First instance body dealing with electoral disputes
Iceland
Answer
Court of general jurisdiction (including Supreme Court)
Source
L?g um frambo? og kj?r forseta?slands (Act on Candidacy and Election of the President of Iceland), (published1945-02-12, last amended 2012-06-29), http://www.althingi.is/lagas/nuna/1945036.html
(English version (not updated): http://www.kosning.is/forsetakosningar/log/act-on-candidacy-and-election-of-the-president-of-iceland)
14. gr. ?kv??i [114. gr. og XIX., XX.,XXIV. og XXV. kafla]1) laga umkosningar til Al?ingis gilda um kosningar samkv?mt l?gum ?essum a? svo mikluleyti sem vi? getur ?tt.
K?rur um ?l?gm?ti forsetakj?rs,a?rar en refsik?rur, skulu sendar h?star?tti eigi s??ar en 5 d?gum fyrir fund?ann, er ? 11. gr. getur.
1)L. 24/2000, 130. gr.
11. gr. ?egar h?stir?ttur hefur fengi? ? hendur eftirrit ger?ab?ka allrayfirkj?rstj?rna og ?greiningsse?la, bo?ar hann forsetaefni e?a umbo?smenn?eirra til fundar, ?ar sem hann ?rskur?ar um gildi ?greiningsse?lanna, l?sir?rslitum kosninganna og gefur ?t kj?rbr?f handa ?v? forsetaefni, sem h?striatkv??at?lu hefur n??.
N? er ?greiningur um kj?rgengiforsetaefnis, og sker ?? h?stir?ttur ?r.
Comment: The article and the chapters of the Act Concerning ParliamentaryElections to the Althing mentioned in article 14 above do not cover electoraldisputes. Comment
Challenges to theelection results can be filed based on the argument that an electedparliamentary member does not meet the requirements regarding candidacy, thatthe electoral list was otherwise put forward illegally, or that the member wasunlawfully elected. Such a complaint is sent to the Ministry of Justice, whichforwards it to the parliament (Althing). The parliament will investigate the complaintand deliver a ruling.
