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Palmer v. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
- Question Presented
- 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.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- EMB Operation
- Country
- Australia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Aug 14, 2019
Judgment
Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Australia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Feb 18, 2014
Judgment
Union NSW v. New South Wales
- Question Presented
- Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- Country
- Australia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Dec 13, 2013
Judgment
Majumdar v. Information Commission
- Question Presented
- Must the Election Commission provide information on parties' financial disclosures without obtaining their consent?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- EMB Independence
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Feb 18, 2016
Judgment
Bangladesh 16th amendment ruling
- Question Presented
- Does the 16th amendment, which allows the legislature to remove Supreme Court justices on grounds of incapacity or misconduct, violate the Constitution?
- Legal Issue(s)
- EMB Independence
- Judicial Independence
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jul 3, 2017
Judgment
Hong Kong Police Force v. Electoral Affairs Commission
- Question Presented
- Whether a publicly accessible voter list violates the right to privacy?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Voter Registration
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 5, 2020
Judgment
Swamy v. Election Commission
- Question Presented
- Are current EVMs up to international standards? Is a paper trail/receipt necessary in electronic voting?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electronic Voting
- Country
- India
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 8, 2013
Judgment
In Re Dispute Case No. 1 of 1999
- Question Presented
- Whether two rival groups within the same political party may utilize the same political symbol on the eve of elections.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Party Registration
- Country
- India
- Language of Decision
- Arabic
- English
- Date of decision
- Aug 7, 1999
Judgment
Gandhi v. Narain
- Question Presented
- Whether legislative acts passed during the appeals process may be retroactively applied to validate an election currently in the courts.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Judicial Independence
- Country
- India
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jul 11, 1975
Judgment
Shanmugam v. India
- Question Presented
- Whether the Election Commission of India may cancel or postpone elections based on the conduct and criminal actions of candidate.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- India
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Apr 17, 2019
Judgment
Prabowo Subianto & Sandiaga Salahudin Uno v. General Election Commission
- Question Presented
- Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the General Elections Code while conducting the vote count for the 2019 presidential election?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Jun 27, 2019
Judgment
Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission
- Question Presented
- Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Aug 21, 2014
Judgment
Roeskan Effendi & Rohidin Mersyah v. General Election Commission of South Bengkulu
- Question Presented
- Did the General Election Commission (KPU) of South Bengkulu manipulate the official result “systematically, structurally, and massively” by conducting dishonest and unfair vote counting?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Jan 8, 2009
Judgment
Suryadharma Ali & M. Romahurmuziy v. General Election Commission
- Question Presented
- 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?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Gender
- Quotas
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Jun 3, 2013
Judgment
Ujung Iskandar & Bambang Purwanto v. General Election Commission of West Kotawaringin
- Question Presented
- 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?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Jun 7, 2010
Judgment
Surunuddin Dangga & Muchtar Silondae v. General Election Commission of South Konawe
- Question Presented
- 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?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Campaign Finance
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Aug 10, 2010
Judgment
Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission
- Question Presented
- Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Indonesia
- Language of Decision
- Indonesian
- Date of decision
- Aug 21, 2014
Judgment
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]
- Question Presented
- Whether the electoral code system, in light of the migration from constituencies, should be declared unconstitutional?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
- Country
- Japan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 17, 2017
Judgment
1996 (Gyo Tsu) 28 [Judgment of the Second Petty Bench, partially dismissed, partially quashed, and partially terminated]
- Question Presented
- Whether denying absentee ballots to voters outside of the country for official ballots is sufficient to dispute the election result.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Japan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- May 31, 1996
Judgment
1999 (Gyo Tsu) 35 [Judgment of the Grant Bench, dismissed by the Supreme Court]
- Question Presented
- Whether the unequal treatment between independent and political party candidates regarding broadcasting during campaigns was unconstitutional.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Electoral Maps and Districting
- Social Media
- Country
- Japan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 19, 1999
Judgment
2001 (Gyo Tsu) 233 [Case to Seeking Nullification of the Election]
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Country
- Japan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Dec 18, 2001
Judgment
2001 (Gyo Tsu) 82 Judgments of the Supreme Court
- Legal Issue(s)
- Accessibility
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Country
- Japan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 14, 2001
Judgment
Samuel v. Chief Electoral Officer et al.
- Question Presented
- (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?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- EMB Operation
- Country
- Marshall Islands
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Aug 31, 2018
Judgment
Advocate Prem Chandra Rai vs Government of Nepal
- Question Presented
- 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.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Accessibility
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Out of Country Voting
- Country
- Nepal
- Language of Decision
- Nepali
- Date of decision
- Mar 21, 2018
Judgment
Chaturman Beda vs Election Special Court and others
- Question Presented
- 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.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Nepal
- Language of Decision
- Nepali
- Date of decision
- Feb 14, 1990
Judgment
Madhav Prasad Paudel and others vs Office of the PM, Local development Ministry, Election Commission Nepal et. al
- Question Presented
- 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.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Election Date
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Nepal
- Language of Decision
- Nepali
- Date of decision
- Nov 7, 2012
Judgment
Electoral Commission v. Watson
- Question Presented
- Whether the video and song Planet Key are considered election advertisements and/or election programs.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Social Media
- Country
- New Zealand
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 20, 2016
Judgment
Attorney General v. Taylor
- Question Presented
- Whether the 2010 Electoral Amendment Act is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act due to the provision disenfranchising prisoners
- Legal Issue(s)
- Judicial Independence
- Voter Registration
- Country
- New Zealand
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Nov 9, 2019
Judgment
Buriro v. Shah
- Question Presented
- Where the citizenship requirement for candidacy may be met by a renunciation of dual citizenship.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Country
- Pakistan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 23, 2019
Judgment
Rind v. Balochistan
- Question Presented
- Whether failure to disclose education was grounds for disqualifying the petitioner as a candidate.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Candidate Registration
- Country
- Pakistan
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 19, 2018
Judgment