Electoral Justice Database

Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit?

Theme Legislative
Description Is there any legal requirement to pay any fees or deposits as a condition for the submission of a complaint?

Breakdown by continent

Continent No data Yes, filing fee Yes, deposit No Not specified Not applicable Other Countries researched
Africa 2
(4.2%)
0
(0.0%)
6
(12.5%)
29
(60.4%)
11
(22.9%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(6.3%)
48
Americas 0
(0.0%)
2
(5.9%)
11
(32.4%)
16
(47.1%)
5
(14.7%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(5.9%)
34
Asia 1
(2.9%)
2
(5.7%)
8
(22.9%)
7
(20.0%)
16
(45.7%)
1
(2.9%)
1
(2.9%)
35
Europe 0
(0.0%)
4
(9.8%)
2
(4.9%)
20
(48.8%)
15
(36.6%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
41
Oceania 0
(0.0%)
2
(14.3%)
7
(50.0%)
0
(0.0%)
5
(35.7%)
0
(0.0%)
6
(42.9%)
14
Other 0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
Total 3 10 34 72 52 1 12 172

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2014 No
Albania 2013 No
Algeria 2013 No
Andorra 2013 No
Angola 2013 Not specified
Anguilla 2014 Yes, deposit
Antigua and Barbuda 2014 Yes, deposit
Argentina 2014 No
Armenia 2013 Not specified
Australia 2014 Yes, deposit
Austria 2013 Not specified
Azerbaijan 2013 Not specified
Bahamas 2014 Yes, deposit
Bahrain 2013 Not specified
Bangladesh 2014 Yes, deposit
Barbados 2014 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Belarus 2013 Not specified
Belize 2014 No
Benin 2013 No
Bermuda 2014 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Bhutan 2014 Not specified
Bolivia 2014 No
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013 No
Botswana 2013 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Brazil 2014 Not specified
Bulgaria 2013 Not specified
Burkina Faso 2013 No
Burundi 2013 No
Cambodia 2014 Not specified
Cameroon 2013 No
Canada 2014 Yes, filing fee
Cayman Islands 2014 Yes, deposit
Central African Republic 2013 No data
Chad 2013 No
Chile 2014 Not specified
Colombia 2015 No
Comoros 2013 No
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2013 No
Cook Islands 2014 Yes, filing fee
Costa Rica 2014 No
Croatia 2013 No
Cuba 2014 Not specified
Czechia 2013 Not specified
Côte d'Ivoire 2013 No
Denmark 2013 Not specified
Djibouti 2013 Not specified
Dominica 2014 Yes, deposit
Dominican Republic 2014 No
Ecuador 2014 No
Egypt 2013 No
El Salvador 2014 No
Eritrea 2013 Not specified
Estonia 2013 No
Eswatini 2013 Not specified
Ethiopia 2013 Not specified
Finland 2013 No
France 2013 No
Gabon 2013 No
Georgia 2013 Not specified
Germany 2013 Not specified
Gibraltar 2013 Yes, deposit
Greece 2014 Yes, filing fee
Greenland 2014 No
Guatemala 2014 Not specified
Guinea 2014 No
Guinea-Bissau 2013 No
Guyana 2014 Yes, deposit
Honduras 2014 No
Hungary 2014 No
Iceland 2013 Not specified
India 2014 Yes, deposit
Indonesia 2014 Not specified
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2014 Not specified
Iraq 2013 Not specified
Ireland 2013 Yes, deposit
Italy 2014 No
Jamaica 2014 Yes, deposit
Jordan 2013 Yes, filing fee
Kazakhstan 2013 No
Kenya 2013 Yes, deposit
Kiribati 2014 Not specified
Korea, Republic of 2014 Not specified
Kosovo 2013 No
Kyrgyzstan 2013 No
Lao People's Dem. Republic 2014 Not applicable
Latvia 2013 No
Lebanon 2014 No
Lesotho 2013 No
Liberia 2014 No
Libya 2014 Not specified
Liechtenstein 2013 Not specified
Lithuania 2013 Not specified
Luxembourg 2013 Not specified
Madagascar 2013 No
Malawi 2014 No
Malaysia 2014 Yes, deposit
Mali 2013 No
Malta 2013 No
Mauritius 2013 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Mexico 2015 No
Micronesia, Federated States of 2013 Not specified
Moldova, Republic of 2013 Not specified
Monaco 2013 No
Mongolia 2013 No
Montenegro 2013 No
Montserrat 2014 Yes, deposit
Morocco 2013 No
Mozambique 2015 No
Myanmar 2014 Yes, filing fee
Namibia 2013 Not specified
Nauru 2013 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Nepal 2014 Yes, deposit
New Zealand 2014 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Nicaragua 2014 No
Niger 2013 No
Nigeria 2014 Yes, deposit
Niue 2013 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
North Macedonia, Republic of 2013 Not specified
Norway 2013 No
Oman 2013 Not specified
Pakistan 2014 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Palau 2013 Not specified
Panama 2015 Yes, filing fee
Papua New Guinea 2013 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Paraguay 2014 No
Peru 2014 Not specified
Portugal 2013 Not specified
Qatar 2014 No data
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2013 No
Romania 2013 Not specified
Russian Federation 2013 Yes, filing fee
Rwanda 2013 No
Samoa 2014 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Senegal 2013 No
Serbia 2013 No
Seychelles 2013 Not specified
Singapore 2014 Yes, deposit
Slovakia 2013 No
Slovenia 2013 Not specified
Solomon Islands 2014 Not specified
Somalia 2014 No data
South Africa 2013 No
South Sudan 2013 Not specified
Spain 2014 No
Sri Lanka 2014 Yes, deposit
Sudan 2014 No
Sweden 2013 No
Switzerland 2013 No
Syrian Arab Republic 2013 Not specified
Tajikistan 2015 Not specified
Tanzania, United Republic of 2013 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Thailand 2014 Not specified
The Gambia 2014 Yes, deposit
Timor-Leste 2014 Not specified
Togo 2013 No
Tonga 2014 Yes, filing fee
Trinidad and Tobago 2014 Yes, deposit
Tunisia 2014 No
Turkmenistan 2013 No
Tuvalu 2014 Not specified
Uganda 2013 Not specified
Ukraine 2013 Yes, filing fee
United Kingdom 2013 Yes, filing fee
United States 2014 No
Uruguay 2014 No
Uzbekistan 2013 No
Vanuatu 2013 Yes, filing fee
Yes, deposit
Venezuela 2014 No
Viet Nam 2014 Not specified
Yemen 2013 Yes, deposit
Zambia 2013 No
Zimbabwe 2013 Not specified
Total number of countries in selected sample: 172
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