Time frames and measures required for the second round of elections
1. Voters participating in the second round of elections shall vote according to the lists of voters in the first round, which shall be amended only taking into account the following requirements:
a) according to the data provided to the CEC by the Agency on the citizens of Georgia who have attained 18 years after the first round or on the day of the second round, as well as on the basis of information on the deceased in the same period;
b) not later than the 3rd day before the second round of elections, the District Election Commission shall establish a special list of persons specified in Article 32 (1)(a) of this Law, taking into account the data on PEC members who have the right to vote;
c) for the second round of elections special lists shall be used, which meet the requirements set forth in Article 32 of this Law on the day of the second round;
d) not later than the second day before the second round of elections, 2 copies of the final version of the revised voter lists (unified and special lists) (for the election commission and public versions) approved by the CEC shall be handed over to the Precinct Election Commission. The secretary of the Precinct Election Commission shall immediately post the version of the voter list for the public information in a visible place in the building of the Precinct Election Commission (polling station);
e) in the case of inability to arrive at the polling station on the day of the second round of elections, a voter shall apply to the Precinct Election Commission not later than 2 days before the polling day with a request to vote through a mobile ballot box. Not later than the 2nd day before the second round, the Precinct Election Commission shall establish a list of mobile ballot boxes.
2. Not later than the 3rd day before the second round of elections, the District Election Commission shall draw up a special list.
3.The term of office of the temporary members of the relevant District Election Commission shall be extended including the day the CEC publishes the summary protocol of the results of the second round of elections.
4. In the case of early termination of the term of office of a member of the relevant District Election Commission, his/her successo may be elected/appointed in accordance with the rules established by the election legislation of Georgia.
5. The authority of relevant Precinct Election Commissions for the second round of elections shall be exercised by the relevant Precinct Election Commissions established for the first round, unless the CEC decides otherwise.
6. The term of office of the members of the Precinct Election Commissions provided for in paragraph 5 of this article shall be calculated from the day of calling the second round of elections, including the day of drawing up the summary protocol of the District Election Commission.
7. In the case of early termination of the term of office of a member of the Precinct Election Commission appointed by a political party, the relevant party shall have the right to appoint a member of the commission within 2 days after receiving the notification of the District Election Commission. The District Election Commission shall immediately notify the relevant political party of the early termination of the commission member's term of office.
8. If the political party does not exercise the right granted by the same paragraph within the term established by paragraph 7 of this article, the District Election Commission is authorised, if necessary, to elect a member(s) of the Precinct Election Commission in accordance with the procedures provided for by paragraph 9 of this article.
9. In the case of early termination of the term of office of a PEC member elected by the District Election Commission, as well as, if necessary, in order to fill up to 12 members, the District Election Commission shall be authorised to announce a competition within one day in accordance with the rules and conditions established by the election legislation of Georgia, and to elect a member(s) of the Precinct Election Commission the next day after the deadline for submission of such documents.
10. It shall be prohibited to challenge a member of the Precinct Election Commission during the last 4 days before the polling day of the second round of elections, on the polling day and the day following the polling day.
11. The term of office of the representatives of the electoral subjects participating in the second round of elections shall be extended until the deadlines for appealing the results of the second round expire.
12. The electoral subjects defined by this article may appoint and/or replace the representatives in accordance with the rules established by this Law.
13. The term of office of observer organisations and observers registered with the CEC and the relevant District Election Commission shall be extended until the deadline for appealing the results of the second round of elections expires.
14. Representatives of media organisations accredited by the CEC and the relevant District Election Commission shall have their accreditation period extended until the day of announcing the final results of the second round of elections.
15. The observer organisations defined in this article shall have the right to submit new/additional lists of observers to the secretaries of the Relevant Election Commissions not later than the 5th day before the second round.
16. Registered media organisations shall have the right to submit additional lists for accreditation of media representatives to the secretaries of the relevant election commissions not later than the 5th day before the second round, in accordance with the rules established by this Law.
17. In order to participate in the process of counting real and/or invalid ballot papers together with the counting officers, the casting of lots determined by Article 67(2) of this Law shall not be held and the representatives of the electoral subjects participating in the second round of elections shall be automatically entitled to participate in the procedure.
18. In order to comply with the rules set forth in paragraph 17 of this article, to identify at least 3 counters specified in Article 67(1) of this Law and to fulfil the requirement of the second sentence of paragraph 2 of the same article, a member of a Precinct Election Commission appointed by a political party shall not participate in the casting of lots held by the Precinct Election Commission, whose representative was automatically granted the right to participate in the procedure referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.
19. The second round of elections shall be held on the fourth Saturday after the elections. The second round of elections shall be fixed by an ordinance of the CEC.
20. If one of the electoral subjects participating in the second round of elections loses the passive suffrage, the second round shall not be held and the CEC shall declare the second electoral subject as the winner.
21. Tariffs for the first round of elections shall apply to the placement of pre-election advertisement. Changing the relevant tariff shall be allowed not later than the 10th day after the end of the first round. The new tariffs shall be sent to the Georgian National Communications Commission for publication on the website. Such tariffs shall become effective upon publication. The preelection advertisements shall be broadcasted by the broadcasters from Monday following the day of fixing the second round.
22. In the electoral district(s) where the second round of elections is held, free airtime shall be distributed among the electoral subjects participating in the second round in the proportion in which such electoral subjects are represented for participation in the second round in the respective electoral district(s).
23. If necessary, the CEC shall be authorised to determine, by a decree, other additional measures and deadlines required for the second round.
Organic Law of Georgia No 6723 of 2 July 2020 – website, 3.7.2020
Organic Law of Georgia No 7097 of 3 September 2020 – website, 4.9.2020
Organic Law of Georgia No 703 of 28 June 2021 – website, 29.6.2021
