Powers of chairpersons, deputy chairpersons, and secretaries of DECs

1. The DEC chairperson shall:

a) perform full administrative duties at the DEC;
b) chair DEC sessions;
c) administer DEC funds;
d) give assignments to the deputy chairperson, secretary, other DEC members, and assisting and technical personnel according to the regulations of the Electoral Administration;
e) register initiative groups of voters, majoritarian candidates nominated in the electoral district by a party/electoral bloc/initiative group of voters. It shall also register party lists, and Mayoral/Gamgebeli candidates for elections of local self-government bodies (except for the Tbilisi Sakrebulo elections and Tbilisi Mayor elections);
f) issue respective certificates to candidates nominated by a party/electoral bloc/initiative group of voters;
g) issue relevant certificates to elected Sakrebulo members (except for Tbilisi Sakrebulo members) and if the term of office of the members is terminated, issue certificates to their successors, also to a Gamgebeli/Mayor (except for the Mayor of Tbilisi);
h) provide the CEC with all documents required for verification of powers of an elected Sakrebulo member, of a Mayor/Gamgebeli, also other electoral documents provided for by the electoral legislation of Georgia;
i) exercise other powers granted by the electoral legislation of Georgia.

2. The DEC deputy chairperson shall:

a) perform the duties of the DEC chairperson if the DEC does not have a chairperson or the DEC chairperson is unable to perform his/her duties;
b) exercise certain powers granted by an ordinance of the DEC chairperson (the ordinance shall clearly specify scopes and terms of powers).

3. The DEC secretary shall:

a) distribute electoral documents and correspondence submitted and addressed to the DEC;
b) register by ordinance the representatives of an electoral bloc/initiative group of voters/party independently running in elections to PECs and issue respective certificates to them;
c) register by ordinance observers appointed by a non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity with an election/referendum observer status in DECs and PECs and issue observer certificates to them;
d) accredit the media representatives and issue accreditation cards to them by its ordinance;
e) draw up minutes of election commission sessions, including the summary protocols of polling and election results;
f) exercise other powers granted by the electoral legislation of Georgia.