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Siwale v. Electoral Commission of Zambia
Aug 7, 2019
Oct 14, 2020
Judgment
Can the referendum proceed without being voted on as a bill as constitutionally required?
  • Disputing Results
  • Voter Registration
Zambia
  • English
Feb 14, 2018
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe v. ZANU-PF
Jun 19, 2019
Sep 16, 2020
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
Sep 15, 2020
Judgment
Political parties and coalitions must register indigenous peoples´ representatives as candidates in at least 13 electoral districts
  • Quotas
Mexico
  • Spanish
Dec 14, 2017
Benisek v. Lamone
May 20, 2020
Oct 14, 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
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
LVV Political Entity v. Central Election Commission
May 21, 2020
Sep 16, 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
Sep 16, 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
Nov 4, 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
Sep 16, 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
3- Liyanage v. Commissioner of Elections
Jul 10, 2019
Sep 16, 2020
Judgment
Recognition of political parties
  • Party Registration
Sri Lanka
  • English
Dec 17, 2014
9- Thavaneethan v. Commissioner of Elections
Jul 10, 2019
Nov 4, 2020
Judgment
Vote as a fundamental right
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Sri Lanka
  • English
Mar 25, 2003
Republication National Commitee v. Democratic National Committe (Wisconsin)
Jun 2, 2020
Nov 4, 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
Thompson v. Hebdon
Jun 8, 2020
Sep 15, 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
Nov 19, 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
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
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
Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston
Jun 9, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
Judgment
    • Electoral Administration Irregularities
    • Electoral Integrity
    Australia
    • English
    Feb 18, 2014
    Re Culleton
    Jun 9, 2020
    Sep 16, 2020
    Judgment
      • Candidate Registration
      Nigeria
      • English
      Jan 31, 2017
      Election Resource Centre v. Charumbira
      Jun 19, 2019
      Sep 16, 2020
      Judgment
      Is it inappropriate for a tribal leader to make public statements in support of a party?
      • Candidate Registration
      Zimbabwe
      • English
      May 23, 2018
      Majumdar v. Information Commission
      Jun 19, 2019
      Sep 16, 2020
      Judgment
      Must the Election Commission provide information on parties' financial disclosures without obtaining their consent?
      • Campaign Finance
      • EMB Independence
      Bangladesh
      • English
      Feb 18, 2016
      McEwing v. Attorney General
      Jun 23, 2020
      Nov 6, 2020
      Judgment
      Whether the phone calls had any impact on the final election results and if those results were sufficient to annul the election results.
      • Disputing Results
      • Electoral Integrity
      Canada
      • English
      May 23, 2013
      Hughes v. Human Rights Commission
      Jun 23, 2020
      Sep 15, 2020
      Judgment
        • Accessibility
        Canada
        • English
        Feb 12, 2010
        Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada
        Jun 23, 2020
        Oct 14, 2020
        Judgment
        Whether the broadcasting restricted and alleged Charter violations therein may be heard on an expedited review basis.
        • Social Media
        • Vote Verification and Transmission
        Canada
        • English
        Apr 11, 2011
        Review of the Constitutionality of Section Five of the Riigikogu Election Act
        Jun 26, 2020
        Oct 9, 2021
        Judgment
          • Campaign Finance
          Estonia
          • English
          May 18, 2017
          Ronan v. Regional Electoral Office
          Jul 9, 2020
          Sep 16, 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
          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
          Inkatha Freedom Party v. Independent Electoral Commission
          Sep 23, 2020
          Nov 4, 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
          Ospina Carballo v. Restrepo Gallego
          Sep 13, 2022
          Sep 13, 2022
          Judgment
          Whether a candidate in the Departmental Assembly of Valle del Cauca gubernatorial election is eligible to be allocated a seat as Deputy even if he or she won fewer votes than the “blank vote option,” which won the second highest number of votes.
          • Disputing Results
          Colombia
          • Spanish
          Nov 5, 2020
          Ramos Rojas v. Sanabria Chacón
          Sep 13, 2022
          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
          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

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