Library • Election Judgments

Title	Date added	Template	Question Presented	Legal Issue(s)	Country	Language of Decision	Date of decision
Re Culleton	Jun 9, 2020	Judgment		Candidate Registration	Nigeria	English	Jan 31, 2017
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Electoral Commission v. Malawi Congress Party	Jun 19, 2019	Judgment		Electoral Administration Irregularities Electoral Integrity	Malawi	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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