Financial support for preparation and conduct of elections/referenda

1. Costs incurred by the Electoral Administration of Georgia for preparation and conduct of elections/referenda, as well as its activity carried out within the term of its office shall be funded from the State Budget of Georgia.

2. The CEC shall, on an annual basis and according to the procedures defined by this Law, submit to the Parliament of Georgia a budget statement of the Electoral Administration of Georgia for the following year in order to determine the budgetary financing for the following year.

3. If the budgetary funds allocated for the preparation and conduct of elections/referenda are not allocated to the CEC budgetary programme code concerned within the timeframe established by this Law, the CEC shall have the right to file an action in the district/city court of Georgia.

4. Enforcement of the allocation of funds to the CEC may not be carried out from the State Budget of Georgia intended for enforcement of court judgments.

5. The Electoral Administration of Georgia, represented by the CEC, may receive grants from persons duly authorised by law. The grant shall be used according to the agreement between the CEC and the authorised person.

6. For the purpose of unimpeded conduct of elections during the election period/referendum period, the Electoral Administration of Georgia and the Training Centre shall have the right to conduct state procurement under simplified procedures as provided for by the Law of Georgia on State Procurement.

7. Lodging a complaint against actions/decisions of the CEC, the Training Centre and/or their tender commissions regarding the state procurement during the pre-election period/election period may not result in the suspension of procurement procedures.

8. Time limits for appealing, during the election period/referendum period, by the state procurement-related Disputes Resolution Board of the Legal Entity under Public Law – State Procurement Agency against decisions of the CEC, the Training Centre and/or their tender commissions, and the terms and procedure for considering a complaint and for appealing the decisions delivered shall be defined under Article 77 of this Law.

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 703 of 28 June 2021 – website, 29.6.2021