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Ujung Iskandar & Bambang Purwanto v. General Election Commission of West Kotawaringin
Jul 15, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
Judgment
Whether the Regional General Election Commission (KPU) of West Kotawaringin manipulated the official results “systematically, structurally, and massively” while conducting the vote counting for the regional head election?
  • Disputing Results
Indonesia
  • Indonesian
Jun 7, 2010
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
    (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
    (Mexico) SM JDC 0167 2021
    Jul 1, 2021
    Jul 21, 2021
    Judgment
    Whether it was incorrect that the request for a citizen's trial that he filed in the initial instance was processed as a complaint, considering that this is the ideal way in which a favorable resolution could be obtained that guarantees the inclusion of members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Whether political parties are obligated to have a quota for candidates that identify as LGBTQIA+ to guarantee their inclusion in the political process.
    • Gender
    • Quotas
    Mexico
    • Spanish
    Mar 31, 2021
    (Mexico) SUP 2020 REC 102 924628
    Jul 1, 2021
    Aug 5, 2021
    Judgment
    Whether indigenous customs for men to elect political leaders outweigh the principles of non-discrimination, equality and gender parity, as well as the right of "every woman [...] to a life free of violence, both in the public and private spheres" and to "freely and fully exercise their political rights.”
    • Gender
    • Indigenous Persons
    Mexico
    • Spanish
    Sep 15, 2020
    (Mexico) SX JE 0003 2021
    Jun 23, 2021
    Jul 21, 2021
    Judgment
    Whether there were procedural irregularities in the lower court’s decision based on the timeliness of the complaint and lack of notice by the court. Whether evidence from Facebook and WhatsApp demonstrating gender based political violence were illegally obtained and possess the truth and veracity it asserts.
    • Gender
    Mexico
    • Spanish
    Jan 21, 2021
    1- Gamaethige v. Attorney General
    Jul 10, 2019
    Sep 16, 2020
    Judgment
    Determination on 20th amendment and people's sovereignty
    • Elections as a Fundamental Right
    • EMB Operation
    Sri Lanka
    • English
    Sep 8, 2017
    2- Karunathilaka v. Commissioner of Elections
    Jul 10, 2019
    Sep 16, 2020
    Judgment
    People's sovereignty
    • Elections as a Fundamental Right
    • EMB Operation
    Sri Lanka
    • English
    Dec 7, 1998
    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
    5- Centre for Policy Alternatives v. Commissioner of Elections
    Jul 10, 2019
    Sep 16, 2020
    Judgment
    Filling of vacancies in the membership of provincial councils
    • Candidate Registration
    • Party Registration
    Sri Lanka
    • English
    Mar 17, 2003
    6- Egodaweie v. Commissioner of Elections
    Jul 10, 2019
    Nov 4, 2020
    Judgment
    Did several electoral irregularities and acts of violence at polling stations fall within the scope of section 46A, compelling the respondent to declare those polls null and void?
    • Disputing Results
    • Elections as a Fundamental Right
    • Electoral Integrity
    • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
    Sri Lanka
    • English
    Apr 3, 2001
    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
    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
    12- Mendis v. Kumaratunga
    Jul 10, 2019
    Sep 16, 2020
    Judgment
    The Petitioners presented their case on the basis of an infringement pertaining to the acquisition of land on the premise that such land would be utilized to serve a public purpose whereas, by this impugned executive or administrative action the land was knowingly, deliberately and manipulatively sold to a private entrepreneur to serve as an exclusive and private golf resort in Sri Lanka, one carrying a membership fee of Rs. 250,000.
    • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
    Sri Lanka
    • English
    Jul 31, 2008
    13- Nanayakkara v. Choksy (John Keells Case)
    Jul 10, 2019
    Sep 16, 2020
    Judgment
    • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
    Sri Lanka
    • English
    Jun 26, 2008
    14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice
    Jul 10, 2019
    Sep 16, 2020
    Judgment
    Did the Court of Appeal have the power to issue a writ of certiorari with respect to Parliament in the process of impeaching the Chief Justice, who was accused of financial impropriety?
    • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
    • Civil Procedure
    Sri Lanka
    • English
    Feb 21, 2014
    59 Members of Parliament of Ukraine on the constitutionality of the provisions of Art.22.2 of the Parliamentary Elections Law of Ukraine concerning the equal allocation of foreign polling stations to all single-member constituencies
    Jun 10, 2020
    Sep 16, 2020
    Judgment
      • Electoral Maps and Districting
      • EMB Operation
      Ukraine
      • English
      Apr 4, 2012
      63 Members of Parliament of Ukraine on the constitutionality of the provisions of Art. 43 of the Parliamentary Elections Law of Ukraine concerning the election deposit
      Jun 10, 2020
      Sep 16, 2020
      Judgment
        • Candidate Registration
        Ukraine
        • English
        Jan 31, 2012
        1996 (Gyo Tsu) 28 [Judgment of the Second Petty Bench, partially dismissed, partially quashed, and partially terminated]
        Jun 29, 2020
        Jul 26, 2021
        Judgment
        Whether denying absentee ballots to voters outside of the country for official ballots is sufficient to dispute the election result.
        • Disputing Results
        • Electoral Integrity
        Japan
        • English
        May 31, 1996
        1999 (Gyo Tsu) 35 [Judgment of the Grant Bench, dismissed by the Supreme Court]
        Jun 29, 2020
        Feb 9, 2021
        Judgment
        Whether the unequal treatment between independent and political party candidates regarding broadcasting during campaigns was unconstitutional.
        • Electoral Maps and Districting
        • Social Media
        Japan
        • English
        Oct 19, 1999
        2001 (Gyo Tsu) 82 Judgments of the Supreme Court
        Jun 29, 2020
        Sep 16, 2020
        Judgment
          • Accessibility
          • Elections as a Fundamental Right
          Japan
          • English
          Sep 14, 2001
          2001 (Gyo Tsu) 233 [Case to Seeking Nullification of the Election]
          Jun 29, 2020
          Sep 16, 2020
          Judgment
            • Candidate Registration
            Japan
            • English
            Dec 18, 2001
            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
            Nov 19, 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
            2017Hun-Ma813
            Sep 14, 2022
            Sep 14, 2022
            Judgment
            Whether any of the following alleged acts violate citizens’ constitutional rights to vote or equality under the law: 1) denying a soldier’s request to watch presidential election interviews and debates; 2) requiring election campaign bulletins written in braille to be within the page limits for booklet-type campaign bulletins; and 3) failing to require Korean sign language or captions in all election-related broadcasts.
            • Accessibility
            • Elections as a Fundamental Right
            • Electoral Administration Irregularities
            South Korea
            • English
            Aug 28, 2020
            2018Hun-Ma456
            Sep 14, 2022
            Sep 14, 2022
            Judgment
            Whether the Public Official Election Act’s required verification of internet users when they post election-related content online during a campaign violates freedom of expression, freedom of anonymous speech, freedom of the press and the right to informational self-determination.
            • Criminal Procedure
            • Social Media
            South Korea
            • English
            Jan 28, 2021
            2018Hun-Ma551
            Nov 1, 2024
            Nov 1, 2024
            Judgment
            Whether prohibiting elementary and secondary schoolteachers from establishing and joining political parties unreasonably infringes on their right to freedom of association. Whether the ban on elementary and secondary schoolteachers creating or being members of “other political organizations” as stated in Article 65(1) of the State Public Officials Act is clear and meets the balancing test set up by the court to justify a restriction on political rights.
            • Freedom of association and assembly
            • Voters' Rights
            South Korea
            • English
            Apr 23, 2020
            2019 Presidential Election in Ukraine: Post-Election Report
            Jul 22, 2020
            Sep 16, 2020
            Resources
            • Election Dispute Resolution
            • English
            Abdel-Razeq v. Ahmed
            Jul 6, 2020
            Aug 5, 2021
            Judgment
            Where the constituency representation scheme violates the reasonableness standard.
            • Electoral Integrity
            • Electoral Maps and Districting
            Egypt
            • English
            Mar 15, 2015
            Abubakar v. Independent Electoral Commission
            Jun 3, 2020
            Nov 4, 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
            Access to Justice and Electoral Integrity: A policy brief of the Electoral Integrity Initiative
            Jul 2, 2019
            Sep 16, 2020
            Resources
            • Legal Frameworks
            • English

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