Representatives of the press and other media

1. Representatives of the press and other media accredited to the respective election commission may attend sessions of the election commission and be present at the polling stations on polling day.

2. The CEC Secretary or the secretaries of respective DECs shall provide the accreditation of representatives of the press and other media operating in the territory of several electoral districts, while the secretary of the respective DEC shall provide the accreditation of media representatives operating in the territory of one electoral district.

3. An application for accreditation of representatives of the press and other media shall be submitted to the respective election commission not later than three days before the polling day. Photocopies of the identity card of a Georgian citizen or of the passport of a Georgian citizen of the representatives shall be attached to the application.

4. The secretary of the respective election commission shall decide, within one day after filing an application, on the accreditation of representatives of the press and other media and shall issue respective certificates to the accredited representatives within one day after the decision. In the case of refusal of accreditation, the secretary shall issue a respective ordinance (the refusal of accreditation shall be duly justified in the ordinance) within the same time frame.

5. The same press and other media organisation may have not more than 3 representatives at any one time at the electoral precinct on polling day.