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GE Election Code

Election Code of Georgia (Organic Law No 5273, 27 December 2011)

176 sections · status activeenacted 2011-12-27

Sections

All 176 sections

§	Title	Length	Status
Article 1	Scope of the Law	669	active
Article 2	Definition of terms	10,531	active
Article 3	Basic principles for holding elections, referenda, and plebiscites	2,660	active
Article 4	Publicity of elections	227	active
Article 5	Calculation of terms under this Law	819	active
Article 6	Announcement of Election Day as a holiday	268	active
Article 7	Status, system, and composition of the Electoral Administration of Georgia	1,307	active
Article 8	Election commission rules of operation	7,150	active
Article 9	Remuneration	1,570	active
Article 10	Composition of the CEC and procedures for electing the CEC Chairperson	2,937	active
Article 11	Procedures for electing the CEC Deputy Chairperson and Secretary	5,358	active
Article 13	Procedure for appointing and terminating the term of office of CEC members by parties	2,569	active
Article 14	Powers of the CEC	8,234	active
Article 15	Powers of the CEC Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, and Secretary	3,384	active
Article 16	The CEC staff	769	active
Article 17	Legal Entity under Public Law (LEPL) - Center for Electoral System Development, Reform, and Training	1,327	active
Article 18	Electoral districts	129	active
Article 19	Setting up of DECs	2,606	active
Article 20	Procedures for appointing/electing DEC members/head officers	5,740	active
Article 21	Powers of DECs	4,061	active
Article 22	Powers of chairpersons, deputy chairpersons, and secretaries of DECs	2,581	active
Article 23	Electoral precincts	3,232	active
Article 24	Setting up of PECs	2,493	active
Article 25	Procedure for appointing/electing PEC members and head officers	6,975	active
Article 26	Powers of PECs	2,319	active
Article 27	Powers of chairpersons, deputy chairpersons, and secretaries of PECs	1,814	active
Article 28	Disciplinary liability measures against PEC and DEC members	1,498	active
Article 29	Early termination of tenure of election commission members/head officers	4,396	active
Article 30	Legal acts of the Electoral Administration of Georgia	2,880	active
Article 31	Unified list of voters and its formation procedure	11,478	active
Article 32	Special lists of voters	7,131	active
Article 33	Mobile ballot box list	2,985	active
Article 34	Publication of the lists of voters	1,225	active
Article 35	Voter invitation cards	876	active
Article 36	Registration of electoral subjects	1,541	active
Article 37	Lists of supporters	1,221	active
Article 38	Verification of the lists of supporters	3,220	active
Article 39	Domestic and international observers	3,297	active
Article 40	Registration of observer organisations	3,744	active
Article 41	Rights of observers	3,011	active
Article 42	Representative of an electoral subject and his/her powers	3,103	active
Article 43	Funding of representatives of electoral subjects	2,468	active
Article 44	Representatives of the press and other media	1,439	active
Article 45	Election campaign (canvassing)	4,338	active
Article 46	Campaign materials	2,503	active
Article 47	Bribery of voters	1,599	active
Article 48	Prohibition of the use of administrative resources during canvassing and election campaign	3,656	active
Article 49	Prohibition of the use of budgetary funds, office, or official position	4,000	active
Article 50	General regulations for election campaigning media coverage	4,379	active
Article 51	Information support to election campaigning	15,720	active
Article 52	Financial support for preparation and conduct of elections/referenda	1,740	active
Article 53	Funds necessary for elections/referenda	1,024	active
Article 54	Election/referendum campaign expense	1,937	active
Article 55	Legislation on transparency of election/referendum campaign expense	345	active
Article 56	Financing of an election campaign fund from the State Budget of Georgia	2,960	active
Article 57	Report of election campaign expense	2,889	active
Article 58	Arrangement of a polling station	2,494	active
Article 59	Keeping order at polling stations on polling day	1,404	active
Article 60	Polling time and place	1,807	active
Article 61	Opening of electoral precincts	6,168	active
Article 62	Polling day log-book	2,761	active
Article 63	Ballot papers and special envelopes	8,408	active
Article 64	Inking of voters	2,530	active
Article 65	Conduct of polling	6,871	active
Article 66	Mobile voting	3,134	active
Article 67	Procedures to be conducted before opening ballot boxes	3,436	active
Article 68	Opening of ballot boxes	6,572	active
Article 70	Summary protocols of polling and election results	2,827	active
Article 71	Drawing up summary protocols of polling results by PECs	5,075	active
Article 72	Procedures for drawing up and submitting applications/complaints on polling day	1,773	active
Article 73	Applications and complaints about violation of polling and vote counting procedures	1,206	active
Article 74	Consideration of applications/complaints about counting votes and summarising polling results	2,231	active
Article 75	Summarisation of polling and election results in DECs	4,728	active
Article 76	Summarisation of election results at the CEC	3,324	active
Article 77	Term and procedure for appeal	9,391	active
Article 78	Electoral disputes and group of claimants	15,975	active
Article 79	Participation in election campaigning in violation of law	199	active
Article 80	Hindering dissemination of pre-election appeals and materials	522	active
Article 81	Conduct of election campaigning in institutions where such activities are prohibited	314	active
Article 82	Violation of the procedures for publishing election-related public opinion poll results	1,043	active
Article 84	Liability of electoral subjects for violation of the Organic Law of Georgia on Political Unions of Citizens	660	active
Article 85	Failure to submit a report for election campaign fund	511	active
Article 86	Refusal to submit materials to the election, referendum, or plebiscite commissions or failure to comply with their decisions	359	active
Article 87	Altering data entered into summary protocols of polling and election results	438	active
Article 88	Prohibition on the use of administrative resources and the abuse of power or office during canvassing and election campaign	366	active
Article 89	Failure to issue copies of summary protocols of elections, referenda, or plebiscites	347	active
Article 90	Hindering a person authorised to be present at a polling station in making notes in the log-book	284	active
Article 91	Restriction of rights for observers, electoral subjects, and media representatives	734	active
Article 93	Legal proceedings	1,067	active
Article 94	Elections for the President of Georgia	271	active
Article 95	Conduct of regular elections for the President of Georgia	760	active
Article 96	Passive suffrage	282	active
Article 97	Right to nominate a candidate for President of Georgia	365	active
Article 98	Procedures for nominating a candidate for President of Georgia	1,485	active
Article 99	Lists of supporters of a candidate for President of Georgia	2,189	active
Article 100	Registration of a candidate for President of Georgia	1,293	active
Article 101	Cancellation of electoral registration of political parties and initiative groups of voters	1,068	active
Article 102	Determination of sequence numbers for candidates for President of Georgia	3,008	active
Article 103	Guarantees for the activities of presidential candidates of Georgia and their representatives	1,338	active
Article 104	Summarisation of election results	1,298	active
Article 105	Second round of elections	1,670	active
Article 107	Extraordinary elections for President of Georgia	1,783	active
Article 108	Calling of parliamentary elections of Georgia	888	active
Article 109	Procedure for election and terms of powers of the Parliament of Georgia	310	active
Article 110	Majoritarian electoral districts during elections for the Parliament of Georgia	762	active
Article 111	Passive suffrage	807	active
Article 112	Incompatibility of the status of a candidate for MP of Georgia with his/her official capacity	1,849	active
Article 113	Registration of parties/cancellation of registration	7,818	active
Article 114	Registration of electoral blocs/cancellation of registration	7,706	active
Article 115	Submission of party lists	3,196	active
Article 116	Nomination of candidates in majoritarian electoral districts	3,658	active
Article 117	Verification and electoral registration of party lists and documents of candidates for MPs nominated in majoritarian electoral districts	5,203	active
Article 118	Cancelation of electoral registration for registered majoritarian candidates	547	active
Article 119	Determination of sequence numbers for electoral subjects	4,293	active
Article 120	Revocation of decisions on nomination of candidates for MP of Georgia	2,094	active
Article 121	Release of candidates for MP of Georgia from official duties	215	active
Article 122	Immunity of candidates for MP of Georgia	1,030	active
Article 123	Counting of votes at PECs	543	active
Article 124	Summarisation of polling results at DECs	8,037	active
Article 127	Re-run elections for the Parliament of Georgia	1,412	active
Article 128	Extraordinary elections for the Parliament of Georgia	452	active
Article 129	By-elections for the Parliament of Georgia	1,234	active
Article 130	Procedure for replacing an MP of Georgia who withdraws	1,946	active
Article 132	Drug testing of elected MPs of Georgia	1,404	active
Article 133	Calling elections for a local self-government representative body - Sakrebulo, Mayor of a self-governing city and Gamgebeli of a self-	1,369	active
Article 134	Active and passive suffrage	1,612	active
Article 135	Term of office of the local self-government representative body - Sakrebulo, Mayor/Gamgebeli of a self-governing city/community	1,330	active
Article 136	Incompatibility of the status of Sakrebulo candidates, or of Mayoral/Gamgebeli candidates of a self-governing city/community with their	1,800	active
Article 137	Electoral districts	1,377	active
Article 138	Electoral system	117	active
Article 139	Right to vote	296	active
Article 140	Composition of Sakrebulo	754	active
Article 141	The right to run for a Sakrebulo	1,360	active
Article 142	Registration of parties/electoral blocs	12,723	active
Article 143	Submission of party lists	3,168	active
Article 144	Nomination of candidates for member of a Sakrebulo in majoritarian electoral districts	2,472	active
Article 145	Registration of party lists and candidates for members of a Sakrebulo nominated in a local majoritarian electoral district	8,753	active
Article 147	Ballots	1,654	active
Article 148	Determination of election results held through the proportional electoral system	2,584	active
Article 149	Determination of election results held through the majoritarian electoral system	2,762	active
Article 151	Convening of the first session of a local self-government representative body Sakrebulo	362	active
Article 152	Repeat and re-run voting	806	active
Article 153	Registration of elected members of the local self-government representative body Sakrebulo	358	active
Article 154	Procedure for filling vacancies of Sakrebulo members	4,518	active
Article 155	Elections of the self-government body Sakrebulo of the capital of Georgia - Tbilisi	1,176	active
Article 156	Electoral districts	630	active
Article 157	Right to participate in Tbilisi Sakrebulo elections	1,374	active
Article 158	Submission of party lists	2,982	active
Article 159	Nomination of majoritarian candidates for membership in the Tbilisi Sakrebulo	576	active
Article 160	Ballot papers	249	active
Article 161	Ascertaining the results of majoritarian elections of the Tbilisi Sakrebulo	407	active
Article 162	Procedure for allocating seats in the Tbilisi Sakrebulo under the proportional system	2,607	active
Article 163	Registration of members elected to Tbilisi Sakrebulo	260	active
Article 164	Procedure for replacement of a member who withdraws from the Tbilisi Sakrebulo	3,629	active
Article 165	Mayoral/Gamgebeli Elections of a Self-governing City/Community	512	active
Article 166	Electoral Districts	422	active
Article 167	Registering Mayoral/Gamgebeli candidates and determining their serial numbers	5,088	active
Article 168	Cancelling a decision to nominate a Mayoral/Gamgebeli candidate	805	active
Article 169	Summarising the results of Mayoral/Gamgebeli elections	4,340	active
Article 170	General provisions	289	active
Article 171	Conducting a referendum	940	active
Article 172	Referendum issues	496	active
Article 173	Calling of a plebiscite and rules for its conduct	600	active
Article 174	Appointment of a referendum	357	active
Article 175	Initiative group for holding a referendum	1,473	active
Article 176	Rule and terms for collecting signatures	756	active
Article 177	Review of the results for collecting signatures	774	active
Article 178	Making decision with regard to the request on holding a referendum	1,520	active
Article 179	Terms for conducting a referendum	322	active
Article 180	Withdrawal of a request for holding a referendum	349	active
Article 181	Election commissions	104	active
Article 182	Participation of initiative group members in the work of referendum commissions	233	active
Article 183	Summarising the referendum results and enforcement of the decision	1,102	active
Article 184	Verification of lists of voters for the Parliamentary Elections of 2012	13,335	active
Article 185	Transitional provisions	13,430	active
Article 186	Final provisions	414	active