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Article 5
 

Calculation of terms under this Law


1. During elections, all the terms under this Law, including the terms for judicial recourse and for delivery of a court judgment, shall be counted in calendar days (including weekends and holidays as defined by the labour legislation of Georgia).
2. Words ‘in N days from the given day’, ‘within N days period from the given day’, ‘not earlier/not later than N days from the given day’, ‘not earlier/not later than the Nth day from the given day’ shall imply the beginning of counting from the day following the indicated day.
3. Words ‘N days before the given day’, ‘not earlier/not later than N days before the given day’, ‘not earlier/not later than the N th day before the given day’ shall imply the beginning of counting from the day preceding the indicated day.
4. Unless otherwise determined by this Law, the initial time limits for the arrangements and procedures related to the elections/referendum to be conducted shall be counted from the day when the legal act on fixing the elections/referendum becomes effective.


Organic Law of Georgia No 3269 of 21 July 2018 – website, 27.7.2018