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Article 33
 

Appointment/election of Chairperson/member of District Elections Commission

1. A member of district election commission shall be appointed by the Central Election Commission of Georgia no earlier the 20th day and no later the 10th day prior to expiration of the terms of office of the member of the district election commission. The chief administrative officers shall be elected within the same term.

2. In case of early termination of the terms of office of a member of district election commission, his/her substitute shall be elected by CEC within 15 days (after appointment of the election day – within 7 days). Same rule applies in case of early termination of terms of office of chief administrative officers of the district election commission. Above mentioned information shall be published according to the rule provided in this Law.

3. Selection of candidates of district election commissions shall be conducted in terms of open competition.

4. No later the 60th day prior to the expiration of term of office of a member of district election commission or no later the 3rd day prior to early expiration of term of office of a member, the CEC shall issue Decree on conducting the competition.

5. A non-partisan person, having higher education and fluently speaking the state language of Georgia, holding the certificate of election administration officer may become a candidate for the DEC member.

6. Any capable citizen of Georgia from age of 21 years, who meets the requirements prescribed by Article 18, paragraph 5 this Law, and Article 17 of Law of Georgia "On Civil Service" is eligible to participate in the competition. The deadline for submitting the documents for the vacancy shall be:

            a) In case of expiration of term of office – 14th day after announcing the competition;

b) In case of early termination of term of office – 10th day after announcing the competition, and if the elections are appointed – 2nd day after announcing the competition.

7. The application filed for participation in the competition shall indicate: name and surname of a candidate; the information   about the education (higher education); specialty, academic degree (if any); place of residence (according to the ID card and registration certificate of a citizen of Georgia); place and title of job;  contact address and telephone number (if any); number and name of election district where she/he wishes to be DEC member; the application should be signed by the candidate and shall be enclosed with:

a) Two photos of the above-mentioned person;

b) Copy of ID card (registration certificate) of a citizen of Georgia;

c) Copy of a document proving higher education (academic degree - if any);

d) Copy of a certificate of election administration officer;

e) Candidate’s resume and description of election participation experience (if has such experience)

8. Candidates of DEC member shall submit the documents mentioned in paragraph 7 of this Article to the Central Election Commission of Georgia.

9. In case submitted documents do not meet the requirements provided by this Article, the CEC Chairperson shall inform the applicant about above mentioned (indicating irrelevance) within 2 days term. Amended documents shall be returned to the CEC within 2 days.

10. The Central Election Commission of Georgia shall publish the list of candidates within 5 days following the deadline for submitting the applications.

11. The CEC shall elect the members of a district election commission by roll-call vote. Each candidate shall be voted separately. A person is deemed as elected if voted pro by the majority of the full commission. If the number of voted persons exceeds the number of persons to be elected, the candidates with the best results shall be elected; if for the equity of votes for some candidates the winner is not revealed, those candidates shall be immediately voted again for revelation of the winner among them. If the winner is still not revealed, the winner shall be determined by casting of lots. If all vacancies are not filled up as a result of the voting, the procedure of nomination of candidates shall commence from the beginning.

12. One and the same candidate may be nominated twice only.

13. The Decree about election of the district election commission member should include name and surname of the person elected/appointed as a commission member, also name of the District Election Commission in which she/he has been elected as a Chairperson/member. The resolution shall be enclosed with the documentation mentioned under paragraph 7 of this Article, which had been submitted for the competition, also application signed by the applicant indicating that she/he meets the requirements of paragraph 6, Article 18 of this Law.

            14. The CEC will publish the list of elected commission members.