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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
Party of Kosovo Serbs v. Serbian List
May 22, 2020
Judgment
    • Civil Procedure
    • Technology
    Kosovo
    • English
    Oct 10, 2019
    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
    LVV Political Entity v. Central Election Commission
    May 21, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the ballots declared invalid by the CRC were valid and should have been counted for in election totals?
    • Vote Form Irregularities
    Kosovo
    • English
    Oct 19, 2019
    BIRN v. Democratic League of Kosovo
    May 21, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the claimant met its evidentiary burden for determining that the respondent violated election law.
    • Civil Procedure
    • Social Media
    Kosovo
    • English
    Oct 6, 2019
    Nisma-Akr-PD v. Polling Station 211B
    May 21, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether there is sufficient evidence to bar the election officials from participating in elections or election administration after they lost ballots.
    • Electoral Integrity
    • EMB Operation
    • Vote Form Irregularities
    Kosovo
    • English
    Oct 10, 2019
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Wisconsin Legislature v. Evers (state Supreme Court Decision, please see United States Supreme Court order on the application for stay)
    Jun 2, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the Governor may suspend election laws two days before the election?
    • Accessibility
    • Electoral Integrity
    • Health Concerns & Election Administration
    United States of America
    • English
    Apr 6, 2020
    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
    Odinga, et. al v. Ruto
    Aug 9, 2024
    Judgment
    Whether petitioners’ evidence of interference and election fraud satisfied the appropriate level of evidence as required by the Court and affected the election result, warranting the cancellation and rerun of the election?
    • Civil Procedure
    • Disputing Results
    • Electoral Administration Irregularities
    • Electoral Integrity
    • Electronic Voting
    • EMB Operation
    Kenya
    • English
    Sep 5, 2022
    Kitute v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
    Aug 9, 2024
    Judgment
    Is electronic evidence submitted in support of allegations of election fraud subject to the Evidence Act, which requires authentication or certification by an appropriate authority or expert?
    • Civil Procedure
    • Disputing Results
    • Electoral Administration Irregularities
    • Electoral Integrity
    • Electronic Voting
    Kenya
    • English
    Nov 6, 2017
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Ramos Rojas v. Sanabria Chacón
    Sep 13, 2022
    Judgment
    Whether a political party’s internal rules on candidacy criteria relating to nepotism may nullify an election of one of its registered candidates if he violated the party rules but otherwise met the eligibility criteria set up in the Constitution or statutes.
    • Candidate Registration
    Colombia
    • Spanish
    Dec 3, 2020
    Núñez de Armas v. Magdaniel Hernández
    Sep 13, 2022
    Judgment
    Whether a candidate must resign from his administrative position twelve months from the date of his registration as a candidate or twelve months from the date of the election to be eligible to run as a candidate.
    • Candidate Registration
    Colombia
    • Spanish
    Dec 16, 2020
    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
    2017 (Gyo Tsu) 47 [Judgments concerning the constitutionality of the provisions on the apportionment of seats for members (to be elected by constituency) of the House of Councillors stipulated in Article 14 and Appended Table 3 of the Public Offices Election Act]
    Jun 29, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the electoral code system, in light of the migration from constituencies, should be declared unconstitutional?
    • Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
    Japan
    • English
    Sep 17, 2017
    Buriro v. Shah
    Jun 30, 2020
    Judgment
    Where the citizenship requirement for candidacy may be met by a renunciation of dual citizenship.
    • Candidate Registration
    Pakistan
    • English
    Jan 23, 2019
    Rind v. Balochistan
    Jun 30, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether failure to disclose education was grounds for disqualifying the petitioner as a candidate.
    • Candidate Registration
    Pakistan
    • English
    Sep 19, 2018
    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
    Joseph v. Codrington
    Jun 20, 2019
    Judgment
      • Civil Procedure
      • Disputing Results
      Antigua and Barbuda
      • English
      Jun 30, 2009

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