EDRIElection Dispute Resolution Index
How robust are mechanisms to resolve election disputes?
Dimensions
Contest
0.0% · 0/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONT.EDRI.1Standing enumeratedAre the parties with standing to contest an election (candidate, party, qualified voters of the precinct, AG, etc.) enumerated in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| CONT.EDRI.2Venue & jurisdictionIs the court of original jurisdiction for election contests specified by statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| CONT.EDRI.3Filing deadlineIs the deadline for filing an election contest (days after certification, or after a defined event) specified by statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| CONT.EDRI.4Standard of proof & evidenceAre the standard of proof and admissibility rules for election-contest evidence codified in statute? | 0/20.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
Recount
25.0% · 1/4| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECT.1Statutory recount procedureAre recount procedures (who counts, how, with what evidence) defined in statute, not regulation or administrative directive? | 0.5/150.0% | Article 21 codifies DEC powers including 'verification of summary protocols' which functions as a layered recount. Article 73-74 (in REG.4 cands) codify complaints about counting and recount procedures. Statutory recount mechanism exists via complaint-driven verification. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| RECT.2Recount triggers enumeratedAre the triggers for an automatic or petition-based recount enumerated in statute (margin thresholds, sworn challenge, etc.)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| RECT.3Recount cost allocationIs the cost of a petition-based recount allocated by statute (who pays under what outcome)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| RECT.4Recount-finding effectAre the legal effects of a recount finding (binding, advisory, mandatory amendment) codified in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | Article 21 codifies DEC authority to amend summary protocols upon discovered errors. Recount findings amend protocols and bind the certified result by virtue of CEC summarisation per Article 76 (in v0 cands). | § view source 2026-05-18 |
Timing
50.0% · 1/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIME.1Certification deadline in statuteIs the certification deadline (when the result becomes 'official') set by statute, not by administrative discretion? | 1/1100.0% | Election Code Article 153 codifies the certification deadline: 'The respective DEC chairperson shall, within five days after summarisation of final results of elections, register persons elected as members of the local self-government representative body Sakrebulo.' Article 76 (in v0 cands) codifies CEC summarisation 19-day deadline. Article 130 codifies replacement procedures. Statutory certification timeline clearly codified. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| TIME.2Pre-certification stayDoes statute provide a mechanism to stay certification while a recount or contest is pending? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 130 covers MP-replacement procedure. Article 8 (commission rules). Article 21 (DEC powers). Article 57 (campaign reports). None codifies a pre-certification stay mechanism during pending contests. | § view source 2026-05-18 |