First instance body dealing with electoral disputes

Slovenia

Slovenia

Answer
Court of general jurisdiction (including Supreme Court)
Source

Law on Presidential Election (1992-06-29)

 

Article17 

Thecandidature shall be filed directly with the State electoral commission notlater than the twenty-fifth day before the day of the vote.

TheState Electoral Commission checks the legality of filed applications. 

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Article 19 

The State Electoral Commission shallestablish a list of candidates for President of the Republic with the names ofthe candidates and the names of the proposers. The order of nominations shall bedetermined by lot.

The State Electoral Commission shall publishthe list of nominations no later than fifteen days before the date of the vote

 

State Electoral Commission official web-page,

http://?www.?uradni-?list.?si/?1/?content?id=63899 as retrieved on 2013-11-28.

 

Administrative Dispute Act(ZUS-1) (2006-09-08)

 

Chapter 3 Competences and composition of the court

Section 1 Subject matter jurisdiction

Article 12

(1) The Supreme Court ofthe Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter referred to as the Supreme Court) shalldecide in the administrative dispute over the legality of acts issued byelection bodies at elections to the National Assembly, the National Council andfor the President of Slovenia. (2) The Supreme Courtshall adjudicate on the appeal and on the revision. (3) The Supreme Court shalladjudicate on disputes regarding the division of jurisdiction between anadministrative and other court.

 

Ministryof the Interior of Slovenia,

http://?www2.?fu.?uni-?lj.?si/?mediawiki/?index.?php?title=Zak:ZUS-?1 as retrieved on2013-11-12.
Comment

SEC is the body in charge of candidate registration issue. According to the Administrative Dispute Act,Article 12, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia shall decide in theadministrative dispute over the legality of acts issued by election bodies atelections for the President of Slovenia. 

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