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Odhiambo Oduol v. Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission
- Question Presented
- Whether petitioner’s affidavit verifying a video recording meets the evidentiary burden outlined in Section 107 of the Evidence Act relating to electronic evidence.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Vote Verification and Transmission
- Country
- Kenya
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 5, 2013
- Date added
- Sep 14, 2022
Judgment
Masumba v. Kamondo
- Question Presented
- Whether the respondent was properly elected as a Member of Parliament on account of allegations made against him by the appellant of illegal acts or misconduct (i.e., defamation or inflammatory statements, intimidation and violence, and undue influence) during the campaign period.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Violence and Intimidation
- Country
- Zambia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Nov 17, 2017
- Date added
- Sep 13, 2022
Judgment
Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners v. Independent Electoral Commission
- Question Presented
- Whether the municipal government elections for four wards in the George Local Municipality should be annulled due to alleged wrongs and irregularities in the voting and counting procedures.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 5, 2021
- Date added
- Feb 17, 2021
Judgment
Mwiru v. Samson
- Question Presented
- Whether the respondent’s education failed to meet the requirements for candidacy. If so, whether the respondent’s election as a Member of Parliament should be annulled.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Uganda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jun 28, 2011
- Date added
- Jul 24, 2020
Judgment
Opendi v. Electoral Commission
- Question Presented
- Whether the invalidation of seventeen polling station results is sufficient grounds to annul the election results.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Vote Form Irregularities
- Country
- Uganda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 23, 2011
- Date added
- Jul 24, 2020
Judgment
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
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
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
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
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
Electoral Commission of Uganda v. Bakireke
- Question Presented
- Was the election conducted legally? Did non-compliance substantially affect the results? Did the winning candidate commit electoral offenses? Did the trial judge err in annulling the elections at the trial level?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Violence and Intimidation
- Country
- Uganda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 19, 2007
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2019
Judgment
Siwale v. Electoral Commission of Zambia
- Question Presented
- Can the referendum proceed without being voted on as a bill as constitutionally required?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Voter Registration
- Country
- Zambia
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Feb 14, 2018
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2019
Judgment
Tchimon v. Issouf
- Question Presented
- Whether violence and disturbance against voters at polling centers took place and whether the elected candidate (defendant) was aware/ responsible for these violations? Whether these violations at the polling stations altered the fairness of the polls on election day?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Electoral Violence and Intimidation
- Country
- Ivory Coast
- Language of Decision
- French
- Date of decision
- Nov 30, 2018
- Date added
- Jul 22, 2019
Judgment
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
Timba v. Electoral Commission
- Legal Issue(s)
- Civil Procedure
- Disputing Results
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jan 9, 2014
- Date added
- Jun 28, 2019
Judgment
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
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
Kham v. Electoral Commission
- Question Presented
- Should elections be annulled when the IEC did not provide timely access to voter rolls to the petitioners before elections?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Voter Registration
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Nov 1, 2015
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2019
Judgment
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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