§ Article 24Setting up of PECs

Setting up of PECs

1. PECs shall be composed of 13 members appointed/elected by the subjects under this Law under the procedure and within the time frame defined by
this Law.

2. A respective DEC shall elect 6 PEC members by a majority vote of the total number of DEC members.

3. The CEC shall elect 6 members of a PEC set up abroad by a majority vote of the total number of CEC members.

4. The subjects under this Law shall elect 7 PEC members as provided for by Article 13 of this Law.

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5. The following subjects shall not be elected/appointed as PEC members:

a) a person dismissed from his/her position at the Electoral Administration of Georgia by the election commission or a court for violating the electoral
legislation of Georgia

b) a person who violated the electoral legislation of Georgia and the violation was confirmed by the court

c) a person who has been convicted of a crime and whose conviction has not been expunged

d) an MP of Georgia or the head of staff of the Parliament of Georgia

e) ministers and deputy ministers of Georgia and the Autonomous Republics

f) heads of departments and divisions of the ministries

g) heads of local self-government representative and executive bodies – head of Sakrebulo, Gamgebeli (head of local municipality), Mayor, and their
deputies

h) military personnel serving under the Ministry for Internal Affairs of Georgia, the Ministry for Defense of Georgia, and the Ministry for Corrections of
Georgia; officers of the Georgian Intelligence Service, the Special State Protection Service of Georgia, and the Investigation Department at the Ministry
for Finance of Georgia

i) judges and their assistants

j) employees of the Prosecutor’s Office

k) electoral subjects/candidates and their representatives

l) election observers.

6. A public servant may be appointed as a PEC member, except for persons listed in paragraph 5(d-j) of this article. The requirements for incompatibility
of office set by the Law of Georgia on Public Service shall not apply to the public servant. While acting in the capacity of a PEC member, the term of
office of a public servant shall be suspended at his/her permanent place of work, for which purpose he/she shall be granted, as provided for by law, an
unpaid leave or his/her paid leave at his/her request.

Organic Law of Georgia No 1788 of 13 December 2013 – website, 28.12.2013

Organic Law of Georgia No 2093 of 7 March 2014 – website, 14.3.2014