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Article 147
 

Ballots


1. Two types of ballots shall be produced for the elections of municipality representative bodies Sakrebulos.


2. A ballot paper designated for the elections of a municipality representative body Sakrebulo held under the proportional electoral system shall include the names of parties according to the established sequence.


3. A ballot paper designated for the elections of a municipality representative body Sakrebulo to be held under the majoritarian electoral system shall include the sequence number, the first name and surname of all candidates nominated for election in an appropriate local majoritarian district. The name of the party shall be specified along the surname of a candidate nominated by the appropriate party, and the word ‘independent’ shall be specified along the surname of a candidate nominated by an initiative group of voters. Information about a candidate shall be entered into a ballot paper according to the sequence number defined by a respective DEC by casting lots not later than the 10th day before Election Day.


4. A voter shall circle the sequence number of not more than 1 party in a ballot paper designated for the elections of a municipality representative body Sakrebulo held under the proportional electoral system.


5. In the ballot paper designed for the local self-government representative body Sakrebulo elections held through the majoritarian electoral system that includes the data of candidates, voters shall mark the sequence number of not more than 1 candidate.


Organic Law of Georgia No 2093 of 7 March 2014 – website, 14.3.2014


Organic Law of Georgia No 3266 of 21 July 2018 – website, 13.8.2018


Organic Law of Georgia No 6854 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020


Organic Law of Georgia No 6855 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020