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GEORGIA - Election Code

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Article 10

Composition of the CEC and procedures for electing the CEC Chairperson

1. The CEC shall be composed of not more than 17 members. Among them shall be the CEC Chairperson, two deputies of the CEC Chairperson and the CEC Secretary. The CEC Chairperson shall at the same time be a member of the CEC. Termination of the powers of the CEC Chairperson shall concurrently result in the termination of his/her membership. The Parliament of Georgia shall elect 7 members of the CEC, upon recommendation of the President of Georgia, while the parties shall appoint not more than 9 members of the CEC under the procedure established by this Law.

2. The President of Georgia shall, under the procedure established by this article and Article 12 of this Law, select and nominate to the Parliament of Georgia the candidates for the CEC Chairperson.

3. The CEC Chairperson shall be elected, upon recommendation of the President of Georgia, under the procedure established by the rules of procedure of the Parliament of Georgia, by the Parliament of Georgia. If the CEC Chairperson is elected by a majority of at least two thirds of the total members of the Parliament of Georgia, his/her term of office shall be five years, and in another case, his/her term of office shall be 6 months.

4. A candidate for the CEC Chairperson may be a legally competent citizen of Georgia from the age of 25, who is non-partisan, has higher education, is fluent in the official language of Georgia, meets the requirements of Article 12(5)(b-f) of this Law, this paragraph, and Article 27(2) of the Law of Georgia on Public Service, and has at least 5 years’ working experience.

5. A resolution of the Parliament of Georgia on electing the CEC Chairperson shall be submitted to the CEC within seven days after it is received.

Organic Law of Georgia No 4392 of 27 October 2015 – website, 11.11.2015

Organic Law of Georgia No 168 of 21 December 2016 – website, 28.12.2016

Organic Law of Georgia No 1274 of 26 July 2017 – website, 29.7.2017

Organic Law of Georgia No 703 of 28 June 2021 – website, 29.6.2021