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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
Judgment
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Decision No. 1 (1995)

Question Presented
Whether a law that permits the Prime Minister to exercise his discretionary power to transfer or declare a vacancy for the position of the President of the Supreme Court of char’i jaafarite contradicts the principle of “separation of powers” and should be repealed.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Lebanon
Language of Decision
  • French
Date of decision
Nov 2, 1995
Date added
Sep 16, 2022
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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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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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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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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Germin Organization v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the vote counting procedure violates the right to early vote for Kosovo citizens outside of Kosovo. Whether the complaint may be brought before a final decision is reached.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 19, 2019
Date added
Oct 15, 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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Baytan v. Commission on Elections

Question Presented
Whether petitioner's voluntary disclosure and alleged good faith mistake is sufficient to survive a preliminary hearing requiring only probable cause?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Voter Registration
Country
Phillippines
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 4, 2003
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
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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Inkatha Freedom Party v. Independent Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether alleged electoral illegalities were sufficient to require an investigation into the election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
South Africa
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jul 14, 2001
Date added
Sep 23, 2020
Judgment
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National Elections Commission v. Siebo

Question Presented
Whether the respondent lost his right to appeal the Review Panel rejection of his application when he failed to meet the Election Commission’s deadline.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 19, 2017
Date added
Sep 16, 2020
Judgment
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Goodface v. Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 2020 Election Board

Question Presented
Whether a Federal Court may hear a Tribal candidate eligibility claim under the federal question doctrine?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
  • Indigenous Persons
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 25, 2020
Date added
Aug 27, 2020
Judgment
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Kyewalabye v. Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff has the evidentiary burden to contest the election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Uganda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 3, 2016
Date added
Jul 24, 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 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 Representation of People Act and the September 7, 2015 Elections.

Question Presented
Whether the potential for Chief Justice bias is sufficient to overturn the dismissal of a petition challenging election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 6, 2020
Date added
Jul 10, 2020
Judgment
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Winnemucca v. United States

Question Presented
Whether the election of the Council Chairman and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’s nonrecognition of the new government is reviewable by the courts.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
  • Indigenous Persons
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date added
Jun 19, 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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Yusuf v. INEC

Question Presented
Whether the respondent was not duly elected in the election and the re-run of the election.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 20, 2020
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Judgment
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People's Democratic Party v. Degi Eremienyo

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 13, 2020
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Judgment
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Pacolli v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the court may hear the merits of a complaint on the voting counts are most polling stations.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment
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Party of Kosovo Serbs v. Serbian List

Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Technology
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment
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Self Determination Movement v. CEP

Question Presented
Whether the plaintiff sufficiently alleged that the irregularities in voting warranted renumbering the ballots.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 10, 2019
Date added
May 22, 2020
Judgment
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PDK v. Central Election Commission

Question Presented
Whether the technical omission from the Kosovo ballots warrants a recount prior to the final election results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 18, 2019
Date added
May 21, 2020
Judgment
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BIRN v. Democratic League of Kosovo

Question Presented
Whether the claimant met its evidentiary burden for determining that the respondent violated election law.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Social Media
Country
Kosovo
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 6, 2019
Date added
May 21, 2020
Judgment
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Benisek v. Lamone

Question Presented
Whether the District Court abused its discretion in denying the plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction? Whether the congressional map, operating for six years, was an injury redressible by the court?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 18, 2018
Date added
May 20, 2020
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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14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice

Question Presented
Did the Court of Appeal have the power to issue a writ of certiorari with respect to Parliament in the process of impeaching the Chief Justice, who was accused of financial impropriety?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 21, 2014
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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