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Self Determination Movement v. CEP

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff sufficiently alleged that the irregularities in voting warranted renumbering the ballots.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Judgment
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Party of Kosovo Serbs v. Serbian List

Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Technology
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Judgment
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Joseph v. Codrington

Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jun 30, 2009
Judgment
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SUP RAP 726 2017

Question Presented
Political parties and coalitions must register indigenous peoples´ representatives as candidates in at least 13 electoral districts
Legal Issue(s)
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Dec 14, 2017
Judgment
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3- Liyanage v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Recognition of political parties
Legal Issue(s)
  • Party Registration
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Dec 17, 2014
Judgment
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9- Thavaneethan v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Vote as a fundamental right
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Mar 25, 2003
Judgment
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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

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Ukraine
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jan 31, 2012
Judgment
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Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott

Question Presented
Whether the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a disability under Texas law sufficient to modify the vote-by-mail system.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jun 4, 2020
Judgment
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Sinnott v. Minister for the Environment

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff's inability to cast a secret ballot based on his visual impairment violated his right to vote.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Country
Ireland
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Mar 30, 2017
Judgment
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Mexico SUP JDC 304 2018

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jun 21, 2018
Judgment
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K., B., & S. v. Government Council

Question Presented
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?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Switzerland
Language of Decision
  • German
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 11, 1987
Judgment
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PAN v. PRI (SM JIN 0035 2015)

Question Presented
Whether the Governor's presence and irregularities are sufficient to annul the election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Social Media
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Aug 4, 2017
Judgment
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Jupica vs Nec

Question Presented
Whether the postponement of the Liberian elections to a date when the Ebola threat was still ongoing was unconstitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • EMB Independence
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jan 13, 2016
Judgment
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Goodface v. Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 2020 Election Board

Question Presented
Whether a Federal Court may hear a Tribal candidate eligibility claim under the federal question doctrine?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
  • Indigenous Persons
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Aug 25, 2020
Judgment
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City for All List, et. al v. Palestinian Central Election Commission, et. al

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Eligibility
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Palestine
Language of Decision
  • Arabic
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Apr 23, 2017
Judgment
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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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Mar 21, 2018
Judgment
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Siwale v. Electoral Commission of Zambia

Question Presented
Can the referendum proceed without being voted on as a bill as constitutionally required?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Voter Registration
Country
Zambia
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 14, 2018
Judgment
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Wisconsin Legislature v. Evers (state Supreme Court Decision, please see United States Supreme Court order on the application for stay)

Question Presented
Whether the Governor may suspend election laws two days before the election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Apr 6, 2020
Judgment
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Republication National Commitee v. Democratic National Committe (Wisconsin)

Question Presented
Whether absentee ballots must be postmarked by the original election date.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Apr 6, 2020
Judgment
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Curling v. Raffensperger

Question Presented
Whether Georgia's electronic voting system diminishes the voter's First and Fourteenth Amendment right due to threats of inadequacy and inaccuracy.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electronic Voting
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Aug 15, 2019
Judgment
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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

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • EMB Operation
Country
Ukraine
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Apr 4, 2012
Judgment
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Polluaas for Annulment of Electronic Votes Cast in the Riigikogu Elections 2011

Legal Issue(s)
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Estonia
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Mar 23, 2011
Judgment
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The Representation Of The People Act v The Election Petitions Act, etal

Question Presented
Whether there is sufficient evidence to declare the 1997 elections void?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Jamaica
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 28, 1998
Judgment
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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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 31, 1996
Judgment
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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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Sep 17, 2017
Judgment
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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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Sep 19, 2018
Judgment
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Ronan v. Regional Electoral Office

Question Presented
Whether the business entity was formed for the candidate to utilize the funds as illegal campaign funds
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
Brazil
Language of Decision
  • Portuguese
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 14, 2019
Judgment
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Obradovic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff's dismissal from the military banned him from participating in the General Election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2003
Judgment
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Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Miguel Angel Yunes Linares (SUP JRC 0168 2016)

Question Presented
Whether Facebook posts that indicate a political position, but do not solicit votes constitute pre-campaign activity.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Social Media
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Apr 25, 2016
Judgment
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MOREA v. Party of Institutional Revolutionary (SUP 2015 REP 544 499367)

Question Presented
Whether the dissemination of campaign materials on twitter accounts of candidate and alternate candidates violate the electoral silence laws?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Social Media
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Apr 20, 2016
Judgment
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