Certain procedures and time frames applicable to the conduct of the Parliamentary elections of Georgia before the elections of the Parliament of Georgia to be held through the proportional election system
1. The procedures and time frames established by this Law shall be applied to the conduct of the parliamentary elections of Georgia before the elections of the Parliament of Georgia to be held through the proportional election system, unless otherwise provided for by this article.
2. The parliament elected in the next parliamentary elections of Georgia shall consist of 120 parliament members elected under the proportional system and 30 parliament members elected under the majoritarian system.
3. As a result of elections conducted under the proportional system, the seats of the Members of Parliament of Georgia shall be distributed to the political parties that receive at least 1% of the actual votes cast in the elections, and to the electoral blocs of those political parties the percentage of actual votes of which comprises at least 1% multiplied by the number of political parties included in the electoral block.
4. To determine the number of seats received by a political party or electoral bloc, the number of actual votes received by it shall be multiplied by 120 and divided by the sum of the actual number of votes received by all those political parties and electoral blocs, who have exceeded the relevant electoral threshold set forth in paragraph 3 of this article. The whole part of the number received shall be the number of seats received by a political party or electoral bloc. If the sum of the number of seats received by political parties and electoral blocs is less than 120, the non-distributed seats will be awarded sequentially to the political parties and electoral blocs with the biggest remaining number.
5. Percentage of total seats received by a political party or electoral bloc under the proportional and majoritarian systems in the total number of seats shall not exceed the sum of the percentage share and one fourth of the percentage share of those actual votes received under the proportional system by a political party or an electoral bloc included in the total number of actual votes received under the proportional system by political parties or electoral blocs. If the percentage of total seats received by a political party or electoral bloc under the proportional and majoritarian systems in the total number of seats exceeds the sum of the percentage share and one fourth of the percentage share of those actual votes received under the proportional system by a political party or an electoral bloc included in the total number of actual votes received under the proportional system by political parties or electoral blocs, the political party or electoral bloc will be deprived of relevant seats from the voter list submitted for the proportional elections and shall be distributed sequentially in accordance with paragraph 6 of this article according to the voter lists submitted by the other political parties and electoral blocs with better results, which have exceeded the relevant electoral threshold.
6. To distribute deprived seats, the number of actual votes received by a political party or electoral bloc authorised to receive a deprived seat shall multiplied by the number of deprived seats and divided by the sum of actual votes received by political parties and electoral blocs authorised to receive deprived seats.
7. 30 single-seat majoritarian electoral districts shall be established for the parliamentary elections of Georgia in accordance with the administrative boundaries in force at the time of adoption of the relevant constitutional law:
a) Mtatsminda and Krtsanisi districts of Tbilisi Municipality; Vake district; Saburtalo district; Isani district; Samgori district; Didube and Chughureti districts; Gldani district; Nadzaladevi district;
b) Telavi, Akhmeta, Kvareli and Lagodekhi municipalities; Gurjaani, Sagarejo, Dedoplistskaro and Sighnaghi municipalities; Rustavi Municipality and administrative units of Norio, Martkopi, Akhalsopeli, Sartichala, Gamarjveba, Akhali Samgori, Lemshvenieri, Teleti, Kumisi and Krtsanisi of Gedabani municipality;Marneuli and Gardabani (except for Norio, Martkopi, Akhalsopeli, Sartichala, Gamarjveba, Akhali Samgori, Lemshvenieri, Teleti, Kumisi and Krtsanisi administrative units) municipalities; Bolnisi, Dmanisi, Tetritskaro and Tsalka municipalities; Mtskheta, Dusheti, Tianeti and Kazbegi municipalities; Kaspi and Gori (except for Variani, Nikozi, Tirdznisi, Skra and Shindisi administrative units) municipalities;Khashuri and Kareli municipalities and Variani, Nikozi, Tirdznisi, Skra and Shindisi administrative units of Gori municipality; Akhaltsikhe, Borjomi, Adigeni and Aspindza municipalities; Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda municipalities; Kutaisi Municipality; Sachkhere, Chiatura and Kharagauli municipalities; Tkibuli, Terjola, Zestaponi and Baghdati municipalities; Samtredia, Tskaltubo, Vani and Khoni municipalities;Zugdidi Municipality; Poti, Khobi and Senaki municipalities; Tsalenjikha, Chkhorotsku, Martvili and Abasha municipalities; Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri municipalities; Batumi Municipality; Kobuleti Municipality and Makhinjauri Administrative Unit of Khelvachauri Municipality; Khelvachauri (except for Makhinjauri administrative unit), Keda, Shuakhevi and Khulo municipalities; Ambrolauri, Oni, Tsageri, Lentekhi and Mestia municipalities.
8. A political party registered in accordance with the procedures established by law shall have the right to participate in the next parliamentary elections if its support is confirmed with the signatures of at least 5 000 voters under the procedures established by this law.
9. All qualified political parties (which receive funding from the State Budget of Georgia),all political parties that participated independently or as members of an electoral bloc in the recent parliamentary elections or the elections of the municipality body, shall be exempt from the obligation to confirm the support of at least 5 000 voters in order to participate in the next parliamentary elections of Georgia, if the party or the relevant electoral bloc receives at least 15 000 votes in at least one of the elections held under the proportional system, as well as all the political parties whose nominees or whose member candidates received at least 15 000 votes in the first round of the 2018 presidential elections of Georgia.
10. Each party and electoral bloc participating in the next parliamentary elections of Georgia shall have the right to submit one party list. The number of candidates for the membership of the Parliament in the submitted party list should not be less than 120 and not more than 200. In the party list submitted by the electoral bloc, each candidate for the membership of the Parliament must indicate the name of his/her nominating political party and/or its abbreviated name.
11. The time frame for establishing electoral precincts specified in Article 23(2) of this Law, determining the numbers of the majoritarian electoral districts specified in Article 1102(4) of this Law and for adopting an ordinance by the CEC specified in Article 1102(4) of this Laws hall be not later than 1 August of the regular parliamentary elections of Georgia, and in the case of extraordinary parliamentary elections – not later than the 5th day after the date of calling the elections.
12. In the period from the next parliamentary elections of Georgia to the October 2024 parliamentary elections of Georgia, byelections and extraordinary elections of the parliament shall be held in the administrative units determined in accordance with paragraph 7 of this article. The boundaries of the said electoral districts shall remain unchanged during this period, despite possible changes in the administrative boundaries of municipalities and the boundaries of local majoritarian electoral districts.
13. During its session the CEC shall summarise the results of the elections held under the proportional election system of the Parliament of Georgia on the basis of the protocols received from the district and precinct election commissions and court decisions not later than the 19th day after the Election Day, if necessary, shall schedule the second round of elections based on the ordinance, which shall be held on the third Saturday after the elections, and shall draw up a summary protocol of the results of the first round of elections, if the second round of elections is scheduled, but if the second round of elections is not scheduled – the summary protocol of the final results of the Parliamentary elections of Georgia. If the second round of elections is scheduled, the CEC shall draw up a summary protocol of the final results of the parliamentary elections of Georgia not later than the 19th day after the second round of the polling day.
14. The summary protocol of the results of the elections held under the proportional election system of the Parliament of Georgia shall indicate: number of participants in the elections held under the proportional election system and the number of invalid ballot papers; the total number of votes received by each electoral subject; percentage of votes received by each electoral subject; the numbers of the electoral districts and precincts in which the elections were declared invalid; as well as the number of voters in the electoral districts and precincts and the reasons for declaring the elections invalid.
15. The summary protocol of the results of the first round of the elections held under the majoritarian election system of the Parliament of Georgia shall indicate:
a) total number of voters in Georgia; the numbers of electoral districts and precincts in which the elections were declared invalid, as well as the number of voters in the electoral districts and precincts and the reasons for declaring the elections invalid; the date of the repeat voting – if the repeat voting has been scheduled, also the numbers of the electoral districts and precincts in which the repeat voting has been scheduled; the numbers of electoral districts in which the re-run elections were scheduled, and the date of the re-run elections;
b)according to each majoritarian electoral district: total number of voters; the number of participants in the elections and the number of invalid ballot papers; if no repeat voting or the second round of elections is scheduled – the identity of the elected Member of Parliament of Georgia, the number and percentage of votes received by him/her; the date of the second round of elections – if the second round is scheduled, also the identity of the candidates in the second round and the number and percentage of votes received by them.
16. The summary protocol of the final results of the Parliamentary elections of Georgia shall indicate: total number of voters in Georgia and total number of voters in each majoritarian electoral district; the numbers of the electoral districts and precincts in which the elections were declared invalid and repeat voting was not held; also the number of voters in the electoral districts and precincts; the numbers of the electoral precincts in which the re-run elections were scheduled, and the date of the re-run elections; the number of participants in the elections held under the proportional election system; the number of votes received by each electoral subject, percentage of votes received and the number of seats received; a list of elected members of the Parliament of Georgia, sorted by electoral subjects, indicating their party affiliation and majoritarian electoral district (if they were elected in such districts).
17. In the case of holding extraordinary parliamentary elections of Georgia before 2024 once or for multiple times, the relevant elections shall be held and the Parliament shall be formed in accordance with the procedure established by this article. Extraordinary parliamentary elections of Georgia will not be held in 2024. In the case of holding extraordinary parliamentary elections of Georgia before 2024 once or for multiple times, the next regular elections following the last extraordinary elections will be held on 26 October 2024, and the power of the Parliament elected in the last extraordinary elections shall be terminated from the moment of the recognition of the powers of two thirds of the members of parliament by the newly elected parliament
18. From the day of recognition of the powers of the parliament elected in the next parliamentary elections of Georgia until the date of the appointment of the elections to be held in the next elections of the Parliament of Georgia under the proportional election system, the extraordinary parliamentary elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this Law in force prior to the recognition of powers of the parliament elected as a result of the 2020 parliamentary elections.
19. (Deleted – No 703, 28.6.2021).
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
