His victory was officially announced on December 8 by the provincial electoral court.

His opponents accused him of breaking campaign spending limits, but a special electoral court certified the election in any case.

The expectation among election observers was that any result would again be challenged, this time in an electoral court.

An electoral court said last week that it was no longer feasible to hold the elections by that date.

First, Ecuador's highest electoral court fired more than half of the country's lawmakers this month.

Mexican law requires the electoral court to ratify the results.

The functioning of the regional electoral courts is governed by the law 4.737 of 1965.

But electoral courts disqualified him from serving because he did not meet state residency requirements.

It is known that he suffered from alcoholic excesses during his stay at the electoral court.

There are also specialized military, labor, and electoral courts.