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Article 185
 

Carrying out certain procedures for the 2017 elections of local self-government bodies  


For the purposes of the 2017 elections of local self-government bodies:


a) before 1 August 2017, the CEC shall ensure the establishment of electoral districts, the determination of their borders, and/or the making of changes, and the publication of relevant information through its own website;


b) before 1 August 2017, the CEC shall ensure the determination of borders of local single-seat majoritarian electoral districts of Tbilisi and other self-governing cities and/or the making of changes and the publication of relevant information through its own website;


c) before 1 August 2017, the DECs shall ensure the establishment of local majoritarian electoral districts and/or the making of changes, taking into account local single-seat majoritarian electoral districts defined by the ECs for the 2014 elections of local self-government bodies, the territorial changes of local self-government units during 2017, and the composition of local self-government bodies as provided for by Article 140 of this Law;  


d) electoral districts shall be established and/or changes shall be made not later than 1 August 2017;


e) the number of voters within the administrative centres of local self-governing communities shall be determined as of 15 July 2017.


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