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In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani

Question Presented
Whether the respondent violated D.C. Bar Rules X and XI, § 2(b) by filing a frivolous lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania, which requires him to be sanctioned under the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 4, 2022
Date added
Sep 16, 2022
Judgment
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2017Hun-Ma813

Question Presented
Whether any of the following alleged acts violate citizens’ constitutional rights to vote or equality under the law: 1) denying a soldier’s request to watch presidential election interviews and debates; 2) requiring election campaign bulletins written in braille to be within the page limits for booklet-type campaign bulletins; and 3) failing to require Korean sign language or captions in all election-related broadcasts.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
Country
South Korea
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 28, 2020
Date added
Sep 14, 2022
Judgment
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O’Rourke v. Dominion Voting Systems, Inc

Question Presented
Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff's attorneys for filing frivolous litigation.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Frivolous Litigation
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 3, 2021
Date added
Nov 30, 2021
Judgment
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King v. Whitmer

Question Presented
Whether to impose sanctions on the Plaintiff’s attorneys for filing frivolous litigation in violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Frivolous Litigation
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 25, 2021
Date added
Nov 29, 2021
Judgment
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In the Matter of Rudolph W. Giuliani, an Attorney (United States)

Question Presented
Whether Mr. Giuliani’s conduct, as a lawyer perpetuating false statements about widespread voter fraud during the 2020 United States presidential election, violated New York's professional rules of conduct?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 24, 2021
Date added
Aug 18, 2021
Judgment
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Trump for President, Inc. v. Boockvar

Question Presented
Whether it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution for Pennsylvania to give counties the discretion to adopt "notice and cure" policies (to provide notice to voters whose mail-in ballots were procedurally defective and an opportunity to cure their ballots).
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Nov 21, 2020
Date added
Dec 28, 2020
Judgment
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Karnwea v. National Elections Commission

Question Presented
Whether an investigation is necessary to prohibit a candidate from running when they allegedly do not meet the qualifications? Whether the Election Commission may go beyond the statutorily prescribed penalties for not meeting a qualification?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
  • EMB Independence
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jul 20, 2017
Date added
Oct 1, 2020
Judgment
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Yang v. Kellner

Question Presented
Whether removal of the candidates from the primary ballots after the termination of their campaign violates the voter’s right to elect the candidate of their choosing.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 5, 2020
Date added
Sep 17, 2020
Judgment
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Antonio Pedro de Siqueira Indio da Costa v. Public Electoral Ministry (No. 1825-24.2010.6.00.0000)

Question Presented
Whether tweets announcing candidacy before the election period violate the Election Law because it is a publicly accessible platform.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Social Media
Country
Brazil
Language of Decision
  • Portuguese
Date of decision
Jun 4, 2010
Date added
Aug 10, 2020
Judgment
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Institutional Revolutionary Party v. Andrés Manuel López Obrador (SUP RAP 0268 2012)

Question Presented
Whether Twitter posts and Youtube videos constitute campaign acts?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Social Media
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
May 24, 2012
Date added
Aug 7, 2020
Judgment
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In re 2016 Election of President of Iceland

Question Presented
Whether the prohibition of voters from signing support petitions for multiple candidates conflicts with Act. No. 36. 1945. Whether the plaintiff has a cause of action before elections take place.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Iceland
Language of Decision
  • Icelandic
Date of decision
Jun 15, 2016
Date added
Jul 23, 2020
Judgment
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In re the Icelandic Presidential Election of 2012

Question Presented
Whether the inability of disabled voters to cast secret ballots is sufficient grounds for annulling election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Iceland
Language of Decision
  • Icelandic
Date of decision
Jun 6, 2012
Date added
Jul 23, 2020
Judgment
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Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission

Question Presented
Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
Country
Indonesia
Language of Decision
  • Indonesian
Date of decision
Aug 21, 2014
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment
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Prabowo Subianto & Hatta Rajasa v. General Election Commission

Question Presented
Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the Presidential Election Law while conducting the vote count for the 2014 presidential election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
Country
Indonesia
Language of Decision
  • Indonesian
Date of decision
Aug 21, 2014
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment
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Prabowo Subianto & Sandiaga Salahudin Uno v. General Election Commission

Question Presented
Did the General Election Commission (KPU) violate the General Elections Code while conducting the vote count for the 2019 presidential election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
Country
Indonesia
Language of Decision
  • Indonesian
Date of decision
Jun 27, 2019
Date added
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment
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Mohamed v. Chairman of High Elections Commission

Question Presented
Whether the elections of the Shura Council, Upper House, exceed the bodies authority and whether and actions taken by the body are consequently unconstitutional.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Egypt
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 3, 2013
Date added
Jul 6, 2020
Judgment
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Tan Chen Bock v. Attorney General

Question Presented
Whether the reserved election clause solely permits choosing from the terms of office of Presidents elected by the citizens, or also includes those chosen by Parliament.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Singapore
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 23, 2017
Date added
Jul 1, 2020
Judgment
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Impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun

Question Presented
Whether the violations of the electoral code and the Constitution are sufficient to remove the President from office.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
South Korea
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 14, 2004
Date added
Jun 18, 2020
Judgment
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Yushchenko vs CEC

Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Ukraine
Language of Decision
  • Ukrainian
Date of decision
Dec 3, 2004
Date added
Jun 17, 2020
Judgment
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Abubakar v. Independent Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the President was not duly elected to his position based upon alleged corruption in the vote counting.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Nov 5, 2019
Date added
Jun 3, 2020
Judgment
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Chilima v. Mutharika (lower court decision)

Question Presented
Whether the Electoral Commission breach its duty under section 76, 77, and 40 of the Constitution of Malawi. These duties include ensuring the absence of electoral irregularities, illegalities, and failed provide proper oversight and verification.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • EMB Operation
Country
Malawi
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 3, 2020
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment
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Kosovo Police v. Mustafa

Question Presented
Whether a candidate violated the Law of General Elections prohibition on taking advantage of a public employee during a campaign period when the candidate used photo of the Kosovo Police Chief?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 10, 2019
Date added
May 20, 2020
Judgment
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Bush v. Gore

Question Presented
Did the Florida Supreme Court violate Article II Section 1 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution by making new election law? Do standardless manual recounts violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 12, 2000
Date added
Jul 22, 2019
Judgment
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Hichilema v. Lungu

Question Presented
Does the Court have jurisdiction to hear the election petition after the expiry of the 14 day constitutionally prescribed period?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Zambia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 5, 2016
Date added
Jul 16, 2019
Judgment
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SUP RAP 0173 2018

Question Presented
The TEPJF instructs the INE to issue a new resolution on the registration of Jaime Heliodoro Rodríguez as an independent candidate to the Presidency of the Republic.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Apr 9, 2018
Date added
Jul 16, 2019
Judgment
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National Elections Commission v. Brumskine

Question Presented
Should elections be annulled when there were late openings of polls, changes of polling stations, inaccurate voter registration lists, and an absence of queue controllers?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Voter Registration
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 7, 2017
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment
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Electoral Commission v. Malawi Congress Party

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Malawi
Language of Decision
  • English
Date added
Jun 19, 2019
Judgment
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Odinga v. IEBC

Question Presented
Which party has the burden of proof to contest an election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Kenya
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 1, 2017
Date added
Jun 19, 2019
Judgment
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