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Summarisation of polling results at DECs

1. A DEC shall, based on protocols of PECs and decisions of district/city courts, summarize polling results at its session and shall enter them into
summary protocols of final results of elections held through the majoritarian and proportional systems.

2. The DEC shall, based on an application/complaint, decide by decree to open packages received from PECs and to re-count ballot papers.

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Article 125 - Summarisation of election results at the CEC

1. The CEC shall, based on protocols received from DECs, PECs and on final court decisions, summarize the election results for the Parliament of
Georgia at its sessions and shall draw up protocols not later than the 19th day after Election Day.

2. One counterpart of the protocol shall be kept with the CEC, the second counterpart shall be delivered to the Parliament of Georgia, while the copies
endorsed by the CEC seal shall be delivered to the representatives of electoral subjects.

3. A candidate for MP of Georgia, who receives more votes than others, but not less than 30% of the total number of votes cast in elections in the
respective majoritarian electoral district, shall be deemed elected in the majoritarian electoral district. The number of votes cast in the election may not
include the number of votes recorded on invalid ballot papers.

4. Seats of MPs of Georgia shall be granted only to the party list that receives not less than 5% of the votes cast in the election. The number of votes cast
in the election shall not include the number of votes recorded on invalid ballot papers.

5. In order to determine the number of seats obtained by a party list, the number of votes obtained by that list shall be multiplied by 77 and divided by
the total number of the votes cast for electoral subjects. The integer part of the number thus received shall represent the number of the seats obtained by
the party list.

6. If the total number of the seats obtained by a party/electoral bloc is less than 77, undistributed seats shall, first of all, be added in succession to the
electoral subjects who have passed the electoral threshold but obtained less than 6 seats, in order to increase the number of seats to 6.

7. If the number of seats obtained by any electoral subject still is less than 6 after the distribution of seats as defined in the sixth paragraph of this article,
in order to increase the number of seats to 6, one seat shall be deducted in succession from the electoral subjects that have obtained more than 6 seats so
that the number of seats remaining with the electoral subject is not less than 7 as a result of the deduction.

8. If there are still undistributed seats remained after the procedures provided for by the sixth paragraph of this article, they shall be distributed in
succession, until no seats are left, to the electoral subjects that have obtained not less than 6 seats without a supplement.

9. If the number of votes received by 2 or more party lists turns out to be equal, the seat shall be awarded to the list that was registered with the CEC
earlier.

10. If a candidate for MP of Georgia is elected both through the majoritarian electoral system and under the party list, he/she shall be deemed elected
through the majoritarian electoral system. The place of the candidate in the party list shall be taken by another candidate as defined in Article 130(2) of
this Law.

11. The candidates for MP of Georgia whose sequence numbers in the party list are less than or equal to the number of seats obtained by the list shall be
deemed elected under the party list. The number of MPs elected under that list shall remain unchanged.

12. If polling results of more than half of electoral precincts in any electoral district are declared void as a consequence of gross violations of this Law
and that affects the election results, or if polling results of several electoral precincts, in which the total number of voters is more than half of the total
number of voters in the electoral district, are declared void and that affects the election results, the majoritarian election results in the electoral district
shall be deemed void and the CEC shall call for a re-run election in the electoral district.

13. If polling results are declared void during elections held under the proportional electoral system as a consequence of gross violations of this Law in
more than half of or in several electoral districts, in which the total number of voters is more than half of the total number of voters in Georgia, the
election results shall be declared void and the CEC shall call for re-run elections.

14. If an application/complaint is filed for the verification or invalidation of polling results, the CEC shall by decree decide on opening the sealed
packages and re-counting the ballot papers received from the respective PEC, or the CEC shall assign that activity to the respective DEC/special group. If
necessary, the CEC may summarize election results based on protocols drawn up by PECs.

15. In an electoral precinct in which the polling results have been declared void, the CEC shall call a repeat vote in that precinct, provided that the
difference between the votes cast for the candidates with the best results in the electoral district is less than the total number of voters in the electoral
precinct. If the polling results of the repeat vote are also declared void, the election results shall be summarised without giving consideration to the
results from that precinct.

16. A repeat vote may be called either after the first round or after the second round of elections. If necessary, the CEC shall have the right to assign the
same or a different composition of the PEC to hold a repeat vote. A repeat vote shall be held within two weeks after the first or second round of
elections.

17. A repeat vote during elections held through the proportional electoral system shall be called if the total number of voters in those precincts, in
which the results have been declared void, is more than 10% of the total number of voters in Georgia. In this case, the repeat vote shall be held not later
than two weeks after general election day.

18. Summary protocols of the final election results shall include the names and numbers of the electoral districts and precincts in which elections were
declared void. Further, the protocols shall indicate the number of voters in the districts and precincts, the reasons for declaring the elections void, the
total number of voters in each electoral district, the number of voters participating in election, the number of MPs elected, and the list of elected MPs in
alphabetical order.

19. The CEC shall publish the summary protocol of election results on its official website within five days after the final results of the election are
summarised.

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

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Article 126 - Second round of parliamentary elections of Georgia

1. If no MP of Georgia is elected in the first round of majoritarian elections, the CEC shall call a second round of elections along with summarising the
first round results. The second round of elections shall be held not later than the 14th day after the first round. The two candidates having the best
results in the first round shall run in the second round of the election. If more than 2 candidates obtained the same results or several majoritarian
candidates who were in second place coming after the one with the best results received an equal number of votes, all of the candidates shall run in the
second round of elections.

2. A candidate who receives the most votes in the second round of elections shall be deemed elected. If candidates receive an equal number of votes, the
candidate with more votes in the first round elections shall be deemed elected. If the votes received in the first round are also equal, re-run elections
shall be called.