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CH-02
Apr 30, 2025
Judgment
Are elements of the national electoral code that define allotment of legislative seats across the country's 10 districts (based off population patterns and anticipated growth in 1987) in conflict with the Constitution, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the American Convention of Human Rights, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
Suriname
  • Dutch
Aug 5, 2022
CH-02
Apr 28, 2025
Judgment Submission Form
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
United States of America
Aug 5, 2022
2018Hun-Ma551
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
Electoral Justice for All: A Practitioner's Guide to Increasing Women's Access to Electoral Justice
Oct 1, 2024
Resources
  • Election Accessibility
  • Electoral Inclusion
  • Electoral Inclusion
  • English
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
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
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
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
Aug 9, 2024
Judgment
Whether the South Carolina legislature “subordinated” race-neutral districting criteria to draw a Congressional district map in the state and overtly relied on racial considerations.
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
United States of America
  • English
May 23, 2024
Nmalamuwomu v. Shadrack
Jan 31, 2024
Judgment
Whether the filing deadline for an election petition alleging vote buying made up to and on polling day runs for 21 days after the alleged payment,, or 21 days after the election result is released in the Official Gazette?.
  • Deadline(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Vanuatu
    Jun 24, 2020
    Barthelemy v. President of the Republic of Vanuatu
    Jan 31, 2024
    Judgment
    (1) Was the Council of Minister’s advice to the President to dissolve Parliament while there was a pending motion of no confidence by members of parliament a violation of the Constitution? (2) If so, was the dissolution of parliament by President void? (3) Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear constitutional writ petitions relating to the dissolution of parliament?
    • Conflict of Interests
    • Improper Practices
    Vanuatu
      Sep 9, 2022
      Wale v. Attorney-General
      Jan 31, 2024
      Judgment
      (1) Whether an unregistered party is considered a “non-contesting party” and is thus prohibited from forming a coalition with registered parties or independent groups in Parliament. (2) Whether the party registration requirement under the Political Party law to prove a certain number of registered voters support the formation of a party interferes with the voluntary nature of political parties and is a violation of the constitutional rights to freedom of association and assembly?
      • Freedom of association and assembly
      • Party Registration
      • Voters' Rights
      Solomon Islands
        Nov 14, 2014
        Samuel v. Chief Electoral Officer et al.
        Jan 24, 2024
        Judgment
        (1) Whether Chief Electoral Officer (“CEO”) erred in rejecting a candidate’s request for a re-count due to a close mayoral race with 3,25% of vote difference and alleged violations? (2) Whether the refusal to add a name of a voter to the voter registry beyond the deadline for voter registration can be raised as a class action to protect the rights of voters?
        • Disputing Results
        • EMB Operation
        Marshall Islands
        • English
        Aug 31, 2018
        Lessons on the Use of Technology in Elections
        Nov 8, 2023
        Resources
        • Election Dispute Resolution
        • Legal Frameworks
        • Regional Jurisprudence
        • English
        Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes
        Nov 7, 2023
        Resources
        • Election Dispute Resolution
        • Judicial Independence
        • Legal Frameworks
        • English
        Alternative Dispute Resolution in Elections: Practitioner Brief
        May 5, 2023
        Resources
        • Election Dispute Resolution
        • English
        Madhav Prasad Paudel and others vs Office of the PM, Local development Ministry, Election Commission Nepal et. al
        Jan 13, 2023
        Judgment
        Whether the failure to hold local elections due to the absence of the required legal framework violates the right to periodic elections during the interim constitutional period. Whether the conduct of local government affairs by non-elected government employees violates the Local Self Government Act.
        • Election Date
        • Electoral Integrity
        Nepal
        • Nepali
        Nov 7, 2012
        Chaturman Beda vs Election Special Court and others
        Jan 13, 2023
        Judgment
        Whether the ineligibility of a winning candidate due to his age should result in declaring the runner-up candidate as the winner of the election or invalidating the entire election result.
        • Candidate Registration
        • Disputing Results
        • Electoral Integrity
        Nepal
        • Nepali
        Feb 14, 1990
        Advocate Prem Chandra Rai vs Government of Nepal
        Jan 13, 2023
        Judgment
        Whether Nepali citizens residing abroad should be given the opportunity to vote from the country in which they currently reside. Whether restricted voting rights on Nepali citizens living abroad violates the constitutional right to vote.
        • Accessibility
        • Elections as a Fundamental Right
        • Out of Country Voting
        Nepal
        • Nepali
        Mar 21, 2018
        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
        Palmer v. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
        Oct 14, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether the practice of disclosing the indicative two-candidate preferred count (“Indicative TCP”) prior to the closing of all polling sites in the country by the Australian Election Commission (AEC) influenced the voters’ choice and undermined the impartiality or perception of impartiality of the Commission, therefore violating the election law and the Constitution.
        • Electoral Administration Irregularities
        • EMB Operation
        Australia
        • English
        Aug 14, 2019
        Monroy Hernandez v. Molano Granados
        Oct 14, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether the election of a municipal elected official should be nullified and/or her candidacy deemed ineligible on charges of nepotism due to her father holding a government position, which exercised administrative authority, within twelve months of her election even if there is no proof that he used or abused his position to further her candidacy.
        • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
        • Disputing Results
        • Electoral Integrity
        Colombia
        • Spanish
        Mar 12, 2020
        Bench Book on Electoral Dispute Resolution
        Oct 12, 2022
        Resources
        • Election Dispute Resolution
        • Judicial Independence
        • Legal Frameworks
        • Regional Jurisprudence
        • English
        Decision 207183
        Sep 19, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether the Sabac City Assembly was the proper authority to hear a challenge about the conduct of a referendum.
        • Civil Procedure
        • Electoral Administration Irregularities
        Serbia
        • Serbian
        Feb 3, 2022
        Decision No. 1 (1995)
        Sep 16, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether a law that permits the Prime Minister to exercise his discretionary power to transfer or declare a vacancy for the position of the President of the Supreme Court of char’i jaafarite contradicts the principle of “separation of powers” and should be repealed.
        • Civil Procedure
        Lebanon
        • French
        Nov 2, 1995
        Decision No. 207182
        Sep 16, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether a voter’s electoral rights are violated when the question asked in a referendum is unclear and information about the question is not readily available at the polling site.
        • Accessibility
        • Electoral Administration Irregularities
        • Vote Form Irregularities
        Serbia
        • Serbian
        Feb 3, 2022
        Decision 701/2020
        Sep 16, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether the Brosteni Constituency Electoral Bureau’s (BEC) decision to reject a former vice mayor seeking to run for the mayor and local councilor elections, based on a report by the National Integrity Agency alleging that he had conflicts of interest, was improper.
        • Candidate Registration
        • Civil Procedure
        Romania
        • Romanian
        Aug 17, 2020
        Decision 378/2020
        Sep 16, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether the Bistrita Năsăud Electoral Bureau (BECJ BN)’s decision to reject the registration of appellant electoral alliance USR-PLUS’s list of four candidates for the 2020 parliamentary elections was incorrect even though the appellant did not properly include the candidates’ genders, as is required by law for Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections.
        • Candidate Registration
        • Gender
        Romania
        • Romanian
        Oct 26, 2020
        In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani
        Sep 16, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether the respondent violated D.C. Bar Rules X and XI, § 2(b) by filing a frivolous lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania, which requires him to be sanctioned under the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.
        • Civil Procedure
        • Disputing Results
        United States of America
        • English
        Apr 4, 2022
        2018Hun-Ma456
        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
        2017Hun-Ma813
        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
        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
        Ledezma Acosta v. Ausecha Ordóñez and Armando Guevara Bravo
        Sep 13, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether a candidate’s disqualification from running in an election should affect the eligibility of all the candidates on the political party’s candidate list, since as a result of the disqualification the entire list did not meet the gender quota minimum required by law.
        • Candidate Registration
        • Disputing Results
        • Party Registration
        • Quotas
        Colombia
        • Spanish
        Sep 17, 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
        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
        Zambrano Castro v. National Electoral Council
        Sep 13, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether the rejection of an applicant’s mayoral candidacy should be overturned because he initiated a lawsuit to revoke disciplinary sanctions against him, thereby potentially qualifying him for a “pending lawsuit” exception as outlined in Article 100, Paragraph 8 of the General Code of Procedure.
        • Candidate Registration
        • Civil Procedure
        Colombia
        • Spanish
        Oct 29, 2020
        Ortiz Daza v. Act Declaring the Election of Candelo Riascos
        Sep 13, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether a candidate is permitted to endorse a candidate from another party (“double militancy”) when he receives express permission or derogation from his own party to do so, despite the provision in law that prohibits this practice.
        • Candidate Registration
        • Disputing Results
        Colombia
        • Spanish
        Dec 10, 2020
        Ospina Carballo v. Restrepo Gallego
        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
        Medina Padilla v. Aguilar Hurtado
        Sep 13, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether an election should be annulled because the elected candidate received an endorsement from registered members of a political party, along with some of that party’s militants, other than the candidate’s registered party.
        • Candidate Registration
        • Disputing Results
        • Party Registration
        Colombia
        • Spanish
        Aug 20, 2020
        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
        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
        State of Washington v. Facebook, Inc.
        Sep 13, 2022
        Judgment
        Whether Facebook violated election law by not maintaining records of their political advertising and failing to make those records available to the public.
        • Campaign Finance
        • Social Media
        United States of America
        • English
        Jun 8, 2018
        Election Dispute Resolution Report 2020
        Dec 23, 2021
        Resources
        • Election Dispute Resolution
        • Legal Frameworks
        • Regional Jurisprudence
        • English
        Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons for Regulating Campaigning on Social Media
        Dec 22, 2021
        Resources
        • Legal Frameworks
        • English
        Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons on Gender Equality and Women’s Political Participation
        Dec 22, 2021
        Resources
        • Electoral Inclusion
        • English
        Guide Electoral, Tome III Référencement jurisprudentiel 2006-2018
        Dec 22, 2021
        Resources
        • Election Dispute Resolution
        • French
        Manuel de Capitalisation des Bonnes Pratiques en Matière de Contentieux Électoral dans l'Espace Francophone
        Dec 22, 2021
        Resources
        • Election Dispute Resolution
        • French
        O’Rourke v. Dominion Voting Systems, Inc
        Nov 30, 2021
        Judgment
        Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff's attorneys for filing frivolous litigation.
        • Frivolous Litigation
        United States of America
        • English
        Aug 3, 2021
        King v. Whitmer
        Nov 29, 2021
        Judgment
        Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff’s attorneys for filing frivolous litigation in violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
        • Frivolous Litigation
        United States of America
        • English
        Aug 25, 2021
        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
        Appeals declared by the Political Party "Dignity and Truth Platform" and the electoral candidate Andrei Năstase, by Political Party "Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova" and by the Electoral Council of the Chisinau Municipal Electoral District No. 1
        Oct 26, 2021
        Judgment
        Whether the 2018 mayoral election in Chisinau were appropriately annulled due to violations of the electoral silence period on election day.
        • Disputing Results
        • Social Media
        Moldova
        • Romanian
        Jun 25, 2018
        Electoral Justice: Here, Now, Tomorrow [The Case of Serbia]
        Oct 25, 2021
        Resources
        • Election Dispute Resolution
        • English
        • Serbian
        Albayda Judgment - Emergency Procedural Ruling
        Oct 19, 2021
        Judgment
        Whether Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly (“CDA”) members’ procedural change on vote quorum, from requiring 2/3 majority plus one of the entire CDA to 2/3 majority plus one of present members, violated the law.
          Libya
          • Arabic
          Dec 19, 2016
          Albayda Judgment – Ali Tarhouni Case II (2016)
          Oct 19, 2021
          Judgment
          Whether the chairman of the CDA lost his Libyan citizenship and eligibility for office by obtaining American citizenship and marrying a foreigner.
          • Candidate Registration
          Libya
          • Arabic
          Nov 28, 2016
          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
          VerfGH Thuringia, 07/15/2020 - VerfGH 2/20
          Oct 19, 2021
          Judgment
          Is a gender quota statute constitutional?
          • Gender
          • Quotas
          Germany
          • German
          Jul 15, 2020
          VerfGBbg, judgment of 23 October 2020 - VfGBbg 9/19
          Oct 19, 2021
          Judgment
          Are gender quotas constitutional?
          • Gender
          • Quotas
          Germany
          • German
          Oct 23, 2020
          VerfGBbg, judgment of 23. October 2020 - VfGBbg 55/19
          Oct 19, 2021
          Judgment
          Whether the gender quota under the Parity Act is constitutional
          • Gender
          • Quotas
          Germany
          • German
          Oct 23, 2020
          Supreme Court of Samoa, Faatuatua I Le Atua Samoa Ua Tasi (F.A.S.T. Party) v. Electoral Commissioner
          Oct 19, 2021
          Judgment
          A couple of questions are presented to the Supreme Court. First, whether the Electoral Commissioner acted unlawfully when he activated Article 44(1A) and whether they are mandated to implement Article 44(1A), and if so, the timeframe to invoke it.
          • Gender
          • Quotas
          Samoa
          • English
          May 14, 2021
          Guidelines for National Political Parties and, where appropriate, Local Political Parties, to prevent, attend, sanction, repair and eradicate political violence against women based on gender
          Oct 6, 2021
          Resources
          • Electoral Inclusion
          • Electoral Inclusion
          • Spanish
          BVerfG, decision of the Second Senate of December 15, 2020
          Oct 6, 2021
          Judgment
          Whether the non-parity nomination of candidates for the Bundestag election by the parties constitutes a major electoral error that has a decisive impact on the distribution of seats and the validity of the election.
          • Gender
          Germany
          • German
          Dec 15, 2020
          In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani, an Attorney (United States)
          Aug 18, 2021
          Judgment
          Whether Mr. Giuliani’s conduct, as a lawyer perpetuating false statements about widespread voter fraud during the 2020 United States presidential election, violated New York's professional rules of conduct?
          • Disputing Results
          • Electoral Integrity
          United States of America
          • English
          Jun 24, 2021
          The Right to Participate in the Government of One's Country in the Context of an Election Held During a Public Health Emergency or a Pandemic, Such as the COVID-19 Crisis, No. 001/2020, Advisory Opinion, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights [Afr. Ct. H.P.R.] (July 16, 2021).
          Jul 26, 2021
          Resources
          • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
          • English
          Conseil d'État (CE), 6ème chambre, 28 May 2021, N° 445567 (unpublished in Lebon collection)
          Jul 20, 2021
          Judgment
          There are a few issues. 1) Whether an opposing candidate’s advertisement purchased and disseminated on Facebook prior to the campaign period violated article L. 52-1; 2) Whether an outdoor campaign advertisement posted near a busy street and restaurant and shared on Facebook violated Article L. 51; 3) Whether the opposing candidate disseminated false or misleading information about voting by proxy procedures under Article L. 97; 4) Whether opposing candidate defamed complainant under Article 48-2 with a leaflet during the electoral silence period.; and 5) Whether the level of voter abstention observed is sufficient to cancel electoral operations.
          • Disputing Results
          • Social Media
          France
          • French
          May 28, 2021
          Conseil d'État (CE), 4ème chambre, 31 May 2021, N° 441849 (unpublished in Lebon collection)
          Jul 20, 2021
          Judgment
          Whether an incumbent mayoral candidate’s advertisement purchased and disseminated on Facebook prior to the campaign period violated article L. 52-1. Whether the level of voter abstention observed is sufficient to cancel electoral operations.
          • Disputing Results
          • Social Media
          France
          • French
          May 31, 2021
          (Mexico) SUP 2020 REC 102 924628
          Jul 1, 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) SM JDC 0167 2021
          Jul 1, 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) SCM JDC 0412 2021
          Jul 1, 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) SX JE 0003 2021
          Jun 23, 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
          Budding Democracy or Judicialisation: Lessons from Africa’s Emerging Electoral Jurisprudence
          Jun 4, 2021
          Resources
          • Election Annulments
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          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
          Election Investigations Guidebook
          Dec 28, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          Trump for President, Inc. v. Boockvar
          Dec 28, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution for Pennsylvania to give counties the discretion to adopt "notice and cure" policies (to provide notice to voters whose mail-in ballots were procedurally defective and an opportunity to cure their ballots).
          • Civil Procedure
          • Disputing Results
          United States of America
          • English
          Nov 21, 2020
          Germin Organization v. Central Election Commission
          Oct 15, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the vote counting procedure violates the right to early vote for Kosovo citizens outside of Kosovo. Whether the complaint may be brought before a final decision is reached.
          • Civil Procedure
          • Vote Verification and Transmission
          Kosovo
          • English
          Oct 19, 2019
          Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
          Oct 9, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the Ballot Interference Prevention Act violates the Plaintiff’s right to vote, right to free speech, right to association, and due process.
          • Elections as a Fundamental Right
          • Indigenous Persons
          • Vote Verification and Transmission
          United States of America
          • English
          Sep 25, 2020
          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
          Karnwea v. National Elections Commission
          Oct 1, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether an investigation is necessary to prohibit a candidate from running when they allegedly do not meet the qualifications? Whether the Election Commission may go beyond the statutorily prescribed penalties for not meeting a qualification?
          • Candidate Registration
          • Civil Procedure
          • EMB Independence
          Liberia
          • English
          Jul 20, 2017
          Georgian Labour Party v. Georgia
          Sep 23, 2020
          Resources
          • Electoral Fraud
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Incal v. Turkey
          Sep 23, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Grosaru v. Romania
          Sep 23, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Communist Party of Russia v. Russia
          Sep 23, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Atakishi v. Azerbaijan
          Sep 23, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Baytan v. Commission on Elections
          Sep 23, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether petitioner's voluntary disclosure and alleged good faith mistake is sufficient to survive a preliminary hearing requiring only probable cause?
          • Civil Procedure
          • Voter Registration
          Phillippines
          • English
          Feb 4, 2003
          Domingo v. Commission on Elections
          Sep 23, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether there was sufficient evidence to conclude that the incumbent mayor prodded potential Board of Election Inspectors for the City?
          • Civil Procedure
          • Electoral Integrity
          • EMB Independence
          • EMB Operation
          Phillippines
          • English
          Dec 1, 1998
          Kerimova v. Azerbaijan
          Sep 23, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Annulments
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Hajili v. Azerbaijan
          Sep 23, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Annulments
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          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 Dispute Case No. 1 of 1999
          Sep 23, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether two rival groups within the same political party may utilize the same political symbol on the eve of elections.
          • Candidate Registration
          • Party Registration
          India
          • Arabic
          • English
          Aug 7, 1999
          Gandhi v. Narain
          Sep 23, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether legislative acts passed during the appeals process may be retroactively applied to validate an election currently in the courts.
          • Disputing Results
          • Judicial Independence
          India
          • English
          Jul 11, 1975
          Aliyev v. Azerbaijan
          Sep 23, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Chiafalo v. Washington
          Sep 17, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether a pledge requirement and sanction violates the Electors Constitutional right to pledge electoral votes regardless of voter preference?
          • Elections as a Fundamental Right
          United States of America
          • English
          Jul 6, 2020
          Yang v. Kellner
          Sep 17, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether removal of the candidates from the primary ballots after the termination of their campaign violates the voter’s right to elect the candidate of their choosing.
          • Candidate Registration
          • Elections as a Fundamental Right
          United States of America
          • English
          May 5, 2020
          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
          Cernea v. Romania
          Sep 9, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • French
          Iskra v. Russia
          Sep 9, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          ACHPR Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania
          Sep 9, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Ngandu v. Congo
          Sep 9, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • French
          Gorzelik v. Poland-
          Sep 9, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Samadbayli v. Azerbaijan
          Sep 3, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          Hajibeyli v. Azerbaijan
          Sep 3, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          Goodface v. Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 2020 Election Board
          Aug 27, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether a Federal Court may hear a Tribal candidate eligibility claim under the federal question doctrine?
          • Candidate Registration
          • Civil Procedure
          • Indigenous Persons
          United States of America
          • English
          Aug 25, 2020
          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
          Rideout v. Gardner
          Aug 19, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether a prohibition of a photograph of a completed ballot violates the First Amendment?
          • Social Media
          • Technology
          United States of America
          • English
          Aug 11, 2015
          Antonio Pedro de Siqueira Indio da Costa v. Public Electoral Ministry (No. 1825-24.2010.6.00.0000)
          Aug 10, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether tweets announcing candidacy before the election period violate the Election Law because it is a publicly accessible platform.
          • Social Media
          Brazil
          • Portuguese
          Jun 4, 2010
          PAN v. PRI (SM JIN 0035 2015)
          Aug 7, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the Governor's presence and irregularities are sufficient to annul the election results.
          • Disputing Results
          • Electoral Administration Irregularities
          • Electoral Integrity
          • Social Media
          Mexico
          • Spanish
          Aug 4, 2017
          MOREA v. Party of Institutional Revolutionary (SUP 2015 REP 544 499367)
          Aug 7, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the dissemination of campaign materials on twitter accounts of candidate and alternate candidates violate the electoral silence laws?
          • Electoral Integrity
          • Social Media
          Mexico
          • Spanish
          Apr 20, 2016
          Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Miguel Angel Yunes Linares (SUP JRC 0168 2016)
          Aug 7, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether Facebook posts that indicate a political position, but do not solicit votes constitute pre-campaign activity.
          • Social Media
          Mexico
          • Spanish
          Apr 25, 2016
          Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Andrés Manuel López Obrador (SUP RAP 0268 2012)
          Aug 7, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether Twitter posts and Youtube videos constitute campaign acts?
          • Social Media
          Mexico
          • Spanish
          May 24, 2012
          In re Article 138 Electoral Code — No. 0382-E8-2018
          Aug 7, 2020
          Judgment
          What is the scope of the Electoral Code as it pertains to the dissemination of opinion polls and surveys by companies and organizations not registered with the Electoral Administration when dispersed through social media platforms?
          • Social Media
          Costa Rica
          • Spanish
          Jan 16, 2018
          Labita v. Italy
          Aug 5, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Zdanoka v. Latvia
          Aug 5, 2020
          Resources
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Tanase v. Moldova
          Aug 5, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Accessibility
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • Violation of an International Treaty
          • English
          Legal Considerations when Delaying or Adapting Elections
          Jul 29, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Postponement
          • Ukrainian
          IFES Ukraine E day Pocket Handbook for Police Officers 2019 Parliamentary elections Eng
          Jul 28, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          Ali v. David
          Jul 28, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
          Jul 28, 2020
          Resources
          • International Treaty
          • English
          Emile v. Republic of Cote D’Ivoire
          Jul 28, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          Kambole v. Tanzania
          Jul 28, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          Seawright v. Board of Elections & In re Hawatmeh v. State Board of Elections
          Jul 27, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether late filings during the COVID-9 pandemic constitute unique circumstances that would permit remedy of the fatal defect when otherwise not provide in law.
          • Candidate Registration
          • Health Concerns & Election Administration
          United States of America
          • English
          May 21, 2020
          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
          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
          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
          Wendenberg v. Netherlands
          Jul 24, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether an electoral bribe must be for the amount promised in order to be a criminal offense.
          • Criminal Procedure
          • Electoral Integrity
          Netherlands
          • Dutch
          Apr 9, 2019
          Hong Kong Police Force v. Electoral Affairs Commission
          Jul 24, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether a publicly accessible voter list violates the right to privacy?
          • Voter Registration
          Hong Kong
          • English
          May 5, 2020
          In re Constituent Assembly Elections of 2011
          Jul 23, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the right to secrecy was violated in the 2011 election sufficient to annul the election results.
          • Electoral Administration Irregularities
          • Electoral Integrity
          Iceland
          • Icelandic
          Jan 6, 2011
          In re 2016 Election of President of Iceland
          Jul 23, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the prohibition of voters from signing support petitions for multiple candidates conflicts with Act. No. 36. 1945. Whether the plaintiff has a cause of action before elections take place.
          • Candidate Registration
          • Civil Procedure
          Iceland
          • Icelandic
          Jun 15, 2016
          In re the Icelandic Presidential Election of 2012
          Jul 23, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the inability of disabled voters to cast secret ballots is sufficient grounds for annulling election results.
          • Accessibility
          • Electoral Administration Irregularities
          • Electoral Integrity
          Iceland
          • Icelandic
          Jun 6, 2012
          Responsibility for the Violation of Electoral Law: Manual for Members of Commissions, Police, Investigators, and Judges
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Ukrainian
          Early Election of Deputies of Ukraine 2019: A Guide for Judges
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Ukrainian
          Election of the President of Ukraine 2019: Manuals for Judges
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Ukrainian
          An Integrated Approach to Election and Conflict
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles That Control Election Challenges
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          Addressing Election Disputes and Elections Offenses in Zimbabwe
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Annulments
          • English
          2019 Presidential Election in Ukraine: Post-Election Report
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Accessibility
          • English
          Cybersecurity in Elections: Developing a Holistic Exposure and Adaptation Testing (HEAT) Process for Election Management Bodies
          Jul 22, 2020
          Resources
          • Electoral Fraud
          • English
          International Standards for the Independence of the Judiciary
          Jul 17, 2020
          Resources
          • Judicial Independence
          • English
          Guide to Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights
          Jul 17, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • English
          Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses
          Jul 17, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • English
          Mediation and Post Election Litigation: A Way Forward
          Jul 17, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers
          Jul 17, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          • Portuguese
          Resolving Election Disputes in the OSCE Area: Towards a Standard Election Dispute Monitoring System
          Jul 17, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • English
          Elections in Egypt: Implications of Recent Court Decisions on the Electoral Framework
          Jul 17, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • English
          Electoral Commission v. Rawali
          Jul 16, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the postponement of the polling day due to inclement weather violated sec. 97, 115, 117, and 206 of Organic Law.
          • EMB Independence
          • EMB Operation
          • Judicial Independence
          Papua New Guinea
          • English
          Jun 20, 2003
          Tabar v. Wong
          Jul 16, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the petitioner met the evidentiary burden for a electoral bribery claim?
          • Criminal Procedure
          • Electoral Integrity
          Papua New Guinea
          • English
          Jan 18, 2018
          Hvit Election Alliance v. Attorney General
          Jul 15, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether a discriminatory election alliance member's criminal conviction violates domestic law and the ECHR?
          • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
          • Party Registration
          Norway
          • Norwegian
          Nov 28, 1997
          Yumak & Sadak v. Turkey
          Jul 15, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          • French
          Suryadharma Ali & M. Romahurmuziy v. General Election Commission
          Jul 15, 2020
          Judgment
          Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Legislative Election Law by eliminating a political party’s proposed candidate list with total women candidates that did not meet 30 percent gender quota as stipulated by the law?
          • Candidate Registration
          • Gender
          • Quotas
          Indonesia
          • Indonesian
          Jun 3, 2013
          Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission
          Jul 15, 2020
          Judgment
          Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?
          • Disputing Results
          Indonesia
          • Indonesian
          Aug 21, 2014
          Surunuddin Dangga & Muchtar Silondae v. General Election Commission of South Konawe
          Jul 15, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the Regional General Election Commission (KPU) of South Konawe manipulated the official results “systematically, structurally, and massively” while conducting the vote counting for the regional head election?
          • Campaign Finance
          • Disputing Results
          • Electoral Integrity
          Indonesia
          • Indonesian
          Aug 10, 2010
          Ujung Iskandar & Bambang Purwanto v. General Election Commission of West Kotawaringin
          Jul 15, 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
          Roeskan Effendi & Rohidin Mersyah v. General Election Commission of South Bengkulu
          Jul 15, 2020
          Judgment
          Did the General Election Commission (KPU) of South Bengkulu manipulate the official result “systematically, structurally, and massively” by conducting dishonest and unfair vote counting?
          • Candidate Registration
          • Disputing Results
          Indonesia
          • Indonesian
          Jan 8, 2009
          Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission
          Jul 15, 2020
          Judgment
          Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?
          • Disputing Results
          Indonesia
          • Indonesian
          Aug 21, 2014
          Prabowo Subianto & Sandiaga Salahudin Uno v. General Election Commission
          Jul 15, 2020
          Judgment
          Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the General Elections Code while conducting the vote count for the 2019 presidential election?
          • Disputing Results
          Indonesia
          • Indonesian
          Jun 27, 2019
          In re Magyar Ketfarku Kutya Part v. Hungary
          Jul 14, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          • French
          Sitaropoulos v. Greece
          Jul 14, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Accessibility
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          In re Luis Gullermo Otoya Gertds
          Jul 13, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether an alleged vote counting inconsistency is sufficient to sustain a claim for election annulment without a claim of harm?
          • Civil Procedure
          • Electoral Integrity
          Colombia
          • Spanish
          Jun 2, 2014
          In re Valdes
          Jul 13, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether a judicial election taking place after a newly election procedure was passed, but initiated before has ground for annulment.
          • Electoral Administration Irregularities
          • Judicial Independence
          Colombia
          • Spanish
          Feb 23, 2017
          In re Gomez
          Jul 13, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether criminal charges against an elected officeholder are sufficient to revoke the position on a temporary basis?
          • Criminal Procedure
          • Electoral Integrity
          Chile
          • Spanish
          Dec 23, 2008
          Ventose v. Chief Electoral Officer
          Jul 10, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          In re Representation of People Act and the September 7, 2015 Elections.
          Jul 10, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the potential for Chief Justice bias is sufficient to overturn the dismissal of a petition challenging election results.
          • Civil Procedure
          • Electoral Integrity
          • Judicial Independence
          Trinidad and Tobago
          • English
          Feb 6, 2020
          Attorney General v. Taylor
          Jul 10, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the 2010 Electoral Amendment Act is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act due to the provision disenfranchising prisoners
          • Judicial Independence
          • Voter Registration
          New Zealand
          • English
          Nov 9, 2019
          Inter-American Commission on Human Rights v. Republic of Peru
          Jul 9, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Annulments
          • Judicial Independence
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          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
          Sardelli v. Almeida
          Jul 9, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the President may file a criminal electoral complaint against a private citizen.
          • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
          • Criminal Procedure
          • Electoral Integrity
          Brazil
          • Portuguese
          Aug 14, 2003
          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
          Together for the Change Without Formalizing Candidacies
          Jul 7, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the when there is a vacancy in the candidate list and a legal framework for alternating candidate gender on the ballot, the substitute must be of the same gender as the deceased.
          • Candidate Registration
          • Gender
          Argentina
          • Spanish
          Nov 12, 2019
          Mustapha v. Attorney General of Guyana
          Jul 7, 2020
          Resources
          • Legal Frameworks
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          Ram v. Attorney General
          Jul 7, 2020
          Resources
          • Election Annulments
          • Election Dispute Resolution
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          Campos v. Ecuador
          Jul 7, 2020
          Resources
          • Judicial Independence
          • Regional Jurisprudence
          • English
          Safeguarding Health and Elections
          Jul 6, 2020
          Resources
          • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
          • Serbian
          Safeguarding Health and Elections
          Jul 6, 2020
          Resources
          • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
          • Armenian
          Safeguarding Health and Elections
          Jul 6, 2020
          Resources
          • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
          • English
          Preserving Electoral Integrity During an Infodemic
          Jul 6, 2020
          Resources
          • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
          • English
          Legal Considerations When Delaying or Adapting Elections
          Jul 6, 2020
          Resources
          • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
          • Election Postponement
          • English
          • Ukrainian
          Shura Council Speaker's request for constitutional review of the drafted law.
          Jul 6, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the proposed provisions are constitutional.
          • Electoral Maps and Districting
          • Vote Form Irregularities
          Egypt
          • English
          Feb 13, 2013
          Shura Council Speaker request for constitutional review of the draft law regulating the exercise of political rights.
          Jul 6, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the draft law adheres to the current constitutional political protections.
          • Accessibility
          • Vote Verification and Transmission
          Egypt
          • English
          May 26, 2013
          Mustafa v. Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
          Jul 6, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether closed party lists and a first past the post system discriminates against independent candidates?
          • Candidate Registration
          • Electoral Integrity
          • Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
          Egypt
          • English
          Jun 14, 2012
          Abdel-Razeq v. Ahmed
          Jul 6, 2020
          Judgment
          Where the constituency representation scheme violates the reasonableness standard.
          • Electoral Integrity
          • Electoral Maps and Districting
          Egypt
          • English
          Mar 15, 2015
          Mohamed v. Chairman of High Elections Commission
          Jul 6, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the elections of the Shura Council, Upper House, exceed the bodies authority and whether and actions taken by the body are consequently unconstitutional.
          • Candidate Registration
          • Electoral Integrity
          • Judicial Independence
          Egypt
          • English
          Jun 3, 2013
          K., B., & S. v. Government Council
          Jul 1, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether a voter is deprived of their right to vote if they vote for a candidate that has orally withdrawn from the race, but that withdraw is not recognized by the Governor and the candidate’s name appears on the ballot?
          • Elections as a Fundamental Right
          • Vote Form Irregularities
          Switzerland
          • German
          Feb 11, 1987
          Jampen v. State Council
          Jul 1, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether when two distinct constituencies have a single electoral body and drastically different populations, the constituencies must be severed and granted their own electoral bodies.
          • Elections as a Fundamental Right
          • Electoral Maps and Districting
          Switzerland
          • German
          Mar 20, 1963
          Wong Souk Yee v. Attorney General
          Jul 1, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the Prime Minister had a duty to fill the vacancy in a Group Representation Constituency.
          • Electoral Integrity
          • EMB Independence
          Singapore
          • English
          Apr 10, 2019
          Tan Chen Bock v. Attorney General
          Jul 1, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the reserved election clause solely permits choosing from the terms of office of Presidents elected by the citizens, or also includes those chosen by Parliament.
          • Candidate Registration
          Singapore
          • English
          Aug 23, 2017
          Chee Siok Chin v. Attorney General
          Jul 1, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether the plaintiff’s application for Parliament was constitutionally denied. If not, whether the election results may be overturned for all members of Parliament.
          • Candidate Registration
          • Electoral Integrity
          Singapore
          • English
          Jun 22, 2006
          Khuhro v. Khan
          Jun 30, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether misstatements on the candidate’s election papers are sufficient to declare an election void.
          • Candidate Registration
          • Electoral Integrity
          Pakistan
          • English
          Aug 1, 2019
          Sandhu v. Election Commission of Pakistan
          Jun 30, 2020
          Judgment
          Whether a repoll is necessary due to an intervening crime.
          • Electoral Integrity
          • Vote Verification and Transmission
          Pakistan
          • English
          May 31, 2018
          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
          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
          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
          2001 (Gyo Tsu) 82 Judgments of the Supreme Court
          Jun 29, 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
            Judgment
              • Candidate Registration
              Japan
              • English
              Dec 18, 2001
              1999 (Gyo Tsu) 35 [Judgment of the Grant Bench, dismissed by the Supreme Court]
              Jun 29, 2020
              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
              1996 (Gyo Tsu) 28 [Judgment of the Second Petty Bench, partially dismissed, partially quashed, and partially terminated]
              Jun 29, 2020
              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
              The Representation Of The People Act v The Election Petitions Act, etal
              Jun 26, 2020
              Judgment
              Whether there is sufficient evidence to declare the 1997 elections void?
              • Electoral Integrity
              • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
              • Vote Verification and Transmission
              Jamaica
              • English
              May 28, 1998
              Raatsin for the Declaration of Invalidity of the Voting Results of the Riigikogu Elections of 2011
              Jun 26, 2020
              Judgment
                • Elections as a Fundamental Right
                • Electronic Voting
                Estonia
                • English
                Mar 23, 2011
                Polluaas for Annulment of Electronic Votes Cast in the Riigikogu Elections 2011
                Jun 26, 2020
                Judgment
                  • Vote Form Irregularities
                  • Vote Verification and Transmission
                  Estonia
                  • English
                  Mar 23, 2011
                  Review of the Constitutionality of Section Five of the Riigikogu Election Act
                  Jun 26, 2020
                  Judgment
                    • Campaign Finance
                    Estonia
                    • English
                    May 18, 2017
                    Chester v. Secretary of State for Justice
                    Jun 23, 2020
                    Judgment
                      • Judicial Independence
                      • Voter Registration
                      United Kingdom
                      • English
                      Oct 16, 2013
                      Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada
                      Jun 23, 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
                      Hughes v. Human Rights Commission
                      Jun 23, 2020
                      Judgment
                        • Accessibility
                        Canada
                        • English
                        Feb 12, 2010
                        McEwing v. Attorney General
                        Jun 23, 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
                        Szuchewycz v. Attorney General
                        Jun 23, 2020
                        Judgment
                        Whether the provision on which the candidate’s registration were denied are in violation of the Charter.
                        • Candidate Registration
                        Canada
                        • English
                        Oct 25, 2017
                        Aryeh Bain v. Chief Electoral Officer
                        Jun 23, 2020
                        Judgment
                        Whether setting election day as a Jewish holiday violates the right to vote?
                        • Elections as a Fundamental Right
                        • EMB Operation
                        Canada
                        • English
                        Jun 26, 2019
                        Electoral Commission v. Watson
                        Jun 19, 2020
                        Judgment
                        Whether the video and song Planet Key are considered election advertisements and/or election programs.
                        • Social Media
                        New Zealand
                        • English
                        Oct 20, 2016
                        Winnemucca v. United States
                        Jun 19, 2020
                        Judgment
                        Whether the election of the Council Chairman and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’s nonrecognition of the new government is reviewable by the courts.
                        • Civil Procedure
                        • Disputing Results
                        • Indigenous Persons
                        United States of America
                        • English
                          Case on Election Campaign by Teacher via Social Networking
                          Jun 18, 2020
                          Judgment
                          A public school teacher shared a post on his/her Facebook that indicated that a political candidate was lying.
                          • Social Media
                          South Korea
                          • English
                          Feb 27, 2020
                          Case on Restricting Online Media from Publishing Columns, etc. Written by Candidates for Public Official Election
                          Jun 18, 2020
                          Judgment
                            • Social Media
                            South Korea
                            • English
                            Nov 28, 2019
                            Impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun
                            Jun 18, 2020
                            Judgment
                            Whether the violations of the electoral code and the Constitution are sufficient to remove the President from office.
                            • Campaign Finance
                            • Disputing Results
                            • Electoral Integrity
                            South Korea
                            • English
                            May 14, 2004
                            Resolução nº 22.610, de 25 de outubro de 2007
                            Jun 17, 2020
                            Judgment
                            Whether elected officials crossing party lines after ascertaining political office violates Brazil's electoral code?
                            • Candidate Registration
                            • Party Registration
                            Brazil
                            • Portuguese
                            Oct 25, 2007
                            Yushchenko vs CEC
                            Jun 17, 2020
                            Judgment
                              • Disputing Results
                              • Electoral Integrity
                              Ukraine
                              • Ukrainian
                              Dec 3, 2004
                              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
                              Sinnott v. Minister for the Environment
                              Jun 11, 2020
                              Judgment
                              Whether the plaintiff's inability to cast a secret ballot based on his visual impairment violated his right to vote.
                              • Elections as a Fundamental Right
                              Ireland
                              • English
                              Mar 30, 2017
                              Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott
                              Jun 10, 2020
                              Judgment
                              Whether the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a disability under Texas law sufficient to modify the vote-by-mail system.
                              • Elections as a Fundamental Right
                              • Health Concerns & Election Administration
                              United States of America
                              • English
                              Jun 4, 2020
                              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
                              Judgment
                                • Candidate Registration
                                Ukraine
                                • English
                                Jan 31, 2012
                                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
                                Judgment
                                  • Electoral Maps and Districting
                                  • EMB Operation
                                  Ukraine
                                  • English
                                  Apr 4, 2012
                                  In re Sixty-two deputies of the Group Popular Parliamentary of Congress
                                  Jun 9, 2020
                                  Judgment
                                  Whether Spain's gender quotas violate the Spanish Constitution (art. 3.7, 20.4-7)
                                  • Gender
                                  • Quotas
                                  Spain
                                  • Spanish
                                  Feb 13, 2009
                                  Re Culleton
                                  Jun 9, 2020
                                  Judgment
                                    • Candidate Registration
                                    Nigeria
                                    • English
                                    Jan 31, 2017
                                    Union NSW v. New South Wales
                                    Jun 9, 2020
                                    Judgment
                                    Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution.
                                    • Campaign Finance
                                    Australia
                                    • English
                                    Dec 13, 2013
                                    Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston
                                    Jun 9, 2020
                                    Judgment
                                      • Electoral Administration Irregularities
                                      • Electoral Integrity
                                      Australia
                                      • English
                                      Feb 18, 2014
                                      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
                                      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
                                      Freedom Front Plus v. Electoral Commission of South Africa
                                      Jun 3, 2020
                                      Judgment
                                        • EMB Operation
                                        South Africa
                                        • English
                                        Apr 29, 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
                                          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
                                          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
                                          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
                                          Yusuf v. INEC
                                          Jun 2, 2020
                                          Judgment
                                          Whether the respondent was not duly elected in the election and the re-run of the election.
                                          • Civil Procedure
                                          • Disputing Results
                                          Nigeria
                                          • English
                                          Jan 20, 2020
                                          People's Democratic Party v. Degi Eremienyo
                                          Jun 2, 2020
                                          Judgment
                                            • Candidate Registration
                                            • Civil Procedure
                                            Nigeria
                                            • English
                                            Feb 13, 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
                                            Rucho v. Common Cause
                                            May 22, 2020
                                            Judgment
                                            Whether partisan issues such as gerrymandering are justiciable by the court.
                                            • Electoral Maps and Districting
                                            United States of America
                                            • English
                                            Jun 27, 2019
                                            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
                                            Curling v. Raffensperger
                                            May 22, 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
                                            Levizja Vetevendosje v. Central Election Commission
                                            May 22, 2020
                                            Judgment
                                            Whether the ballots postmarked well before the election, but not received by the CRC, must be counted as valid ballots.
                                            • Vote Verification and Transmission
                                            Kosovo
                                            • English
                                            Oct 28, 2019
                                            Pacolli v. Central Election Commission
                                            May 22, 2020
                                            Judgment
                                            Whether the court may hear the merits of a complaint on the voting counts are most polling stations.
                                            • Civil Procedure
                                            • Vote Form Irregularities
                                            Kosovo
                                            • English
                                            Oct 10, 2019
                                            Party of Kosovo Serbs v. Serbian List
                                            May 22, 2020
                                            Judgment
                                              • Civil Procedure
                                              • Technology
                                              Kosovo
                                              • English
                                              Oct 10, 2019
                                              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
                                              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
                                              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
                                              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
                                              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
                                              Balkan Investigative Reporting Network BIRN Internews and Kosova v. Serbian List
                                              May 21, 2020
                                              Judgment
                                              Whether the Serbian List's election spot violated the Election Code such that it incited hatred or violence.
                                              • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
                                              • Social Media
                                              Kosovo
                                              • English
                                              Sep 27, 2019
                                              Kosovo Police v. Mustafa
                                              May 20, 2020
                                              Judgment
                                              Whether a candidate violated the Law of General Elections prohibition on taking advantage of a public employee during a campaign period when the candidate used photo of the Kosovo Police Chief?
                                              • Campaign Finance
                                              • Candidate Registration
                                              Kosovo
                                              • English
                                              May 10, 2019
                                              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
                                              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
                                              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
                                              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
                                              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
                                              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
                                              Décision n° 98 407 DC du 14 janvier 1999 Conseil constitutionnel
                                              Jul 25, 2019
                                              Judgment
                                              Whether the Electoral Code provision requiring parity between male and female candidates violates the French Constitution?
                                              • Candidate Registration
                                              • Gender
                                              France
                                              • English
                                              • French
                                              Jan 14, 1999
                                              Décision n° 2001 445 DC du 19 juin 2001 Conseil constitutionnel
                                              Jul 25, 2019
                                              Judgment
                                              Whether section 33 of the French Institutional Act violates the Constitution.
                                              • Gender
                                              France
                                              • English
                                              • French
                                              Jun 19, 2001
                                              Décision n° 2015 465 QPC du 24 avril 2015 Conseil constitutionnel
                                              Jul 25, 2019
                                              Judgment
                                                • Gender
                                                France
                                                • French
                                                Apr 24, 2015
                                                Opitz v. Wrzesnewskyj
                                                Jul 23, 2019
                                                Judgment
                                                Were irregularities related to voter registration significant enough to annul the elections? Which approach should be followed in determining electoral irregularities?
                                                • Disputing Results
                                                • Electoral Integrity
                                                Canada
                                                • English
                                                • French
                                                Oct 25, 2012
                                                Huarte-Mendicoa v. Basque Parliament Act
                                                Jul 23, 2019
                                                Judgment
                                                  • Gender
                                                  Spain
                                                  • Spanish
                                                  Jan 19, 2009
                                                  Popular Parliamentary Group of Congress of Deputies (Review of Law)
                                                  Jul 23, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Whether the ballot parity is sufficiently remedied in the voter pool. Whether such quotas are constitutional.
                                                  • Gender
                                                  • Quotas
                                                  Spain
                                                  • Spanish
                                                  Feb 29, 2008
                                                  Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
                                                  Jul 22, 2019
                                                  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
                                                  Bush v. Gore
                                                  Jul 22, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Did the Florida Supreme Court violate Article II Section 1 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution by making new election law? Do standardless manual recounts violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution?
                                                  • Disputing Results
                                                  • Vote Verification and Transmission
                                                  United States of America
                                                  • English
                                                  Dec 12, 2000
                                                  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
                                                  Unfair Advantage: The Abuse of State Resources in Elections
                                                  Jul 22, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
                                                  • English
                                                  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
                                                  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
                                                  Mexico SUP JDC 304 2018
                                                  Jul 16, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  The High Chamber of the confirmed the validity of the candidacy of two transgender people (muxes in the state of Oaxaca) to occupy public posts reserved for women and revoked the registration of 15 male candidates.
                                                  • Candidate Registration
                                                  • Gender
                                                  • Quotas
                                                  Mexico
                                                  • Spanish
                                                  Jun 21, 2018
                                                  SUP RAP 0173 2018
                                                  Jul 16, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  The TEPJF instructs the INE to issue a new resolution on the registration of Jaime Heliodoro Rodríguez as an independent candidate to the Presidency of the Republic.
                                                  • Candidate Registration
                                                  Mexico
                                                  • Spanish
                                                  Apr 9, 2018
                                                  SUP RAP 0042 2018
                                                  Jul 16, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  • Electronic Voting
                                                  Mexico
                                                  • Spanish
                                                  Mar 22, 2018
                                                  SUP RAP 0749 2017
                                                  Jul 16, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  The Electoral Tribunal considered that the pre-opening of ballot boxes for the identification of improperly deposited ballots by citizens on Election Day exceeds the attributions of the National Electoral Institute, and trespasses the principles of legislative power, legal certainty and safety, by modifying the scrutiny and count procedure, as well as of the transfer of electoral packages.
                                                  • Vote Form Irregularities
                                                  Mexico
                                                  • Spanish
                                                  Feb 14, 2018
                                                  10- Perera v. Senarathe
                                                  Jul 12, 2019
                                                  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
                                                  14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  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
                                                  13- Nanayakkara v. Choksy (John Keells Case)
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
                                                  Sri Lanka
                                                  • English
                                                  Jun 26, 2008
                                                  12- Mendis v. Kumaratunga
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  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
                                                  Deshapriya v. Divisional Secretary
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Whether public officers may be required to canvas for elected officials?
                                                  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
                                                  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
                                                  Sri Lanka
                                                  • English
                                                  Aug 20, 1999
                                                  9- Thavaneethan v. Commissioner of Elections
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Vote as a fundamental right
                                                  • Disputing Results
                                                  • Electoral Integrity
                                                  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
                                                  Sri Lanka
                                                  • English
                                                  Mar 25, 2003
                                                  6- Egodaweie v. Commissioner of Elections
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  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
                                                  5- Centre for Policy Alternatives v. Commissioner of Elections
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Filling of vacancies in the membership of provincial councils
                                                  • Candidate Registration
                                                  • Party Registration
                                                  Sri Lanka
                                                  • English
                                                  Mar 17, 2003
                                                  3- Liyanage v. Commissioner of Elections
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Recognition of political parties
                                                  • Party Registration
                                                  Sri Lanka
                                                  • English
                                                  Dec 17, 2014
                                                  2- Karunathilaka v. Commissioner of Elections
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  People's sovereignty
                                                  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
                                                  • EMB Operation
                                                  Sri Lanka
                                                  • English
                                                  Dec 7, 1998
                                                  1- Gamaethige v. Attorney General
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Determination on 20th amendment and people's sovereignty
                                                  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
                                                  • EMB Operation
                                                  Sri Lanka
                                                  • English
                                                  Sep 8, 2017
                                                  Universal Declaration of Human Rights
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • International Treaty
                                                  • English
                                                  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
                                                  Jul 10, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • International Treaty
                                                  • English
                                                  Obradovic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
                                                  Jul 8, 2019
                                                  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
                                                  Srpska Radikalna Stranka v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
                                                  Jul 8, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Whether the the PEC's decision to bar the Serb Radical Party from the elections for not meeting the conditions is reviewable by the the court.
                                                  • Civil Procedure
                                                  • Party Registration
                                                  Bosnia and Herzegovina
                                                  • English
                                                  Jan 1, 2000
                                                  US v. Philadelphia
                                                  Jul 8, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Did the city of Philadelphia's polling sites comply with the ADA and other guidelines to ensure accessible polling places?
                                                  • Accessibility
                                                  United States of America
                                                  • English
                                                  Apr 16, 2009
                                                  Shanmugam v. India
                                                  Jul 8, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Whether the Election Commission of India may cancel or postpone elections based on the conduct and criminal actions of candidate.
                                                  • Civil Procedure
                                                  • Electoral Integrity
                                                  India
                                                  • English
                                                  Apr 17, 2019
                                                  Bangladesh 16th amendment ruling
                                                  Jul 8, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Does the 16th amendment, which allows the legislature to remove Supreme Court justices on grounds of incapacity or misconduct, violate the Constitution?
                                                  • EMB Independence
                                                  • Judicial Independence
                                                  Bangladesh
                                                  • English
                                                  Jul 3, 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
                                                  GUARDE: Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                  • English
                                                  GUARDE: Directrices para la comprension y resolucion de conflictos electorales
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                  • Spanish
                                                  Scrutiny in Electoral Disputes: A Kenyan Judicial Perspective
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                  • English
                                                  Access to Justice and Electoral Integrity: A policy brief of the Electoral Integrity Initiative
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Legal Frameworks
                                                  • English
                                                  Election Audits: Principles and Practices
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Audits
                                                  • English
                                                  The Hierarchy of Laws: Understanding and Implementing the Legal Frameworks that Govern Elections
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Electoral Fraud
                                                  • English
                                                  Election Audits: International Principles that Protect Election Integrity
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Audits
                                                  • English
                                                  Measuring Effective Remedies for Fraud and Administrative Malpractice
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Electoral Fraud
                                                  • English
                                                  Assessing Electoral Fraud in New Democracies: Refining the Vocabulary
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Electoral Fraud
                                                  • English
                                                  Electoral Justice Regulations Around the World: Key findings from International IDEA's global research on electoral dispute-resolution systems
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                  • English
                                                  When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Annulments
                                                  • English
                                                  Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook
                                                  Jul 2, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                  • English
                                                  Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations
                                                  Jul 1, 2019
                                                  Resources
                                                  • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                  • English
                                                  Maurin v. France
                                                  Jun 28, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Did the candidate violate campaign finance laws when he filed his campaign accounts late and failed to file certain expenses and financial notebooks?
                                                  • Campaign Finance
                                                  France
                                                  • French
                                                  Feb 1, 2019
                                                  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
                                                  Harle v. France
                                                  Jun 28, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                  Should elections be annulled when 1) there were inconsistencies between the number of ballot papers and signatures, and 2) the candidate violated electoral propaganda laws when he posted a personal propaganda photo on his Facebook?
                                                  • Disputing Results
                                                  • Electoral Integrity
                                                  • Social Media
                                                  • Technology
                                                  • Vote Verification and Transmission
                                                  France
                                                  • French
                                                  Dec 2, 2017
                                                  Timba v. Electoral Commission
                                                  Jun 28, 2019
                                                  Judgment
                                                    • Civil Procedure
                                                    • Disputing Results
                                                    Zimbabwe
                                                    • English
                                                    Jan 9, 2014
                                                    Swamy v. Election Commission
                                                    Jun 28, 2019
                                                    Judgment
                                                    Are current EVMs up to international standards? Is a paper trail/receipt necessary in electronic voting?
                                                    • Electronic Voting
                                                    India
                                                    • English
                                                    Oct 8, 2013
                                                    James v. Speaker of the House of Assembly
                                                    Jun 20, 2019
                                                    Resources
                                                    • Election Annulments
                                                    • Election Dispute Resolution
                                                    • Regional Jurisprudence
                                                    • English
                                                    Quinn Leandro v. Jonas
                                                    Jun 20, 2019
                                                    Judgment
                                                      • Disputing Results
                                                      • Electoral Administration Irregularities
                                                      • Electoral Integrity
                                                      Antigua and Barbuda
                                                      • English
                                                      Oct 27, 2010
                                                      Joseph v. Codrington
                                                      Jun 20, 2019
                                                      Judgment
                                                        • Civil Procedure
                                                        • Disputing Results
                                                        Antigua and Barbuda
                                                        • English
                                                        Jun 30, 2009
                                                        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
                                                        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
                                                        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
                                                        EVMs in 2005 German Elections
                                                        Jun 20, 2019
                                                        Judgment
                                                        Was the use of EVMs in the elections erroneous and unconstitutional enough to annul the elections?
                                                        • Electronic Voting
                                                        Germany
                                                        • English
                                                        Mar 3, 2009
                                                        Presidential Petition on Local Government Council Election Act Amendment
                                                        Jun 20, 2019
                                                        Judgment
                                                        Is the Local Government Council Election Act Amendment unconstitutional?
                                                        • Electronic Voting
                                                        Estonia
                                                        • English
                                                        Sep 1, 2005
                                                        Sabha Primary Court Case #8
                                                        Jun 19, 2019
                                                        Judgment
                                                        Should elections be annulled when multiple irregularities occurred related to polling date announcements, voters lists, infrastructure, coercion, and vote-buying?
                                                        • Disputing Results
                                                        • Electoral Integrity
                                                        • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
                                                        Libya
                                                        • Arabic
                                                        Apr 27, 2019
                                                        Electoral Commission v. Malawi Congress Party
                                                        Jun 19, 2019
                                                        Judgment
                                                        • Electoral Administration Irregularities
                                                        • Electoral Integrity
                                                        Malawi
                                                        • English
                                                          Majumdar v. Information Commission
                                                          Jun 19, 2019
                                                          Judgment
                                                          Must the Election Commission provide information on parties' financial disclosures without obtaining their consent?
                                                          • Campaign Finance
                                                          • EMB Independence
                                                          Bangladesh
                                                          • English
                                                          Feb 18, 2016
                                                          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
                                                          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
                                                          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
                                                          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

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