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Monroy Hernandez v. Molano Granados

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Mar 12, 2020
Date added
Oct 14, 2022
Judgment
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Ledezma Acosta v. Ausecha Ordóñez and Armando Guevara Bravo

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Disputing Results
  • Party Registration
  • Quotas
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Sep 17, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Núñez de Armas v. Magdaniel Hernández

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Dec 16, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Ramos Rojas v. Sanabria Chacón

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Dec 3, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Zambrano Castro v. National Electoral Council

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Oct 29, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Ortiz Daza v. Act Declaring the Election of Candelo Riascos

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Disputing Results
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Dec 10, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Ospina Carballo v. Restrepo Gallego

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Nov 5, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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Medina Padilla v. Aguilar Hurtado

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Disputing Results
  • Party Registration
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Aug 20, 2020
Date added
Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
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In re Luis Gullermo Otoya Gertds

Question Presented
Whether an alleged vote counting inconsistency is sufficient to sustain a claim for election annulment without a claim of harm?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Jun 2, 2014
Date added
Jul 13, 2020
Judgment
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In re Valdes

Question Presented
Whether a judicial election taking place after a newly election procedure was passed, but initiated before has ground for annulment.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Feb 23, 2017
Date added
Jul 13, 2020
Judgment
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