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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Question Presented
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?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jan 21, 2010
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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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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Benisek v. Lamone

Question Presented
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?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jun 18, 2018
Judgment
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Human Rights Network of Uganda v. Attorney General

Question Presented
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?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Uganda
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Mar 26, 2020
Judgment
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LVV Political Entity v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the ballots declared invalid by the CRC were valid and should have been counted for in election totals?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 19, 2019
Judgment
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BIRN v. Democratic League of Kosovo

Question Presented
Whether the claimant met its evidentiary burden for determining that the respondent violated election law.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Social Media
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 6, 2019
Judgment
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Nisma-Akr-PD v. Polling Station 211B

Question Presented
Whether there is sufficient evidence to bar the election officials from participating in elections or election administration after they lost ballots.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Integrity
  • EMB Operation
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Judgment
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PDK v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the technical omission from the Kosovo ballots warrants a recount prior to the final election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 18, 2019
Judgment
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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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Pacolli v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the court may hear the merits of a complaint on the voting counts are most polling stations.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Judgment
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Levizja Vetevendosje v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the ballots postmarked well before the election, but not received by the CRC, must be counted as valid ballots.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 28, 2019
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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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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 18, 2016
Judgment
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Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Australia
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 18, 2014
Judgment
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Re Culleton

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jan 31, 2017
Judgment
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Aryeh Bain v. Chief Electoral Officer

Question Presented
Whether setting election day as a Jewish holiday violates the right to vote?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • EMB Operation
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jun 26, 2019
Judgment
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Szuchewycz v. Attorney General

Question Presented
Whether the provision on which the candidate’s registration were denied are in violation of the Charter.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Oct 25, 2017
Judgment
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McEwing v. Attorney General

Question Presented
Whether the phone calls had any impact on the final election results and if those results were sufficient to annul the election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 23, 2013
Judgment
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Hughes v. Human Rights Commission

Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 12, 2010
Judgment
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People's Democratic Party v. Degi Eremienyo

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Feb 13, 2020
Judgment
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Yusuf v. INEC

Question Presented
Whether the respondent was not duly elected in the election and the re-run of the election.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jan 20, 2020
Judgment
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada

Question Presented
Whether the broadcasting restricted and alleged Charter violations therein may be heard on an expedited review basis.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Social Media
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Canada
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Apr 11, 2011
Judgment
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Review of the Constitutionality of Section Five of the Riigikogu Election Act

Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
Estonia
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 18, 2017
Judgment
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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
Election Type
General
Date of decision
Jan 23, 2019
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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Sandhu v. Election Commission of Pakistan

Question Presented
Whether a repoll is necessary due to an intervening crime.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Pakistan
Language of Decision
  • English
Election Type
General
Date of decision
May 31, 2018
Judgment
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