Download file    
 
 
Article 23
 

Electoral precincts


1. To conduct polling and count votes, an electoral district shall be divided into electoral precincts.
2. An electoral precinct shall be set up for not less than 20 and not more than 1 500 voters, except as provided for in paragraph (21) of this Article. The respective DEC shall set up electoral precincts, define their boundaries and numbers not later than on 1 July of the election year, and shall publish, within two days, the respective information about the boundaries of the electoral precincts. Based on the data of local self-government bodies, the DEC shall define and specify the list and addresses of the residential buildings within the area of the electoral precinct, as well as the list and addresses of all facilities that may be used by the Electoral Administration for election purposes. If extraordinary elections of the Parliament of Georgia are called, the electoral precincts shall be set up not later than in 40 days before Election Day.


2.1. At an electoral precinct, where voters determined by Article 32(1)(d) of this Law cast their votes, the number of voters shall not exceed 2 000.


3. Information about the boundaries of electoral precincts, specifying the addresses of all residential buildings (if any), shall be posted inside the DEC building.


4. In exceptional cases (deployment of military personnel of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia abroad, penitentiary facilities of the Ministry of Corrections of Georgia, hospitals and other inpatient facilities, shelters for the elderly, homeless shelters, shelters for people with special needs, and other social facilities where the number of voters exceeds 50) an electoral precinct may be set up not later than on the 15th day before the polling day. A facility defined by this paragraph, where the number of voters does not exceed 50 shall be assigned by a DEC ordinance to the nearest electoral precinct.


5. A relevant DEC shall specify the boundaries of electoral precincts, also the list and addresses of the buildings and structures referred to in the second paragraph of this article located within an electoral precinct not later than the 50th day before Election Day based on data and verification provided by the local self-government bodies acting in the territory of a self-governing city/community. The specified boundaries of electoral precincts shall be published immediately.


6. Setting up electoral precincts for servicemen of institutions defined by Article 32(1)(d) of this Law on the territory of their respective units shall be prohibited, except as provided for by Article 23(4) of this Law.


7. Electoral precincts abroad shall be set up by the CEC based on data provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, not later than the 30th day before Election Day, for not less than 20 and not more than 3 000 voters. The CEC shall summarize the results of the above electoral precincts in separate protocols.


8. A DEC shall, not later than the fifth day after setting up an electoral precinct, and within two days in the case provided for in the fourth paragraph of this article, publish on the CEC official website the numbers of electoral precincts, as well as addresses, telephone (fax) numbers, and other details of PECs.