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Palmer v. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)

Question Presented
Whether the practice of disclosing the indicative two-candidate preferred count (“Indicative TCP”) prior to the closing of all polling sites in the country by the Australian Election Commission (AEC) influenced the voters’ choice and undermined the impartiality or perception of impartiality of the Commission, therefore violating the election law and the Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • EMB Operation
Country
Australia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 14, 2019
Date added
Oct 14, 2022
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Decision 207183

Question Presented
Whether the Sabac City Assembly was the proper authority to hear a challenge about the conduct of a referendum.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
Country
Serbia
Language of Decision
  • Serbian
Date of decision
Feb 3, 2022
Date added
Sep 19, 2022
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Decision No. 207182

Question Presented
Whether a voter’s electoral rights are violated when the question asked in a referendum is unclear and information about the question is not readily available at the polling site.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Serbia
Language of Decision
  • Serbian
Date of decision
Feb 3, 2022
Date added
Sep 16, 2022
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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
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Jupica vs Nec

Question Presented
Whether the postponement of the Liberian elections to a date when the Ebola threat was still ongoing was unconstitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • EMB Independence
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 13, 2016
Date added
Aug 26, 2020
Judgment
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PAN v. PRI (SM JIN 0035 2015)

Question Presented
Whether the Governor's presence and irregularities are sufficient to annul the election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Social Media
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Aug 4, 2017
Date added
Aug 7, 2020
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In re Constituent Assembly Elections of 2011

Question Presented
Whether the right to secrecy was violated in the 2011 election sufficient to annul the election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Iceland
Language of Decision
  • Icelandic
Date of decision
Jan 6, 2011
Date added
Jul 23, 2020
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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
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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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Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Australia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 18, 2014
Date added
Jun 9, 2020
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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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Quinn Leandro v. Jonas

Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 27, 2010
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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