§ Article 30Legal acts of the Electoral Administration of Georgia

Legal acts of the Electoral Administration of Georgia

1. Legal acts of the Electoral Administration of Georgia shall be:

a) an ordinance and a decree of the CEC, an order and a decree of the CEC Chairperson, a decree of the CEC Secretary, a summary protocol of polling
results of the CEC

b) a DEC decree, a decree of the commission chairperson, a decree of the commission secretary, a summary protocol of polling and election results of a
DEC

c) a PEC decree, a decree of the commission chairperson, a summary protocol of polling results of a PEC.

2. A CEC ordinance is a subordinate normative act that may be passed only in cases directly defined by law. An ordinance may also be passed in
exceptional cases, from the commencement until the end of elections, if it becomes necessary to resolve issues that are not covered by this Law but are
required for holding elections. A manual, describing separate electoral procedures, may be adopted by an ordinance, which shall not contain standards
that are new or different from the standards defined in this Law but may contain detailed description of the procedures determined by this Law.

3. A CEC ordinance shall be deemed adopted if supported by at least two-thirds of the total number of CEC members. An ordinance shall be signed by
the Chairperson and Secretary of the respective CEC session. A CEC ordinance shall enter into force immediately after its publication in the Legislative
Herald of Georgia (‘Saqartvelos Sakanonmdeblo Matsne’), unless a later date is defined by the ordinance. A CEC ordinance shall not be adopted later
than four days before polling day. A CEC ordinance may be appealed from the moment of its adoption. A CEC ordinance shall be placed on the CEC
website within 24 hours following its adoption.

4. Decrees of an election commission, its chairperson, and secretary, summary protocols of polling results are individual administrative-legal acts
adopted/issued in cases and within the scope defined in this Law and CEC ordinance. Commission decrees shall be signed by the chairperson of a
respective commission session and the commission secretary, while other decrees shall be signed by the issuing official. Summary protocols shall be
signed by authorised officers as defined in this Law. A commission decree shall be deemed adopted, unless other quorum is identified by this Law, if it is
supported by a majority of those present at the session, but not less than one-third of all members of the commission.

5. An order of the CEC Chairperson is an individual legal act issued with regard to intra-agency issues including human resources.

6. Implementation of decisions of the CEC, DEC, PEC, and their member officials within their powers shall be mandatory respectively throughout the
territory of Georgia, the electoral district, and the electoral precinct.

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