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Article 28
 

Disciplinary liability measures against PEC and DEC members


1. The following shall constitute disciplinary misconduct by DEC and PEC members:


a) culpable non-performance or improper performance of official duties


b) inflicting or culpably threatening to inflict property damage to the Electoral Administration of Georgia


c) absence at work without a good reason


d) having missed 3 consecutive PEC sessions without a good reason


e) gross violation of the electoral legislation of Georgia and the respective election commission regulations


f) refusal to perform the mandatory signing of summary protocols of polling and election results;


g) non-attendance of training organised by the election administration of Georgia/training centre, without good reason;


h) neglect or violation of ethical standards, or general rules of conduct aimed at discrediting an officer and the election administration of Georgia, irrespective of whether it is committed in or outside the office.


2. The respective higher DEC may apply the following disciplinary measures against DEC and PEC members for any disciplinary misconduct:


a) verbal warning;


b) written warning;


c) withholding the official salary/part of the official salary


d) early termination of powers (except for members appointed by parties).


3. Only one disciplinary measure may be applied for one incident of misconduct.


4. The respective higher election commission shall apply simple administrative proceedings under the General Administrative Code of Georgia for imposing disciplinary measures against DEC and PEC members. Disciplinary measures imposed on an election commission member shall be appropriate to the gravity of the disciplinary misconduct committed by the commission member.


5. A DEC member shall be deemed as having disciplinary liability within one year from imposition of a disciplinary measure, while a PEC member shall be deemed as such within two years.


6. A respective superior election commission shall be authorised to prematurely lift the disciplinary liability from a DEC member, while it may lift the disciplinary liability from a PEC member one year after a disciplinary measure was imposed. A disciplinary liability shall be prematurely lifted under the same procedure as it was imposed.


Organic Law of Georgia No 864 of 25 July 2013 – website, 19.8.2013
Organic Law of Georgia No 5438 of 22 June 2016 – website, 12.7.2016
Organic Law of Georgia No 1274 of 26 July 2017 – website, 29.7.2017
Organic Law of Georgia No 1836 of 22 December 2017 – website, 29.12.2017
Organic Law of Georgia No 3269 of 21 July 2018 – website, 27.7.2018