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Conseil d'État (CE), 6ème chambre, 28 May 2021, N° 445567 (unpublished in Lebon collection)

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Social Media
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
May 28, 2021
Date added
Jul 20, 2021
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Conseil d'État (CE), 4ème chambre, 31 May 2021, N° 441849 (unpublished in Lebon collection)

Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Social Media
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
May 31, 2021
Date added
Jul 20, 2021
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Décision n° 98 407 DC du 14 janvier 1999 Conseil constitutionnel

Question Presented
Whether the Electoral Code provision requiring parity between male and female candidates violates the French Constitution?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Gender
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • English
  • French
Date of decision
Jan 14, 1999
Date added
Jul 25, 2019
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Décision n° 2001 445 DC du 19 juin 2001 Conseil constitutionnel

Question Presented
Whether section 33 of the French Institutional Act violates the Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • English
  • French
Date of decision
Jun 19, 2001
Date added
Jul 25, 2019
Judgment
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Décision n° 2015 465 QPC du 24 avril 2015 Conseil constitutionnel

Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
Apr 24, 2015
Date added
Jul 25, 2019
Judgment
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Maurin v. France

Question Presented
Did the candidate violate campaign finance laws when he filed his campaign accounts late and failed to file certain expenses and financial notebooks?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
Feb 1, 2019
Date added
Jun 28, 2019
Judgment
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Harle v. France

Question Presented
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?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Social Media
  • Technology
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
France
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
Dec 2, 2017
Date added
Jun 28, 2019
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