Powers of chairpersons, deputy chairpersons, and secretaries of DECs
1. The DEC chairperson shall:
a) perform full administrative duties at the DEC;
b) chair DEC sessions;
c) administer DEC funds;
c1) conclude labour contracts with auxiliary and technical personnel of the DEC;
d) give assignments to the deputy chairperson, secretary, other DEC members, and assisting and technical personnel according to the regulations of the Electoral Administration;
e) register initiative groups of voters, majoritarian candidates nominated in an electoral district by a party/an initiative group of voters; also party lists, and candidates for Mayor for the elections of the municipality bodies (except for elections of Tbilisi municipality Sakrebulo and elections of Tbilisi Mayor);
f) grant appropriate certificates to candidates nominated by a party/an initiative group of voters;
f1) (Deleted – 28.6.2021, No 703);
g) issue appropriate certificates to elected Sakrebulo members (except for Tbilisi Municipality Sakrebulo members) and if the term of office of the members is terminated, issue certificates to their successors, also to a Mayor (except for the Mayor of Tbilisi municipality);
h) provide the CEC with all documents required for verification of powers of an elected Sakrebulo member, of a Mayor, also other electoral documents provided for by the electoral legislation of Georgia;
h1) convene, by an ordinance, the first sessions of the Precinct Election Commissions and determines the agenda of the first sessions;
i) exercise other powers granted by the electoral legislation of Georgia.
2. The DEC deputy chairperson shall:
a) act for the DEC chairperson if the DEC does not have a chairperson or the DEC chairperson is unable to act for him/her;
b) exercise certain powers granted by an ordinance of the DEC chairperson (the ordinance shall clearly specify scopes and terms of powers).
3. The DEC secretary shall:
a) distribute electoral documents and correspondence submitted and addressed to the DEC;
b) register, by an ordinance, the representatives to PECs of a party and an initiative group of voters participating in elections, and grant appropriate certificates to them;
c) register, by an ordinance, observers appointed by a non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity with an election/referendum the status of observer in DECs and PEC sand issue observer certificates to them;
d) accredit, by an ordinance, the media representatives and issue accreditation cards to them;
e) draw up minutes of election commission sessions, including the summary protocols of polling and election results;
f) exercise other powers granted by the electoral legislation of Georgia.
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 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
Organic Law of Georgia No 6723 of 2 July 2020 – website, 3.7.2020
Organic Law of Georgia No 6855 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020
Organic Law of Georgia No 703 of 28 June 2021 – website, 29.6.2021
