EDRIElection Dispute Resolution Index
How robust are mechanisms to resolve election disputes?
Dimensions
Contest
80.0% · 4/5| 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? | 1/1100.0% | § 86 of the Seimas Election Law enumerates standing — parties, candidates, their election representatives and election observers may appeal vote-counting decisions; § 74 of the Referendum Law extends the same to groups, parties and their representatives. “Parties which have nominated a candidate for Seimas member, candidates for Seimas member, their representatives for elections, election observers may appeal” | § view source 2026-05-23 |
| CONT.EDRI.2Venue & jurisdictionIs the court of original jurisdiction for election contests specified by statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 74 of the Referendum Law specifies the venue — appeals against the Central Electoral Committee's final-results decision go to the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania; § 85-86 of the Seimas Election Law route lower-level appeals to constituency and municipal electoral committees first. “appeal the decision of the Central Electoral Committee on the final results to the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania” | § view source 2026-05-23 |
| CONT.EDRI.3Filing deadlineIs the deadline for filing an election contest (days after certification, or after a defined event) specified by statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 86 sets the filing deadline — 24 hours for appeals against polling-district vote-counting records to the constituency committee; § 74 of the Referendum Law allows two days to appeal the CEC's final-results decision to the Supreme Administrative Court. “not later than within 24 hours of their drawing up” | § view source 2026-05-23 |
| CONT.EDRI.4Standard of proof & evidenceAre the standard of proof and admissibility rules for election-contest evidence codified in statute? | 1/250.0% | Lithuania codifies the contest procedure and short timelines (§ 86, § 74) but does not enumerate a specific standard of proof or evidentiary admissibility rules — the cases follow the Administrative Procedure Law cross-reference. | § view source 2026-05-23 |
Recount
37.5% · 2/4| 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? | 1/1100.0% | § 71 codifies the recount-and-result-establishment procedure — the CEC establishes the referendum result only after receiving all vote-counting records and investigating all complaints, with § 75/§ 77 of the Seimas Election Law providing the parallel polling-district recount procedure. “shall investigate all the complaints regarding the vote counting records of the city and regional referendum committees” | § view source 2026-05-23 |
| 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 matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute. | no FTS match 2026-05-23 |
| RECT.3Recount cost allocationIs the cost of a petition-based recount allocated by statute (who pays under what outcome)? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute. | no FTS match 2026-05-23 |
| RECT.4Recount-finding effectAre the legal effects of a recount finding (binding, advisory, mandatory amendment) codified in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | Lithuania codifies that the Supreme Administrative Court's decision on a final-results appeal 'shall come into force from its announcement' (§ 74) and that vote-counting-record appeals may compel correction (§ 85), but the discrete binding-effect of a recount finding on the certified result is not separately codified. | § view source 2026-05-23 |
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% | § 90 of the EP Election Law and § 94 of the Seimas Election Law set certification timing in statute — EP-member certificates issued within 7 days of proclamation, Seimas certificates within 3 days; the proclamation itself is on a codified short timetable (§ 73, § 85). “After the proclamation of election results the Central Electoral Committee shall, within 7 days, issue certificates” | § view source 2026-05-23 |
| TIME.2Pre-certification stayDoes statute provide a mechanism to stay certification while a recount or contest is pending? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute. | no FTS match 2026-05-23 |