Georgia
- System of government
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29
Unitary semi-presidential republic
System of government-References:
- Total population
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 3,720,400
Total population-References:
- Total area (in square kilo meters)
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29
69,700 km2
Total area (in square kilo meters)-References:
- Number of registered voters
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17 3 513 884
Number of registered voters-References:
- Number of registered political parties
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17
In total 25 electoral subjects, including 19 political parties and 6 election blocs were registered.
Number of registered political parties-References:
- Number of polling stations
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17 3,634 polling stations during October 8, 2016 Parliamentary elections,including Sakrebulo By elections and the Extraordinary Elections of Mayor and Gamgebelis.
Number of polling stations-References:
- Average number of voters per polling station
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17 Average number of voters per polling stations amounts to 48134.
Average number of voters per polling station-References:
- Voting age
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 18
Voting age-References:
- Elected Offices
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29
President (1)
Parliament (150)
Head of local government (1)
Local Legislature (15-25)
Elected Offices-References:
- Election system
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17
Election system for the 150-member parliament is mixed, where 77 members are elected proportionally through one nationwide constituency and 73 through single mandate majoritarian constituencies.
Election system-References:
- Election
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17 Most recent Parliamentary elections were conducted in Georgia on October 8, 2016. On the same day was held By-elections of local self-government representative body Sakrebulo , also Extraordinary elections of the Mayor and Gamgebelis of the local self-governing city/communities.
Election-References:
- Date
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17 8 October 2016
Date-References:
- Political parties in the elections
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17
In total 25 electoral subjects, including 19 parties and 6 Blocs.
Political parties in the elections-References:
- Number of elected candidates
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 150
Number of elected candidates-References:
- Voter turnout
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17 51.63 %
Voter turnout-References:
- Number of ballots cast
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17
1 814 276
Number of ballots cast-References:
- Legal framework for elections
- Last Updated : 2016-10-17 Elections in Georgia are conducted according to the Constitution (of Georgia) and the Electoral Code of Georgia.
Legal framework for elections-References:
- Legal provisions
- Last Updated : 2016-10-22
The President of Georgia shall, upon the request of the Parliament of Georgia, the request of the Government of Georgia, the request of not less than 200 000 voters or on his/her own initiative, call a referendum within 30 days after the receipt of the request.
1. A referendum can be held on especially important state issues,
including issues and principles provided for by the Constitution of
Georgia, Laws of
Georgia, International Treaties and Agreements of Georgia.
2. Referenda cannot be held:
a) for adoption or repeal of a law;
b) for amnesty or pardon;
c) on ratification and denunciation of International Treaties and Agreements;
d) on issues that restrict the fundamental constitutional rights and freedoms of individuals
A Referendum cannot be held in the case of:
a) an armed attack on Georgia
b) martial law
c) public disorder, military takeover, armed rebellion, ecological disasters and epidemics or in other cases when state bodies are unable to duly apply their constitutional powers.
A Referendum cannot be appointed on the same issue within one year after the date when the results of a referendum conducted on the same issue were officially published.
Referenda shall be organised and held in the Georgian language in Georgia, and also in the Abkhazian language in Abkhazia.
Legal provisions-References:
Election Code of Georgia, Article 171 - Conducting a referendum, Paragraph 1.
Election Code of Georgia, Article 172 - Referendum issues, Paragraph 1,2 and its subparagraph a,b,c,d.
Election Code of Georgia, Article 171 - Conducting a referendum, Paragraph 2,3,4.
- Referenda
- Last Updated : 2016-10-21 Most recent referendum held in Georgia was in 2003, when citizens of Georgia were asked whether they wanted to have a reduced number of parliament? from 235 MPs to 150 Mps or not. Majority of citizens of Georgia answered positively on this question and the results of this referendum was later adopted in 2008.
Referenda-References:
- People’s Initiatives
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16 Constitution of Georgia, art. 74:
People’s Initiatives-References:
- Recall Votes
- Last Updated : 2016-12-05 N/A
Recall Votes-References:
- Official name
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 Central Election Commission of Georgia
Official name -References:
- Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 Independent
Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)-References:
- EMB budget source
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 The legislature - A national government department - Donors - Other
EMB budget source-References:
- EMB expenditure audit
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 The legislature
EMB expenditure audit-References:
- Number of EMB members (commissioners)
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 11 - 20 members
Number of EMB members (commissioners)-References:
- Term of EMB members (commissioners)
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 For a specified number of years
Term of EMB members (commissioners)-References:
- Who appoints members (commissioners)?
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 Head of State - Legislature - Political parties
Who appoints members (commissioners)?-References:
- Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
- Last Updated : 2016-12-05 N/A
Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson-References:
- Administrative divisions
- Last Updated : 2016-11-14
currently subdivided into a total of 76 municipalities 12 self-governing cities, including the nation's capital of Tbilisi, and 64 communities
Administrative divisions -References:
- Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district)
- Last Updated : 2016-11-14 constituencies are delimited for election purposes
Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district) -References:
- Criteria for drawing boundaries
- Last Updated : 2016-10-23
The Criteria are as follows: ensure the principle of equality of the votes and the factor of geographical location which is in line with the local legislature.
Criteria for drawing boundaries-References:
- Body responsible for drawing boundaries
- Last Updated : 2016-08-23 Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Body responsible for drawing boundaries-References:
- Requirements on the right to vote
- Last Updated : 2016-10-18 Any citizen of Georgia, attained the age of 18 prior to or on the day of the election may cast her/his vote.
Requirements on the right to vote-References:
- Reasons for having the right to vote revoked
- Last Updated : 2016-10-22
A citizen of Georgia who is placed in a penitentiary institution under a court judgment, except for persons committed a crime of little gravity; and a beneficiary of support if he/she is placed at an inpatient psychiatric facility under the Law of Georgia on Psychiatric Assistance, shall not be qualified to participate in elections, referenda and plebiscites;
Persons who were declared legally incompetent by the court before 1 April 2015 and who have been placed in an inpatient facility shall have no right to participate in elections, referenda and plebiscites.
Reasons for having the right to vote revoked-References:
Election Code of Georgia, Article 3, Subparagraph a.c)
Article 185(11) ? Suffrage for legally incompetent persons
- Electoral Eligibility
- Last Updated : 2016-10-19
Any citizen of Georgia the right to vote, who has attained the age of 35, who lived in Georgia for at least five years, and who has lived in Georgia for the last three years before the day when the election is scheduled, may be elected President of Georgia.
Any citizen of Georgia with the right to suffrage, who has attained the age of 21 and speaks Georgian,
may be elected as a Member of Parliament of Georgia.
Any citizen of Georgia who has attained the age of 21 by polling day and has permanently resided in Georgia for at least five years, including at least the last two years up to and including the day of calling the elections, may be elected a Sakrebulo member.
Any citizen of Georgia the right to vote and who has attained the age of 21 by polling day and has permanently resided in Georgia for at least five years, including at least the last two years up to and including the day of calling the elections, may be elected as a Mayor/Gamgebeli of a self-governing
city/community.
Electoral Eligibility-References:
- Reasons for having the eligibility revoked
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Requirements for party registration
- Last Updated : 2016-10-22
In order to be registered, electoral subjects shall submit an application and relevant documents to the respective election commission as defined in this Law.
The respective office of the election commission shall, within the time frame defined by this Law, examine the submitted documents and present a report to the commission chairperson who is authorised to make a decision on registration. If the submitted documents do not meet the requirements defined in this Law, the election commission chairperson shall, within two days (unless another time frame is provided for by this Law), inform the representative of a party/electoral bloc/initiative group of voters about the decision (specifying the discrepancy) and give them three days (unless another time frame is provided for by this Law) to adjust documents. The election commission shall, within two days after submission of documents (unless another time frame is provided for by this Law), re-examine corrected documents and decide upon registration. In the case of refusal to provide registration, the election commission shall forthwith communicate its decision to the representative of a party/electoral bloc/initiative group of voters that is authorised to be informed of the decision immediately upon request.
Requirements for party registration-References:
Election Code of Georgia, Article 36, Paragraph 2.
Election Code of Georgia, Article 36, Paragraph 3.
- Candidate nomination
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Nomination by political parties
- Self nomination (independents)
- Candidate Registration (National Assembly members)
- Last Updated : 2016-11-07 EMB is in charge of candidate's registration and publishing the information on its official website. Accordingly, the following data is managed by the EMB: Candidate number (symbol), party affiliation, candidate name, type of election and names of constituencies and date of registration. ?
Candidate Registration (National Assembly members) -References:
- Candidate registration deposit
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Amount of fee
- Return of fee
- Uncontested Election
- Last Updated : 2016-12-05 N/A
Uncontested Election -References:
- Preparation of the voters list
- Last Updated : 2016-10-22
Preparation of the voters list-References:
- Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)
- Last Updated : 2016-10-19 Registration is compulsory.
Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)-References:
- Who is responsible for the voters list
- Last Updated : 2016-10-22
Justice Ministry’s Public Service Development Agency; EMB; Local self-government Bodies; the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia; the Ministry of Defense of Georgia; the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia; the Ministry of Corrections of Georgia; the State Security Service of Georgia; the Georgian Intelligence Service; and the Special State Protection Service; the Heads of Consular Offices of Georgia; the Legal Entity under Public Law ? the Social Service Agency; State/autonomous Republic.
Who is responsible for the voters list -References:
- Voters list preparation procedure
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Inspection and objection procedure
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Definition
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Period
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Methods
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Prohibited forms of campaigning
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Who is not permitted to campaign
- Campaign Finance
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Campaign expense limit
- Income and expenditure of campaign expense
- Report, public inspection, and open of income and expenditure
- Investigation on income and expenditure of campaign expense & actions
- Reimbursement of campaign expense
- Presiding officers
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
① How many of officers in a polling station
② Roles of each officer
③ How we nominate the officers
- Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 A PEC may be established if the following measures are taken:
Polling booths shall be set up so as to ensure that voters can complete ballot papers in secret. At least one booth with one pen shall be provided for every 500 voters;
Places shall be allocated for registration of voters and special envelopes;
A transparent ballot box shall be installed in a visible place;
Public versions of lists of voters, party lists, lists of candidates, procedures for filling out a ballot paper established by the CEC, as well as an extract from this Law defining the cases when a ballot paper is deemed invalid, and demonstration protocol(s) of polling results shall be posted in a visible place;
In order to ensure that polling is secret, photo and video filming in a polling booth shall be prohibited.
Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with-References:
- Polling station location criteria
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29
The state authorities and local self-government bodies shall provide the inventory for free of charge
The above bodies shall cover the utility costs of the premises provide
If an appropriate building is available, the building for an election precinct shall be accessible for every voter, and where such building is not available, the building allocated for the election precinct shall, where possible, be adapted by the allocating body for the polling day to ensure accessibility for every voter
A PEC may not be established and a polling place may not be allocated in the same premises where the following are located:
a party;
state authorities or local self-government bodies;
divisions of the police or the State Security Service of Georgia;
Polling station location criteria-References:
- Voting hours
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29
Opening time (08:00 am), Closing time: (20:00 pm)
Voting hours-References:
- Voting
- Last Updated : 2016-11-07
① Is compulsory or voluntary?
Voting is voluntary.
② How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter?
Depends on the type of elections, usually one ballot paper per voter.
Voting -References:
- Ballot Paper
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 the name and date of an election, the name and the number of an electoral district, the number of an electoral precinct, In case of the proportional system the serial number and name of the party/electoral bloc; in the case of the elections of president, mayor, gamgebeli of the majoritarian system: the serial number, first name, and last name of a candidate, and the name of a nominating electoral subject, the procedure for filling out a ballot paper; The reverse page shall include: the place for affixing a signature by the registrar of voters, the place for affixing a special stamp by the registrar of voters, commission member acting as a registrar of voters shall endorse the issuance of a ballot paper(s) by his/her signature on the list of voters, Voters shall endorse receipt of a ballot paper(s) by his/her signature on the list of voters
Ballot Paper-References:
- Voting Procedures
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29
A voter shall be checked for ink;
A voter shall present to the registrar Georgian citizen’s ID card or passport (in the case of IDPs from the occupied territories of Georgia - also an IDP certificate;
The registrar shall verify voter's registration data in the presented document (s) and correspond to the data on the lists of voters, and that the voter's face and the photos in the presented document(s) and the photos in the lists of voters match; If the match is verified, the registrar of voters shall ink the voter and sign in a respective box in the list of voters
Voter signs in voters list;
Fill out the ballot paper;
Mark ballot in voting booth;
Insert in envelope, fold ballot;
Insert ballot paper into ballot box;
Voter leave polling station.
Voting Procedures -References:
- Marking method
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 Checkmark
Marking method-References:
- Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 It is prohibited to conduct polling before the day or after the day of polling, except for the cases provided for by the legislation of Georgia. E.g. according to the ordinance N353/2016 Armed forces dislocated overseas will vote on October 5th for the upcoming parliamentary elections of Georgia)
Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)-References:
- Counting Location
- Last Updated : 2016-08-23 The polling stations
Counting Location-References:
- Counting period
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29 1-3 hours
Counting period-References:
- Vote counting method
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Counting Procedures
- Last Updated : 2016-09-29
(Countingat polling station)
Announce the end of voting
Announce the start of counting
PEC chairperson shall select at least 3counting officers;
Observers shall select from within their members not more than 2 supervisors by mutual agreement.
The commission chairperson shall select by casting lots not more than 2 representatives from among the representativespresent at an electoral precinct who shall participate in the process ofcounting valid and/or invalid ballot papers, together with the counting officers selected from among the commission members by casting lots. The representatives of elections subjects, who participate in the counting process, shall not be the representatives of the same electoral subjects, who appointed commission members by casting lots as counting officers.
Counting officers shall sequentially countthe total number of voters participating in polling by unified, special, and mobile ballot box lists of voters.
The PEC secretary shall immediately incorporate the results into a demonstration protocol and a polling day log-book, and then wrap and seal separately the unified, special, and mobileballot box lists of voters.
Each package shall specify the name and number of anelectoral precinct, and the type of ballot paper.
The commission secretary shall cut an edge off any unused ballot paper. Unused and spoiled ballot papers shall be bound inseparate packages. Each package shall specify the name and number of anelectoral precinct, and the type of ballot paper.
The secretary shall pack and seal the documentsindicate the number of the electoral precinct, the type of the document andsign the sealed package.
The PEC chairperson shall check the sealintegrity on a ballot box in the presence of PEC members and persons authorised to be present at a polling place.
The PEC chairperson shall check the sealintegrity on a ballot box in the presence of PEC members and persons authorisedto be present at a polling place; the ballot box (boxes) are opened;
A PEC shall first open mobile ballot boxes. Counting officers shall take special envelopes from the mobile ballot box andplace them on the desk, check whether there is a control sheet in the mobile ballot box and compare it with the control sheet kept with the PEC forcomparison.
The first counting officer shall take a ballot paper outof a special envelope, announce for whom the vote has been cast and transfer one type of ballot paper to the second counting officer, another type of ballot paper to the third counting officer, etc. while he/she shall place specialenvelopes separately;
Unidentified type of ballot papers and ballot papersdeemed by counting officers invalid shall be placed separately from ballot papers raising doubt about their validity; Counting officers shall sort ballot papers separately by the votes given to each electoral subject;
Ballot papers raising doubt about theirvalidity shall be verified after all ballot papers are sorted into different categories. A PEC shall decide by voting whether each ballot paper is valid. Ballot papers that are deemed valid shall be added to the pile of valid ballotpapers, while ballot papers that are deemed invalid shall be added to the pileof invalid ballot papers.
Counting of ballot papers and packaging them separately;
PEC Chairperson verifies with the secretary and draws summary protocols that are sent to District Election Commissions (DECs).
PEC secretary records the results of the counting in the demonstration protocol and the log-book.
DEC Receives summary protocols frompolling stations.
A summary protocols of polling results from Precinct Election Commissions (PEC) is delivered in person to District ElectionCommissions (DEC)
ThePEC Summary protocols are uploaded in the EPMS software at DEC level.
All PEC summary protocols are submitted to the respective DECs.
The Election Administration uses special software “ElectionProcess Management Systems” (EPMS) for transferring the election results to theCentral Elections Commission (CEC).
The DEC will transfer the results to the CEC by using the software program ? “Election Process Management Systems” (EPMS) for transferring the election results to theCEC.
Once the PEC summary protocols are available, they are posted on the CEC web-page results.cec.gov.ge and the CEC starts announcing the preliminary election results.
Counting Procedures-References:
- When are ballots recounted?
- Last Updated : 2016-08-23 By request
When are ballots recounted?-References:
- Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?
- Last Updated : 2016-10-21 Citizens residing outside the country
Diplomatic staff
Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?-References:
- Overseas voters list preparation
- Last Updated : 2016-10-21
The list of voters overseas is drawn upon the voters who are on consular registry.
The heads of consular offices of Georgia shall submit to the Commission for Verification of the Lists of Voters and the CEC data determined by Article 32(1)(e) of this Law not later than the 20th day prior to polling.
Voters who are staying abroad and who are registered at consular office of Georgia on the polling day, also voters who are not registered at consular office of Georgia but have gone through electoral registration in a PEC set up abroad or in a consular office not later than the 21st day before E-Day: the head of the relevant consular office shall draw up a list of those individuals and shall submit it to the CEC not later than the 20th day before the polling day. During the period of parliamentary and presidential elections, from the day of announcing an election until not later than the 21st day before Election Day, voters shall be exempted from a consular fee charged for registration with a consular office.
Overseas voters list preparation -References:
Election Code of Georgia, Article 184 - Verification of lists of voters for the Parliamentary Elections of 2012, paragraph 9, subparagraph d.
Election Code of Georgia, Article 32 - Special lists of voters, subparagraph e.
- Where to vote
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voting procedure for early voting
- Last Updated : 2016-10-21
Voting procedure for early voting-References:
- Methods used to transport ballot papers
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Counting procedure
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie?
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Apportioning of National Assembly seats
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Results Announcement
- Last Updated : 2016-10-22 Upon summarising the final results of elections, the CEC shall post information about election results on its website by each electoral precinct. The CEC shall, not later than on the following day, give this information to the press and other media, and publish a summary protocol of election results on its website and give it to the Legislative Herald of Georgia that shall publish it in two day time.
Results Announcement-References: Election Code of Georgia, Article 76 - Summarisation of election results at the CEC, Paragraph 7.
- Is the announcement of preliminary result required?
- Last Updated : 2016-10-22
The CEC shall ensure the posting of summary protocols of polling results on the CEC website at the same time when summary protocols from electoral precincts are received. The Electoral Administration officers shall be prohibited to make announcements about preliminary results of elections, unless the results are duly published on the CEC website.
Is the announcement of preliminary result required? -References: Article 76 - Summarisation of election results at the CEC, Paragraph 4.
- Deadline for announcement of final results
- Last Updated : 2016-11-08
In the case of the first round election, results shall be published no later than 19th day from E-day.
In the case of the second round, results shall be published no later than 44th day from the E-day.
Deadline for announcement of final results-References:
- Reason for holding a by- or re-election
- Last Updated : 2016-11-08
By-elections - elections held under the majoritarian electoral system in the respective electoral district as determined by this Law in order to fill a vacant seat of the representative body of state authority;
Re-run elections repeat elections held as determined for regular elections, provided that:
f.a) one candidate runs in elections held under the majoritarian electoral system and his/her candidacy is withdrawn as defined by this Law;
f.b) none of electoral subjects running in the elections held under the proportional electoral system passes an electoral threshold or failure of elections is declared in more than half of the electoral districts;
f.c) election results are declared void by a court decision;
Repeat voting conducted again in the electoral precinct(s) where polling results are declared void, or voting conducted again in the entire multi-seat electoral district based on party lists where no party/electoral bloc has been awarded a seat;
Reason for holding a by- or re-election-References: Election Code of Georgia, Article 2, Paragraphs e, f (subparagraph a,b,c), g.
- By-election dates
- Last Updated : 2016-11-15
On October 8, 2016 Sakrebulo By-Elections were conducted.
On October 30, 2016 Sakrebulo By-Elections were conducted.
By-election dates-References:
- Electoral process
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Criteria for allocating free broadcast time
- Last Updated : 2016-08-23 Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance - Based on result of previous election
Criteria for allocating free broadcast time-References:
- Television debates
- Last Updated : 2016-08-23 presidential elections - legislative elections
Television debates-References:
- Blackout period for release of election survey results
- Last Updated : 2016-08-23 2-3 days
Blackout period for release of election survey results-References:
- Electoral dispute resolution body
- Last Updated : 2016-11-14 A violation of the electoral legislation may be appealed at a relevant election commission. A complaint concerning certain issues can be filed to the Constitutional Court.
Electoral dispute resolution body-References:
- Electoral dispute resolution mechanism
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16
Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery : Appealing decision of PEC to DEC: 3 days, Appealing decision of DEC in CEC: 1 day, Appealing Decision of CEC in Tbilisi City Court: 2 days
Decisions of thePEC/commission head officials, within 3 calendar days of their delivery, may beappealed to the relevant DEC, which shall examine the appeal within 1 calendar day. The decision of the DEC, within 2 calendar days may be appealed to therelevant district/city court, which shall examine the appeal within 2 calendar days. The ruling of the district/city court, within 1 calendar day of its delivery, may be appealed to the Court of Appeal, which shall examine theappeal within 1 calendar day. The Court of Appeal’s ruling is final, and notsubject to appeal.
Decisions of the DEC/commission headofficials, within 1 calendar day of their delivery, may be appealed to the CEC, which shall examine the appeal within 1 calendar day. The decision of the CEC,within 1 calendar day of its delivery, may be appealed to Tbilisi City Court. Tbilisi City Court shall examine the appeal within 2 calendar days. The Tbilisi City Court ruling, within 1 calendar day of its delivery, may be appealed tothe Court of Appeal, which shall deliver its ruling within 1 calendar day ofthe submission of the appeal. The ruling of the Court of Appeal is final, andnot subject to appeal.
The decision of the CEC/head officials ofthe CEC may be appealed to Tbilisi City Court, within 2 calendar days of itsdelivery. The Tbilisi City Court shall examine the appeal within 2 calendar days. The Tbilisi City Court ruling, within 2 calendar days of its delivery, may be appealed to the Court of Appeal, which shall deliver its ruling within 2 calendar days of the submission of the appeal. The ruling of the Court of Appeal is final, and not subject to appeal.
Electoral dispute resolution mechanism-References:
- Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism
- Last Updated : 2016-12-05 N/A
Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism-References:
- Direct public funding
- Last Updated : 2016-11-14 both regularly provided and in relation to campaigns
Direct public funding-References:
- Private funding of political parties
- Last Updated : 2016-10-28
A party’s property may be made up of: a) membership fees; b) donations by natural persons and legal entities; c) state funds when so prescribed by law; d) income received from producing and distribution of the party symbols, holding lectures and exhibitions and other similar events as well as publications and other activity as determined by the party’s statute, provided that such income does not change the notfor-profit status of the party. e) Donations received as a result of public events.
Private funding of political parties-References:
- Regulation, monitoring and investigation
- Last Updated : 2016-11-14 Fines - Forfeiture - Loss of public funding - Loss of nomination of candidate - Other
Regulation, monitoring and investigation-References:
- Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies
- Last Updated : 2016-11-14 EMB - Other
Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies-References:
- Which electoral processes are using ICTs?
- Last Updated : 2016-12-05
N/A
Which electoral processes are using ICTs? -References:
- When it was introduced
- Last Updated : 2016-12-05 N/A
When it was introduced-References:
- Gender equality
- Last Updated : 2016-12-05 Female Population: 2,573,058 (July 2015 est.)
· Is Georgia a signatory to CEDAW: No
· Has Georgia ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (26 October 1994)
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 18 (12%)
· Human Development Index Position: 76
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium
Gender equality-References:
- Aids for disabled or handicapped voters
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16
Is Georgia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (10 July 2009)
Has Georgia ratified CRPD: Yes (13 March 2014)
Population with a disability: 739,684 (2015)
Aids for disabled or handicapped voters -References:
- Voter education
- Last Updated : 2016-08-23 Election time only
Voter education-References:
- National civic education
- Last Updated : 2016-08-23 No
National civic education-References:
- EMB Staff education
- Last Updated : 2016-12-05 N/A
EMB Staff education-References:
- Domestic observation
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- International observation
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16
Elections, 8 October and 30 October (second round) 2016
Following an invitation from the authorities of Georgia to observe the upcoming parliamentary elections, based on the findings and conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE/ODIHR has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) for these elections.
International observation-References:
- Partnerships/MoUs
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- International Activities
- Last Updated : 2016-11-16
N/A
International Activities-References:
- Major challenges to elections
- Last Updated : 2016-10-14
Major challenges to elections-References:
- Measures taken to deal with those Challenges
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03