Drug testing of elected MPs of Georgia

1. All candidates for MP of Georgia supposedly elected under the party list of the parties/electoral blocs, which have passed the electoral threshold according to preliminary results, shall not later than the 7th day after polling day pass a drug test and an appropriate certificate shall be completed stating that the candidate for MP either is or is not a drug user.

2. If a person who is elected an MP under the party list fails to pass a drug test within the time frame referred to in the first paragraph of this article and/or refuses to take the drug test, the Parliament of Georgia shall adopt a resolution denying recognition of authority of the MP.

3. The institution authorised to conduct drug testing shall, not later than the 14th day after elections, submit to the CEC the certificate of drug testing and the list of elected MPs who have passed the drug test.

4. In the case described in the second paragraph of this article, the CEC shall determine a successor for an MP according to the first and second paragraphs of Article 130 of this Law.

5. A drug test shall be carried out by an authorised institution. The CEC shall draw up a list of such institutions by ordinance, not later than the 57th day before Election Day.