Guarantees of local self-government 1. A self-governing unit shall have its own property and finances. 2. A self-governing unit shall define its organisational arrangement independently and in accordance with the organic law, and shall take decisions on staff-related issues independently, in accordance with the organic law and legislation regulating civil service. 3. A self-governing unit shall be entitled to co-operate with other self-governing units to exercise its powers, in accordance with the procedures established by the organic law. A self-governing unit shall be entitled to join unions of self-governing units, in accordance with the procedures established by the organic law. 4. The state authorities shall take decisions on issues related to local self-government in consultation with self-governing units. The procedure for consultations shall be determined by the organic law. 5. Decisions made by the bodies of local self-government within the scope of their competence shall be binding in the territory of respective self-governing units. Constitutional Law of Georgia No 1324 of 13 October 2017 – website, 19.10.2017 Constitutional Law of Georgia No 2071 of 23 March 2018 – website, 2.4.2018 Chapter Ten – Revision of the Constitution http://www.matsne.gov.ge 010.010.000.01.001.000.116 Article 77 – Procedure for the revision of the Constitution 1. The Constitution shall be revised by a constitutional law. More than half of the total number of the Members of Parliament, or no less than 200 000 voters, shall be entitled to submit a draft constitutional law. 2. A draft constitutional law shall be submitted to Parliament, which shall make the draft public for nation-wide public discussions. Parliament shall begin deliberations on the draft law 1 month after its publication. 3. A constitutional law shall be considered adopted if it is supported by at least two thirds of the total number of the Members of Parliament. The constitutional law shall be submitted to the President of Georgia for signature within 10 days following its approval, in one hearing, without amendments by at least two thirds of the total number of the members of the next Parliament. 4. If supported by at least three fourths of the total number of the Members of Parliament, the constitutional law shall be submitted to the President of Georgia for signature within the time frame established by Article 46 of the Constitution. 5. A constitutional law related to the restoration of territorial integrity shall be adopted by a majority of at least two thirds of the total number of the Members of Parliament and shall be submitted to the President of Georgia for signature within the time frame established by Article 46 of the Constitution. 6. The President of Georgia shall sign and promulgate a constitutional law in accordance with the procedures established by Article 46 of the Constitution. 7. In case of the declaration of a state of emergency or martial law, deliberations on a draft constitutional law shall be suspended until the state of emergency or martial law has been revoked. Constitutional Law of Georgia No 1324 of 13 October 2017 – website, 19.10.2017 Constitutional Law of Georgia No 2071 of 23 March 2018 – website, 2.4.2018 Chapter Eleven – Transitional Provisions
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