Jamaica
Challenges to election results
Challenges related to political party and candidate nomination and registration
Challenges related to campaign financing
Election-related criminal offences
Legislative
| Question | Value |
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First instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
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Who may file a complaint? |
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Filing fee/deposit amount (in local currency) |
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Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery |
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Possibility to appeal |
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What remedies are available in the first instance? |
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Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
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Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit in the last instance? |
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Filing/deposit fee amount (local currency) in the last instance |
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Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance |
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Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) |
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Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results |
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Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance |
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Requirement to hold a hearing |
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What remedies are available in the last instance? |
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Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
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Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
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Number of levels of adjudication |
Presidential
| Question | Value |
|---|---|
Who may file a complaint? |
|
First instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
Filing fee/deposit amout (in local currency) |
|
Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery |
|
Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results |
|
Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
|
Possibility to appeal |
|
What remedies are available in the first instance? |
|
Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit in the last instance? |
|
Filing/deposit fee amount (local currency) in the last instance |
|
Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance |
|
Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance |
|
What remedies are available in the last instance? |
|
Number of levels of adjudication |
|
Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) |
Legislative
| Question | Value |
|---|---|
Who may file a complaint? |
|
First instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
Filing fee/deposit amout (in local currency) |
|
Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery |
|
Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results |
|
Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
|
Possibility to appeal |
|
What remedies are available in the first instance? |
|
Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit in the last instance? |
|
Filing/deposit fee amount (local currency) in the last instance |
|
Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance |
|
Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance |
|
What remedies are available in the last instance? |
|
Number of levels of adjudication |
|
Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) |
Presidential
| Question | Value |
|---|---|
Who may file a complaint? |
|
First instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
Filing fee/deposit amout (in local currency) |
|
Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery |
|
Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results |
|
Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
|
Possibility to appeal |
|
What remedies are available in the first instance? |
|
Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit in the last instance? |
|
Filing/deposit fee amount (local currency) in the last instance |
|
Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance |
|
Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance |
|
What remedies are available in the last instance? |
|
Number of levels of adjudication |
|
Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) |
Legislative
| Question | Value |
|---|---|
What institution(s) has the power to impose non-criminal sanctions for campaign finance infractions? |
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What types of sanctions can be imposed for campaign finance infractions? |
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Can the imposed sanctions be appealed? |
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If appeal is possible, what is the competent body to hear the appeal? |
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Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
Filing fee/deposit amount (in local currency) |
|
What is the maximum time to submit an appeal since imposition of sanctions? |
|
Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
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Possibility to further appeal |
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What remedies are available? |
Presidential
| Question | Value |
|---|---|
What institution(s) has the power to impose non-criminal sanctions for campaign finance infractions? |
|
What types of sanctions can be imposed for campaign finance infractions? |
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Can the imposed sanctions be appealed? |
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If appeal is possible, what is the competent body to hear the appeal? |
|
Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
Filing fee/deposit amount (in local currency) |
|
What is the maximum time to submit an appeal since imposition of sanctions? |
|
Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
|
Possibility to further appeal |
|
What remedies are available in the first instance? |
| Question | Value |
|---|---|
Does the law criminalize any election-related offenses? |
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What type of law provides for election-related criminal offences? |
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Which types of election-related misconducts are regarded as criminal offences? |
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What penalties are envisioned for offences related to electoral fraud? |
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What penalties are envisioned for offences related to incentive driven voter coercion? |
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What penalties are envisioned for offences related to threat driven voter coercion? |
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What penalties are envisioned for offences related to obstructing the electoral process? |
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What penalties are envisioned for offences related to voter registration? |
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What penalties are envisioned for offences related to unlawful conduct of campaign financing? |
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Who carries out investigation for election-related criminal offenses? |
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Who prosecutes election-related criminal offences? |
