1. The President of Georgia shall be elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a term of five years. The same person may be elected the President only for two consecutive terms.

2. Any person may be elected as the President of Georgia if he/she is a citizen of Georgia by birth, has the right to vote, has attained the age of 35, has lived in Georgia for at least 15 years and has resided in Georgia for last 3 years by the Election Day.

3. The right to nominate a candidate to the office of the President shall be vested with a political association of citizens or a stirring group. The nomination shall be confirmed by the signatures of the electors determined by the Organic Law of Georgia. The number of the signatures of the electors determined by the Organic Law shall not exceed 1% of the number of electors. (12.03. 2008 N 5853)

4. A candidate shall be deemed to be elected if he/she has obtained more than half of the votes of participants. (6.02.2004.N3272)

5. If no candidate has received the required number of votes in the first round, a second round of elections shall be held in two weeks after an official announcement of the first round results. (27.12.06)

6. Two candidates having the best results in the first round shall be put to the vote in the second round. The candidate who received more votes shall be deemed to be elected. (6.02.2004.N3272)

7. If only one candidate took part in the first round, who did not receive the necessary number of votes, new elections shall be held within two months from the date of elections.

8. No election shall be held in case of a state of emergency or martial law.

9. Regular elections for Presidency shall be held in October of the calendar year when the presidential authority expires. The President of Georgia shall fix the date of the elections not later than within 60 days before the elections. (27.12.06)

10. (Deleted – 15.10.2010, No 3710).