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Article 185
 

Procedure for the participation in elections of local self-government bodies of voters removed from registration according to the place of residence, or of those whose registration has been declared invalid by decision of the Agency or for those registered without an indication of address


1. To participate in the 2014 elections for local self-government bodies, voters who have been removed from registration according to their place of residence, or whose registration has been declared invalid by decision of the Agency or who have been registered without an indication of address shall appear at the Agency before 28 My 2014 and be registered according to their place of residence or only indicate their place of actual residence and take a digital photo. A voter who is registered according to their place of residence shall be exempted from payment of service fees for issuing a Georgian Citizen’s electronic identity card and for taking a photo (except for expedited service fees) required under Ordinance No 508 of 29 December 2011 of the Government of Georgia on the approval of the service time frames, amount of service fees, and the procedure for the payment for these services rendered by the LEPL Public Service Development Agency within the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, and for services rendered by a consular official within the delegated authority, if the submission of the request for the registration according to their place of residence together with the request for the issuance of an ID Card is required under the legislation of Georgia. A voter who only indicates his/her place of actual residence but does not get registered according to their place of residence, shall be exempted from payment of service fees for taking a photo and no identity card shall be issued to such voter. A voter shall not be exempted from service fees for issuing a Georgian Citizen’s electronic identity card if he/she has been removed from the registration according to his/her last place of residence due to his/her loss or renunciation of Georgian citizenship, termination of a residence permit or the expiration of a temporary residence permit.


2. The voter referred to in the first paragraph of this article who gets registered by 27 May 2014 (inclusive) according to the place of residence or indicates the place of his/her actual place of residence shall be released from liability provided for by Article 185 of the Administrative Offences Code of Georgia for the administrative offence provided for in that article.