The right to participate in Sakrebulo elections and nomination of majoritarian candidates
1. A party, and a majoritarian candidate nominated by a party or by a five-person initiative group of voters, who is registered with an appropriate election commission, shall have the right to participate in Sakrebulo elections.
2. For nomination of a majoritarian candidate of a municipality representative body Sakrebulo, a party may, not later than the 30 th day before elections, submit an application to an appropriate election commission.
3. For nomination of a majoritarian candidate for elections of a municipality representative body Sakrebulo, an initiative group of voters shall, not later than the 47th day before voting, submit an application to an appropriate DEC. It then shall have the right to collect the signatures of supporting voters.
4. The minimum numbers of signatures of supporting voters shall be defined by a CEC ordinance.
5. The following information of a majoritarian candidate for member of Sakrebulo shall be specified in the application: a) first name and surname;
b) date of birth;
c) profession;
d) position (occupation);
e) place of employment (if unemployed, the word ‘unemployed’ shall be specified);f) place of registration;
g) party affiliation (if not a member of any party, the word ‘nonpartisan’ shall be specified); h) personal number of a citizen of Georgia;
i) name of a local majoritarian district where he/she has been nominated as a majoritarian candidate;
j) first name, surname, personal number of the identity card of a citizen of Georgia, place of registration, contact telephone number and other details (if any) of members of an initiative group of voters nominating him/her, and of their representative.
6. The application, which is signed by the party leader/authorised person/all members of the initiative group of voters, shall be enclosed with a written consent of a person nominated as a majoritarian candidate for member of Sakrebulo to run in elections, a photocopy of the identity card of a citizen of Georgia or of the passport of a citizen of Georgia, a certificate on the deprivation of the right, 2 photos, and 2 copies of a registration card signed by him/her. The registration card shall include, along with biographical details of a candidate (first name, surname, personal number of a citizen of Georgia, address (according to the identity card of a citizen of Georgia or the Agency database), date of registration, and date of birth), the fact of living in Georgia for 5 years and the consent to run in the elections in the given local majoritarian district.
7. The chairperson of a DEC shall, not later than the following day after an application is submitted, register an initiative group of voters. If the requirements established in paragraphs 4-6 of this article are not observed, the DEC chairperson shall immediately notify a representative of the initiative group of voters about the deficiency. The corrected documents shall be returned to the DEC chairperson not later that the following day for registration of the initiative group of voters.
8. For registration of a majoritarian candidate for member of Sakrebulo, a representative of the initiative group of voters shall, not later than the 40th day before voting, submit to an appropriate DEC the list of voters supporting the majoritarian candidate, which shall be verified under the procedure established by the election legislation of Georgia within 3 days after submission.
9. The DEC chairperson shall not register a majoritarian candidate for member of Sakrebulo nominated by a party/an initiative group of voters:
a) if there is or was simultaneous consent of a majoritarian candidate for member of Sakrebulo to run in the Sakrebulo elections of the same and/or any other municipality, or in the Mayoral elections of the same and/or any other municipality in the capacity of a candidate;
b) if the documentation required by, and/or information provided for in this article is incomplete or inaccurate;
c) if the number of voters’ signatures appears to be less than required in the list of supporting voters;d) if the lists of supporting voters are not submitted;
e) if the time limit for submitting the lists of supporting voters is not observed;
f) in other cases provided for by this Law.
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 3266 of 21 July 2018 – website, 13.8.2018
Organic Law of Georgia No 5773 of 17 March 2020 – website, 23.3.2020
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
