human Rights Network of Uganda v. Attorney General
        May 20, 2020
        Oct 14, 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
        Hichilema v. Lungu
        Jul 16, 2019
        Oct 14, 2020
        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
        Mavedzenge v. Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
        Jul 16, 2019
        Sep 16, 2020
        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
        Impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun
        Jun 18, 2020
        Nov 4, 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
        Shura Council Speaker request for constitutional review of the draft law regulating the exercise of political rights.
        Jul 6, 2020
        Aug 5, 2021
        Judgment
        Whether the draft law adheres to the current constitutional political protections.
        • Accessibility
        • Vote Verification and Transmission
        Egypt
        • English
        May 26, 2013
        Popular Parliamentary Group of Congress of Deputies (Review of Law)
        Jul 23, 2019
        Sep 15, 2020
        Judgment
        Whether the ballot parity is sufficiently remedied in the voter pool. Whether such quotas are constitutional.
        • Gender
        • Quotas
        Spain
        • Spanish
        Feb 29, 2008

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