Representative of an electoral subject and his/her powers

1. A representative of an electoral subject (a party independently running in elections, an electoral bloc, an initiative group of voters) shall represent the electoral subject only in the relationship with an election commission with which it has been registered under this Law.

2. During one or several types of elections, a party, an electoral bloc, an initiative group of voters (during elections of the President of Georgia), and a candidate for the President of Georgia may each appoint only two representatives at every election commission. During the parliamentary and local self-government elections of Georgia, an initiative group of voters may appoint two representatives to the respective district and precinct election commissions. The representatives appointed to the CEC and DEC may not concurrently be appointed to any other election commission.

21. A representative of electoral subject may be a legally competent citizen of Georgia from the age of 18.

22. The following persons may not be appointed as a representative of an electoral subject:

a) a candidate nominated by this or another electoral subject;

b) a representative of another electoral subject;

c) a member of an election commission;

d) a local observer;

e) a representative of the press or another mass medium.

3. The electoral subject referred to in the second paragraph of this article shall apply to the CEC Chairperson for appointment of a representative to the CEC. If the appropriate information is submitted in full, the CEC Chairperson shall register the representative of the electoral subject and issue the representative’s certificate by ordinance within 24 hours. The certificate is at the same time a badge to be worn by the representative.

31. An electoral subject defined in paragraph 2 of this article shall apply to the CEC secretary for appointing a representative to a DEC, and to the secretary of a respective superior election commission for appointing a representative to a PEC. If the appropriate information is submitted completely, the secretary of the respective election commission shall, within 24 hours, register by decree the representative of the electoral subject and shall issue the representative’s certificate, which at the same time is also a badge.

32. An application for appointing representatives of an initiative group of voters to DECs and respective PECs shall be submitted to the secretary of a DEC the chairperson of which has registered the initiative group of voters.

4. An application for the appointment of a representative of an electoral subject shall be signed by the head of a part or a person authorised by him/her, or a representative of an initiative group of voters to a higher election commission. The application shall include first and last names, year of birth, address, contact telephone number (if any) of the representative of an electoral subject. A photocopy of the identity card of a Georgian citizen or of the passport of a Georgian citizen of the representative of an electoral subject shall be attached to the application.

5. Only 1 representative of the electoral subject shall have the right to attend sessions of the respective election commission, request to give a speech and express his/her opinion, make decisions on various issues, and enjoy other rights granted by this Law. On the polling day, the representative shall enjoy unlimited rights provided for by the first paragraph of Article 41 and the second paragraph of Article 67 of this Law.

6. An electoral subject may, at any time, withdraw and/or replace its representative, except for the day preceding the polling day and the polling day. The electoral subject shall notify the respective election commission thereof.

Organic Law of Georgia No 864 of 25 July 2013 – website, 19.8.2013
Organic Law of Georgia No 877 of 27 July 2013 – website, 20.8.2013
Organic Law of Georgia No 2093 of 7 March 2014 – website, 14.3.2014
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 3269 of 21 July 2018 – website, 27.7.2018
Organic Law of Georgia No 3266 of 21 July 2018 – website, 13.8.2018