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Voter Education

Georgia Georgia

VE001

Information campaigns performed by


Question:Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
Answer(s): a. National Electoral Management Body
c. Local/County Electoral Management Bodies
Comments: Electoral documentation shall be available to the public. It is the election commission’s duty to make election documentation and election information available to interested persons within 2 days of that person placing a request. The CEC shall: ensure the publication and distribution of information materials. DECs shall: ensure the release and publication of information materials related to the elections.
Source: The Election Code of Georgia, art. 14, 21: https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/1557168?publication=87
Verified: 2024/07/24
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VE002

Frequency of voter education programs


Question:At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Answer: a. Continuously
Comments: The Election Administration intensively used all available mechanisms to disseminate information about electoral novelties and technologies. Demonstration of electronic voting devices for different target groups was carried out with special intensity. In 2023, 1,708 such meetings were held, including 255 meetings in the regions densely populated by ethnic minorities and 186 – in mountainous regions. The CEC and Training Centre adopted educational/informational programs for voters and stakeholders shown: https://cesko.ge/static/file/202302232215-strategic-plan.pdf
Source: Annual Report on the Activities of the Central Election Commission of Georgia and the CEC Training Center - 2023: https://cesko.ge/en/chven-shesakheb/tsliuri-angarishi
Verified: 2024/07/19
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VE003

National civic education


Question:Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
Answer(s): j. Yes, conducted by the Media
Comments: The GPB mentioned plans to cover the elections extensively including voter education spots, also in minority languages.
Source: OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report on the Georgian Parliamentary Elections of 2024, p. 11: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/georgia/244151?download=true
Verified: 2024/07/19
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