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Article 185
 

Procedure for the participation of the voters in elections of 2016 of the Parliament of Georgia, who were deregistered according to the place of residence, or whose registration has been declared void by a decision of the Agency, or who are registered without indication of address


1. Voters who have been deregistered by place of residence, or whose registration has been declared void by a decision of the Agency, or who have been registered without indication of address, to participate in the 2016 elections of the Parliament of Georgia shall present themselves at the Agency before 1 August 2016 and register by place of residence, or indicate their actual place of residence and take a digital photo. Voters who register by place of residence shall be exempt from payment of service fees for issuing a Georgian Citizen’s electronic identity card and for taking a photo (except for accelerated service fees) defined by Ordinance No 508 of 29 December 2011 of the Government of Georgia On the approval of the time frames, amount of service fees, and the procedure of payment for services rendered by the Public Service Development Agency, a legal entity under public law operating under the governance of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, and for services rendered by a consular official within the framework of delegated authority, if submission of both requests for the registration by place of residence and for the issuance of an identity card is established in compliance with the legislation of Georgia, and voters, who indicate their actual place of residence and do not register by place of residence, shall be exempt from payment of service fees for taking a photo, and shall not be given an identity card. A voter shall not be exempt from payment of service fees for issuing an electronic identity card of a citizen of Georgia if he/she has been deregistered by his/her last place of residence due to loss of citizenship of Georgia, abandoning citizenship of Georgia, termination of the validity of a residence permit or expiry of a temporary residence permit.


2. Voters determined by the first paragraph of this article who register by place of residence through 31 July 2016, or indicate their actual place of residence, shall be exempt from liability for an administrative offence provided for by Article 185 of the Administrative Offences Code of Georgia.


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