Nomination of candidates for member of a Sakrebulo in majoritarian electoral districts
1. The following entities shall have the right to nominate candidates for member of a municipality representative body Sakrebulo to an appropriate electoral district:
a) a party running in the elections;
b) a five-person initiative group of voters.
2. To nominate a majoritarian candidate in an electoral district, a party running in the elections shall, not later than the 30th day before the polling day, and an initiative group of voters shall, in accordance with Article 141 of this Law, submit a relevant application to an appropriate DEC.
3. The application shall specify the following information about a majoritarian candidate:
a) first and last name;
b) date of birth (day/month/year);
c) occupation;
d) position (activity);
e) place of work (if unemployed, specify ‘unemployed’);
f) personal number of a citizen of Georgia;
g) place of registration;
h) name of the electoral district, in which he/she is nominated as a majoritarian candidate;
i) party membership (if a party member, but if not, specify ‘non-partisan’).
4. An application for nomination of a majoritarian candidate for member of a municipality representative body Sakrebulo shall be forwarded to an appropriate election commission. The application shall be certified by signatures of the authorised persons of a party.
5. The application shall be accompanied by a photocopy of the candidate’s 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. Along with the candidate’s personal data (the first name, last name, personal number of a Georgian citizen, address (according to the identity card of a citizen of Georgia or the Agency database), and date of birth), the application shall include the fact of the candidate’s residence in Georgia for 5 years and his/her consent to run in elections in an appropriate electoral district.
6. A majoritarian candidate nominated in an electoral district by a party running in the elections may at the same time be on the party list of a respective party.
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