Mayoral Extraordinary elections
1. If powers of a Mayor are prematurely terminated, the extraordinary elections shall be called by the CEC by an ordinance. The elections shall be held not later than on the 50thday after the elections are called. The CEC shall set, by an ordinance, the timeframes for the election arrangements not later than the 49th day prior to the Election Day.
2. If powers of a Mayor are prematurely terminated, the extraordinary elections shall be held in May or October under the procedure established by this Law. If powers of a Mayor are terminated between the period from 15 February to 15 July, the extraordinary elections shall be held in October of the same year, and if powers of a Mayor are terminated between the period from 15 July to 15 February, the extraordinary elections shall be held in the nearest May. The extraordinary Mayoral elections shall not be held in the year of regular elections of municipal bodies.
21. Procedures established by paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article shall not apply to the case under Article 1541 of this Law.
3. In extraordinary elections, a Mayor shall be elected for the remaining term of office of the Sakrebulo of the respective municipality.
4. (Invalidated – Judgment of the Constitutional Court of Georgia of 14 April 2016 No 3/2/588 – website, 4.5.2016).
41. To participate in extraordinary Mayoral elections, a party referred to in Article 142(1)(a), and a party registered for participation in the last elections of the municipality bodies, shall file an application to the CEC not later than the 47th day before Election Day. A party that fails to meet this condition shall file an application to the CEC within the same time limit, while an initiative group of voters shall file an application to a respective election commission. Upon receiving of the application, the CEC shall forward to such party a sample list of party supporters to collect supporter signatures, and the respective election commission shall forward to the initiative group of voters a sample list of supporters to collect signatures of the supporters of a Mayoral candidate it has nominated.
5. A party whose registration under paragraph 41of this article requires the presentation of a party supporters list, and the initiative group of voters shall present to the CEC or to the respective election commission a list of voters supporting the participation in the Mayoral elections of the candidate nominated by the party/initiative group of voters not later than the 40th day before Election Day.
Organic Law of Georgia No 2093 of 7 March 2014 – website, 14.3.2014
Judgment of the Constitutional Court of Georgia of 14 April 2016 No 3/2/588 – website, 4.5.2016
Organic Law of Georgia No 5438 of 22 June 2016 – website, 12.7.2016
Organic Law of Georgia No 1232 of 26 July 2017 – website, 29.7.2017
Organic Law of Georgia No 1274 of 26 July 2017 – website, 29.7.2017
Organic Law of Georgia No 3269 of 21 July 2018 – website, 27.7.2018
Organic Law of Georgia No 3266 of 21 July 2018 – website, 13.8.2018
Organic Law of Georgia No 6723 of 2 July 2020 – website, 3.7.2020
