Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Who can call a redo election? (2022)
| |
| Ballotpedia's 2022 Election Help Desk | |
| Use the buttons below to see Help Desk hubs for other years. 2024 »
« 2020
| |
Frequently asked questions Ballotpedia's 2022 Election Help Desk: General election information Ballotpedia's 2022 Election Help Desk: Processing and counting absentee/mail-in ballots Ballotpedia's 2022 Election Help Desk: Election result reporting and certification Ballotpedia's 2022 Election Help Desk: Disputing election results | |
| Other related content Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk | |
| Elections by state | |
A redo election, also known as a revote or special election remedy, is the process of voiding election results and holding a new election.[1] The specific reasons for calling a redo election vary, but might include deliberate efforts to obscure the results such as electoral fraud or mistakes like a broken voting machine.
Most commonly, a court is responsible for calling a redo election because election contests are handled in court. The level of the court handling the election dispute varies by state and even by the type of election. Election dispute cases may originate in either a trial court of general jurisdiction or a state supreme court, and the rules for the number of judges presiding over the case varies as well.
See also
Footnotes
