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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
Date added
Jan 13, 2023
Judgment
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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
Date added
Jan 13, 2023
Judgment
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Decision 701/2020

Question Presented
Whether the Brosteni Constituency Electoral Bureau’s (BEC) decision to reject a former vice mayor seeking to run for the mayor and local councilor elections, based on a report by the National Integrity Agency alleging that he had conflicts of interest, was improper.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Romania
Language of Decision
  • Romanian
Date of decision
Aug 17, 2020
Date added
Sep 16, 2022
Judgment
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Appeals declared by the Political Party "Dignity and Truth Platform" and the electoral candidate Andrei Năstase, by Political Party "Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova" and by the Electoral Council of the Chisinau Municipal Electoral District No. 1

Question Presented
Whether the 2018 mayoral election in Chisinau were appropriately annulled due to violations of the electoral silence period on election day.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Social Media
Country
Moldova
Language of Decision
  • Romanian
Date of decision
Jun 25, 2018
Date added
Oct 26, 2021
Judgment
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(Mexico) SM JDC 0167 2021

Question Presented
Whether it was incorrect that the request for a citizen's trial that he filed in the initial instance was processed as a complaint, considering that this is the ideal way in which a favorable resolution could be obtained that guarantees the inclusion of members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Whether political parties are obligated to have a quota for candidates that identify as LGBTQIA+ to guarantee their inclusion in the political process.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Mar 31, 2021
Date added
Jul 1, 2021
Judgment
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(Mexico) SCM JDC 0412 2021

Question Presented
Whether there is an obligation among political parties to comply with a candidate quota that included people from the LGBTQIA + community even though there was no legal order or law to do so.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Apr 3, 2021
Date added
Jul 1, 2021
Judgment
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(Mexico) SX JE 0003 2021

Question Presented
Whether there were procedural irregularities in the lower court’s decision based on the timeliness of the complaint and lack of notice by the court. Whether evidence from Facebook and WhatsApp demonstrating gender based political violence were illegally obtained and possess the truth and veracity it asserts.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Jan 21, 2021
Date added
Jun 23, 2021
Judgment
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Domingo v. Commission on Elections

Question Presented
Whether there was sufficient evidence to conclude that the incumbent mayor prodded potential Board of Election Inspectors for the City?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
  • EMB Independence
  • EMB Operation
Country
Phillippines
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 1, 1998
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Judgment
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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
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment
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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
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment
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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
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment
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In re Gomez

Question Presented
Whether criminal charges against an elected officeholder are sufficient to revoke the position on a temporary basis?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Chile
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Dec 23, 2008
Date added
Jul 13, 2020
Judgment
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Jampen v. State Council

Question Presented
Whether when two distinct constituencies have a single electoral body and drastically different populations, the constituencies must be severed and granted their own electoral bodies.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
Country
Switzerland
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Mar 20, 1963
Date added
Jul 1, 2020
Judgment
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Uzodinma v. Ihedioha

Question Presented
Whether the votes administered on incorrect ballots were improperly considered void. Whether the Governor failed to ascertain a majority vote based upon those results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 14, 2020
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Judgment
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6- Egodaweie v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Did several electoral irregularities and acts of violence at polling stations fall within the scope of section 46A, compelling the respondent to declare those polls null and void?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 3, 2001
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
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5- Centre for Policy Alternatives v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Filling of vacancies in the membership of provincial councils
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Party Registration
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 17, 2003
Date added
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
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Srpska Radikalna Stranka v. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Question Presented
Whether the the PEC's decision to bar the Serb Radical Party from the elections for not meeting the conditions is reviewable by the the court.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Party Registration
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 1, 2000
Date added
Jul 8, 2019
Judgment
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Ochieng' v. Orange Democratic Movement

Question Presented
Was the respondent's nomination free, fair, and credible? Should the election be annulled when the respondents locked themselves in a room with the ballot boxes and papers, preventing the petitioner from entering?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kenya
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 14, 2017
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment
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