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 section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: 52 USC § 30104 codifies FECA campaign-finance reporting deadlines; not election-contest standing. Federal election contests for House/Senate are governed by Art. I § 5 (not in this corpus); presidential contests by 3 USC ch. 1 (not surfaced for this datapoint). | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| CONT.EDRI.2Venue & jurisdictionIs the court of original jurisdiction for election contests specified by statute? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: 52 USC § 30126 prohibits minor contributions; not election-contest venue. | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| 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 section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: 52 USC § 30104 codifies FECA reporting deadlines; not election-contest filing deadline. | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| CONT.EDRI.4Standard of proof & evidenceAre the standard of proof and admissibility rules for election-contest evidence codified in statute? | 0/20.0% | No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute. | no FTS match 2026-05-12 |
Recount
12.5% · 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% | 52 USC § 21083a codifies congressional election observer access to 'any area in which a ballot is cast, processed, scanned, tabulated, canvassed, recounted, audited, or certified'. Observer access at recounts codified, but the recount procedure itself (who counts, how, with what evidence) is left to states. | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| 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 section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: 52 USC § 30116 (contribution limits); not recount triggers. | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| RECT.3Recount cost allocationIs the cost of a petition-based recount allocated by statute (who pays under what outcome)? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: 52 USC § 30101 (definitions); not recount cost allocation. | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| RECT.4Recount-finding effectAre the legal effects of a recount finding (binding, advisory, mandatory amendment) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: 52 USC § 30126 (minor contributions); not recount effect. | § view source 2026-05-12 |
Timing
25.0% · 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? | 0.5/150.0% | 52 USC § 21112 codifies state-based administrative complaint procedures with 90-day final-determination deadline — applies to election-grievance complaints, not the certification of results. Touches statutory timing in a related area. | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| 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: 52 USC § 10101 (Voting Rights) codifies voting-rights non-discrimination; not pre-certification stay. | § view source 2026-05-12 |