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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
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
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
Freedom Front Plus v. Electoral Commission of South Africa
Jun 3, 2020
Judgment
    • EMB Operation
    South Africa
    • English
    Apr 29, 2019
    Mutharika v. Chilima
    Jun 8, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the standard that candidate must receive a majority of the votes means the highest percentage of votes or over 50%?
    • Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
    Malawi
    • English
    May 8, 2020
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Kyewalabye v. Electoral Commission
    Jul 24, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the plaintiff has the evidentiary burden to contest the election results.
    • Civil Procedure
    • Disputing Results
    Uganda
    • English
    Oct 3, 2016
    Opendi v. Electoral Commission
    Jul 24, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the invalidation of seventeen polling station results is sufficient grounds to annul the election results.
    • Disputing Results
    • Vote Form Irregularities
    Uganda
    • English
    Sep 23, 2011
    Mwiru v. Samson
    Jul 24, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the respondent’s education failed to meet the requirements for candidacy. If so, whether the respondent’s election as a Member of Parliament should be annulled.
    • Disputing Results
    • Electoral Integrity
    Uganda
    • English
    Jun 28, 2011
    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
    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
    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
    Zimbabwe Election Resource Centre Trust v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
    Jul 8, 2019
    Judgment
    Whether the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must furnish voter rolls under the Zimbabwe Constitution.
    • Vote Form Irregularities
    • Vote Verification and Transmission
    Zimbabwe
    • English
    Jun 6, 2018
    APDH v. Cote d'Ivoire
    Aug 1, 2019
    Judgment
    Whether the composition of the IEC is in conformity with the Constitution.
    • EMB Independence
    • EMB Operation
    Ivory Coast
    • English
    • French
    Nov 18, 2016
    Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania
    Aug 1, 2019
    Judgment
    Whether the Tanzania regulation prohibiting independent candidates from seeking public office is unconstitutional?
    • Candidate Registration
    • Judicial Independence
    Tanzania. United Republic of
    • English
    Jun 14, 2019
    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
    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
    Timba v. Electoral Commission
    Jun 28, 2019
    Judgment
      • Civil Procedure
      • Disputing Results
      Zimbabwe
      • English
      Jan 9, 2014
      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
      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
      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
      Re Culleton
      Jun 9, 2020
      Judgment
        • Candidate Registration
        Nigeria
        • English
        Jan 31, 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
        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

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