The South Carolina state Senate has prevented judicial elections until judicial reform legislation is passed, in response to concerns about the state Judicial Merit Selection Commission. The Supreme Court raised concerns of potential tampering in the recent Chandigarh mayoral polls and ordered the preservation of ballots and video recordings. A new CNN poll showed that 58 percent of Americans do not trust the Supreme Court to make the right decisions on legal cases related to the 2024 election. The Supreme Court has ruled that electoral laws must be interpreted to favour enfranchisement in Pakistan's general elections to ensure voters have maximum choices to elect their future leadership.