First instance body dealing with electoral disputes

Iceland

Iceland

Answer
EMB (highest level)
Source

L?g umkosningar til Al?ingis (Act Concerning Parliamentary Elections to the Althing),(published 2000-05-16, last amended 2011-09-28), http://www.althingi.is/lagas/140a/2000024.html

(Englishversion (not updated): http://www.kosning.is/english/laws-and-regulations/act-no.-242000/)

 

X. kafli. ?rskur?ur um frambo? og augl?sing.
 42. gr. N? er frambo?slisti ?rskur?a?ur?gildur og skal eftirrit af ?rskur?i ?? ?egar afhent hluta?eigandi umbo?smannie?a umbo?sm?nnum ?samt eftirriti af lista ?eim sem r?kur er ger.
 ?rskur?i yfirkj?rstj?rnar m? umbo?sma?ur skj?ta til landskj?rstj?rnarinnan s?larhrings fr? ?v? a? hann var kve?inn upp.

 

English translation

Chapter X

Article 42. If an electoral list is ruled to be invalid, atranscript of the ruling shall then immediately be delivered to the relevantagent or agents, including a transcript of the list that has been dismissed.

The agent may appeal against aruling by the senior electoral commission to the National Electoral Commissionwithin 24 hours from when it was delivered.

 

OSCEfinal report 2013 Icelandic parliamentary elections, p. 18

http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/103053

 

“Decisionstaken by the SECs with regard to the registration of candidate lists can beappealed to the NEC within 24 hours from the issuing of the SECs’ decisions.”
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