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Article 30
 

Legal acts of the Electoral Administration of Georgia


1. Legal acts of the Electoral Administration of Georgia shall be:


a) a decree and an ordinance of the CEC, an order and an ordinance of the CEC Chairperson, an ordinance of the CEC Secretary, a summary protocol of polling results of the CEC


b) a DEC ordinance, an ordinance of the commission chairperson, an ordinance of the commission secretary, a summary protocol of polling and election results of a DEC


c) a PEC ordinance, an ordinance of the commission chairperson, a summary protocol of polling results of a PEC.


2. A CEC decree is a subordinate normative act that may be passed only in cases directly defined by law. A decree may also be passed in exceptional cases, from the commencement until the end of elections, if it becomes necessary to resolve issues that are not covered by this Law but are required for holding elections. A manual, describing separate electoral procedures, may be adopted by a decree, which shall not contain standards that are new or different from the standards defined in this Law but may contain detailed description of the procedures determined by this Law.


3. A CEC decree shall be deemed adopted if supported by at least two-thirds of the total number of CEC members. A CEC decree shall be signed by the Chairperson of a respective CEC session and the CEC Secretary. A CEC decree shall enter into force immediately after its publication in the Legislative Herald of Georgia (‘Saqartvelos Sakanonmdeblo Matsne’), unless a later date is defined by the same decree. A CEC decree may not be adopted within the last four days before the polling day. A CEC decree may be appealed from the moment of its adoption. A CEC decree shall be placed on the CEC website within 24 hours following its adoption.


4. Ordinances of an election commission, its chairperson, and secretary, summary protocols of polling results are individual administrative-legal acts adopted/issued in cases and within the scope defined in this Law and CEC decree. Commission ordinances shall be signed by the chairperson of a respective commission session and the commission secretary, while other ordinances shall be signed by the issuing official. Summary protocols shall be signed by authorised officers as defined in this Law. A commission ordinance shall be deemed adopted, unless other quorum is identified by this Law, if it is supported by a majority of those present at the session, but not less than one-third of all members of the commission.


5. An order of the CEC Chairperson is an individual legal act issued with regard to intra-agency issues including human resources.


6. Implementation of decisions of the CEC, DEC, PEC, and their member officials within their powers shall be mandatory respectively throughout the territory of Georgia, the electoral district, and the electoral precinct. 


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