Mayoral Extraordinary elections

1. If powers of a Mayor are prematurely terminated, the extraordinary elections shall be called by the CEC by ordinance. The elections shall be held not later than on the 50^th day after the elections are called. The CEC shall set by an ordinance the time frames for the election arrangements not later than on the 49^th day prior to the Election Day.

2. If powers of a Mayor are prematurely terminated, the extraordinary elections shall be held in May or October under the procedure established by this Law. If powers of a Mayor are terminated between the period from 15 February to 15 July, the extraordinary elections shall be held in October of the same year, and if powers of a Mayor are terminated between the period from 15 July to 15 February, the extraordinary elections shall be held in the nearest May. The extraordinary Mayoral elections shall not be held in the year of regular elections of municipal bodies.

2¹. Procedures established by paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article shall not apply to the case under Article 154¹ of this Law.

3. In extraordinary elections, a Mayor shall be elected for the remaining term of office of the Sakrebulo of the respective municipality.

4. (Invalidated – Judgment of the Constitutional Court of Georgia of 14 April 2016 No 3/2/588 – website, 4.5.2016)

4¹. To participate in extraordinary elections of Mayor, a party/electoral block referred to in Article 142(1)(a), as well as a party registered for the last municipal elections, shall apply to the CEC not later than on the 47^th day before Election Day. A party failing to meet this condition shall apply to the CEC within the same time, and an initiative group of voters shall apply to a relevant election commission. Upon the receipt of the application, the CEC shall give such party a sample form of a list of party supporters to collect supporter signatures, and the relevant election commission shall give such initiative group of voters a sample of a list of supporters to collect signatures in support of the Mayoral candidate nominated by the initiative group of voters.

5. A party whose registration under the fourth paragraph of this article requires the presentation of a party supporters list, and the initiative group of voters shall present to the CEC or to the respective election commission a list of voters supporting the participation in the Mayoral elections of the candidate nominated by the party/initiative group of voters not later than on the 40^th day before Election Day.

Organic Law of Georgia No 2093 of 7 March 2014 – website, 14.3.2014

Judgment of the Constitutional Court of Georgia of 14 April 2016 No 3/2/588 – website, 4.5.2016

Organic Law of Georgia No 5438 of 22 June 2016 – website, 12.7.2016

Organic Law of Georgia No 1232 of 26 July 2017 – website, 29.7.2017

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