The CEC shall be composed of at least 14 members: of which the President of Georgia appoints two members, the Supreme Council of the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic and the Republican Council of the Parliament of the Adjarian Autonomous Republic appoint one member each and each party/election bloc that has obtained at least 7% of the votes in the last parliamentary elections appoints two members. (If the number of such parties/election blocs is less than five, the required minimum will be lowered) (see Art. 27). The DECs are composed of one member who is appointed by the CEC and those members who are appointed by each political party/election bloc with at least 7% of the votes in the last parliamentary elections (If the number of such parties/elections blocs is less than seven, the required minimum is lowered) (see Art. 32). Similar, though not identical, rules apply to the PECs (see Art. 36).
