Procedure for electing deputies of the CEC Chairperson and the CEC Secretary

1. One deputy of the CEC Chairperson and the CEC Secretary must be elected from among the CEC members elected by the Parliament if Georgia. At least 2 members of the CEC shall have the right to nominate the candidates for Deputy Chairperson of the CEC and the Secretary of the CEC. One and the same candidate may be nominated only twice.

2. One deputy of the CEC Chairperson must be elected from among the CEC members appointed by the parties provided for by Article 13 of this Law, who are not members of the parliamentary majority. A candidate shall be nominated by a majority decision of the CEC members appointed by the parties defined by this paragraph. If none of the candidates is supported by the aforementioned majority, the candidate shall be identified by casting lots among the CEC members appointed by the parties defined by this paragraph that will express their willingness to be elected as a deputy of the CEC Chairperson. A candidate shall be deemed elected as a deputy of the CEC Chairperson if he/she is supported by a majority of the total number of the CEC members. If the candidate fails to be supported by the aforementioned majority, a repeat voting shall be conducted. The candidate shall be deemed elected as a result of this voting if he/she is supported by at least one third of the total number of the CEC members. If the deputy of the CEC Chairperson is not elected under this paragraph, his/her election procedure shall start from the beginning.

3. If the Deputy Chairperson of the CEC or the Secretary of the CEC provided for by paragraph 1 of this article fails to be elected, his/her duties until the election of the aforementioned official shall be performed by a CEC member that has received the most votes during elections, and in the case of an equal number of votes, a person identified as a result of casting lots shall perform the duties of the Deputy Chairperson of the CEC and the Secretary of the CEC.

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