Who can call a redo election? (2024)

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A redo election, also known as a revote or special election remedy, is the process of voiding election results and holding a new election. 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

• Can candidates win an election if they have already conceded?
• Election recount laws and procedures in the 50 states
• Who can request a recount?
• Who pays for recounts and contested elections? • Who can file election-related lawsuits?
• What are the reasons to call a redo election?