Georgia

Georgia: Timeline for 1999 Parliamentary Elections

The Timeline for 1999 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia developed by IFES

Georgia: Voter registration Case Study (2006)

This case study is part of the "Comparative Study of Voter Registration Instruments and Practices" commissioned by Development Associates, Inc to help MPs, experts, the CEC and the Ukrainian voter begin to address the registry/list issue publicly in a fashion conducive to informed debate and to help focus current efforts at facilitating establishment of a National Voter Registry.

Georgia: COE Comments on the Election Code and the Electoral Administration (2003)

The assessment "Comments on the Election Code and the Electoral Administration (2003)" by the European Commission for Democracy through Law (VENICE COMMISSION).

Constitution of Georgia

The Constitution of Georgia adopted on 24 August 1995 and last updated on 27 December 2006.

Constitution of Georgia

Constitution of Georgia adopted on 24 August 1995 and last amended on 27 December 2006.

Election Code of Georgia

Organic Law of Georgia, Election Code of Georgia updated on 18 December 2007.

ISFED: Election Update, third edition (May 2008)

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) continues pre-election period monitoring for the parliamentary elections of May 21, 2008. ISFED in the third edition of "Election Update" presents the findings for May 8, 2008.

Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions (May 2008)

Overall, these elections clearly offered an opportunity for the Georgian people to choose their representatives from amongst a wide array of choices. The authorities and other political stakeholders made efforts to conduct these elections in line with OSCE and Council of Europe commitments. The International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) identified a number of problems which made this implementation uneven and incomplete.

Georgia: PEC training manual, in Russian (2008)

Training Manual for Precinct Electoral Commission, Georgia, 2008 Presidential Elections.

Comments on the Georgian Elections, CECE (2008)

Comments and analyses on the 2008 elections reports of OSCE and Council of Europe for Georgia.

Parliamentary Elections in Georgia: ODIHR observation, CRRC (2008)

The article analyzes the methods used for OSCE/ODIHR election observation and criticizes especially the training of short term observers.

Georgia: Government's response to Transparency International's report on the use of administrative resources in local election campaign (2010)

On March 29, 2010 Transparency International in Georgia has come up with a report about usage of administrative resources in the May 30 local election campaign. This document is the official response of Georgian inter-agency task force on free and fair elections (IATF) to TI report.

Georgia: Parties and Blocs Running for Tbilisi City Council (2010)

Names of political parties and prty blocks which have been nominated to run for Tbilicy City Council elections, May 30, 2010.

Election Observation Mission to the Municipal Elections in Georgia, Interim Report No. 1, OSCE/ODIHR (2010)

The first interim report of OSCE/ODIHR on nationwide local elections in Georgia to be held on 30 May 2010. The report covers 16 April-3 May, 2010 pre-electoral period.

Election Observation Mission to the Municipal Elections in Georgia, Interim Report No. 2, OSCE/ODIHR (2010)

This document is the 2nd interim report of OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, ahead May 30 municipal elections. The assessment period is May 4-15, 2010.

Georgia: Media Centre NGOs Statement on n the Pre-Election Environment prior to the 30 May Local Government Elections (2010)

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) presents the joint Statement of the Election Media Centre NGOs on the Pre-Election Environment prior to the 30 May Local Government Elections.

Georgia: ISFED's first statement on Local Election Day monitoring (2010)

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) presents its first statement on Election Day monitoring, 30 May 2010 nationwide local elections in Georgia. The statement was released at 10AM, 2 hours after the start of elections.

Georgia: ISFED's second statement on local election monitoring (2010)

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) presents the second statement on Election Day monitoring for 30 May 2010 nationwide local elections in Georgia. The report was released at 15.00, seven hours after the start of elections.

Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions on the Municipal Elections in Georgia, 30 May 2010, OSCE/ODIHR (2010)

The preliminary findings and conclusions of International election observation mission in Georgia mention in the preliminary report that the 30 May municipal elections marked evident progress towards meeting OSCE and Council of Europe commitments. However, significant remaining shortcomings include deficiencies in the legal framework, its implementation, an uneven playing field, and isolated cases of election-day fraud. The authorities and the election administration made clear efforts to pro-actively address problems. Nevertheless, the low level of public confidence persisted.

Georgia: ISFED Preliminary statement on May 30, 2010 Local Self-government and Parliament by-elections, ISFED (2010)

This is the preliminary report of the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), Georgian domestic election watchdong, on the May 30 elections. ISFED carried out Election Day monitoring of the May 30 Local Elections and Parliamentary by-elections of Georgia. The organization observed the voting process through 1100 PEC observers, 73 DEC observers, 73 mobile groups and 15 legal teams. At the same time the organization conducted qualitative and quantitative monitoring of Election Day.

Georgia: quantitative monitoring results of May 30, 2010 Local Self-government elections, ISFED (2010)

This document presents a diagram of the results of May 30 local government elections in Georgia: Tbilisi Mayoral election results, Nationwide List proportional results, and Tbilisi's list proportional results.

Georgia: Draft Amendment and Changes to the Constitution (2010)

This document presents draft changes and amendments to the Constitution of Georgia, which are supposed to give more powers to the Prime Minister and limit those of the President.

Georgia: Draft opinion on the draft constitutional law on amendments and changes to the constitution of Georgia, Council of Europe (2010)

This document presents draft opinion of the Venice Commission (European Commission for Democracy Through Law) of the Council of Europe on the draft amendments to the Constitution of Georgia. The Constitutional amendments are planned to be discussed in the Georgian parliament in September 2010, and be adopted by November 2010.

Georgia: Draft constitutional law on the changes and amendments to the constitution (2010)

This document presents the draft constitutional law on the changes and amendments to the constitution of Georgia. The draft was adopted by the State Constitutional Commission at its Plenary Session of 19 July 2010. The draft has been submitted to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, for opinion and recommendations.

Public attitudes towards elections in Georgia: Results of a July 2010 survey carried out for NDI by CRRC (2010)

This power point presentation concerns public attitudes towards elections in Georgia and summarizes the results of a July 2010 survey carried out for NDI by CRRC.

Georgia: final opinion of the Venice commission on the constitutional reform, CoE (2010)

The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe adopted at its 84th Plenary Session its Final opinion on the draft constitutional law on amendments and changes to the constitution of Georgia. The final opinion was in line with the second preliminary recommendations of the Commission.

Georgia: Presidental Elections Observation Report, IRI (2008)

 

Georgia: Final report, Presidential Elections, ENEMO (2008)

The European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) fielded 50 short-term observers, 5 core team members and 5 election experts to monitor 2008 extraordinary presidential elections in Georgia on January 5, 2008.

Georgia: Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions, municipal elections of May 3, CLRAE (2010)

 

Georgia: Report on the observation mission, local elections of June 2, CLRAE (2002)

 

Georgia: Observation by the Chamber of Regions, elections to the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, CLRAE (2008)

 

Georgia: Recommendation 269 of the observation mission, elections in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara on November 3, CLRAE (2008)

 

Georgia: Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions, parliamentary elections, European Parliament (2003)

 

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Georgia: Report of the observation delegation, parliamentary elections, European Parliament (2008)

 

Georgia: Report of the observation delegation, extraordinary presidential elections, European Parliament (2008)

 

Georgia: Electoral observation report, parliamentary, presidential and rerun of parliamentary elections, European Parliament (2003-2004)

 

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Georgia: Election observation mission report (part 1), parliamentary elections of November 2, OSCE/ODIHR (2003)

 

Georgia: Election observation mission report (part 2), partial repeat parliamentary elections of March 28, OSCE/ODIHR (2004)

 

Georgia: Election observation mission report, extraordinary presidential election of January 4, OSCE/ODIHR (2004)

 

Georgia: Final report, extraordinary presidential election of January 5, OSCE/ODIHR (2008)

 

Georgia: Election observation mission report, municipal elections of May 30, OSCE/ODIHR (2010)

 

Georgia: Final report, parliamentary elections of May 21, OSCE/ODIHR (2008)

 

Georgia: Limited election observation mission final report, municipal elections of October 5, OSCE/ODIHR (2006)

 

Georgia: Needs assessment mission report, extraordinary presidential election of January 5, OSCE/ODIHR (2008)

 

Georgia: Needs assessment mission report, parliamentary elections of November 2, OSCE/ODIHR (2003)

 

Georgia: Needs of assessment mission report, municipal elections of May 30, OSCE/ODIHR (2010)

 

Georgia: Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions, parliamentary elections of November 2, OSCE/ODIHR (2003)

 

Georgia: Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions, parliamentary elections of May 21, OSCE/ODIHR (2008)

 

Georgia: Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions, presidential election of January 4, OSCE/ODIHR (2004)

 

Georgia: Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions, repeat parliamentary election of March 28, OSCE/ODIHR (2004)

 

Georgia: Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions, extraordinary presidential election of January 5, OSCE/ODIHR (2008)

 

Georgia: Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions, municipal elections of May 30, OSCE/ODIHR (2010)

 

Georgia: Joint Opinion on the Draft Election Code, OSCE/ODIHR, Council of Europe, Venice Commission (2011)

 

Georgia: Recommendation 205, Local Elections, 5 October, CLRAE (2006)

 

Georgia: Recommendation 264, Elections to the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara (Local Elections), 3 November, CLRAE (2008)

 

Georgia: Recommendation 291, Municipal Elections, 30 May, CLRAE (2010)

 

Georgia, Interim Report, Parliamentary Elections, NDI (2012)

 

Georgia: Pre-election Statement, Legislative Elections, NDI (2012)

 

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Georgia: Needs Assessment Mission Report, Parliamentary Elections of 1 October 2012, OSCE/ODIHR (2012)

 

Georgia: Preliminary Statement, Parliamentary Elections of 1 October 2012, OSCE/ODIHR (2012)

 

Georgia: Preliminary Statement, Parliamentary Elections, NDI (2012)

 

Georgia: Final Report, Parliamentary Elections of 1st October 2012, European Parliament (2012)

 

Georgia: Final Report, Parliamentary Elections of 1st October 2012, PACE (2012)

 

Georgia: Election Code of Georgia adopted on December 27, 2011

 

“Financing of political parties and election campaigns in the central and Easter Europe” Applicable Regulations in Georgia

 

Organic Law of Georgia on Political Union of Citizens

 

Georgia: Final Report, Parliamentary Elections of 1st October 2012, OSCE/ODIHR (2012)

 

Georgia: Election Code (2011)

 

Georgia:Needs Assessment Mission Report, Parliamentary elections, OSCE/ODIHR (2016)

 

Georgia: Instructions for Voters in Georgian & Azerbaijani (2014)

This brochure is instructions for voters for the 2014 local elections in Georgia written in Georgian and Azerbaijani.

Georgia: Manual for the Lawyers of Local Self-Governance Councils

 

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Georgia: Manual for the Officials of Prisons (2016)

 

Georgia:Election Day Procedures (2012)

This is a booklet about the procedures on the 2012 parliamentary election day in Georgia.

Georgia: Handbook for the Media in English (2012)

 

Georgia: Handbook for the Political Party Representatives in English (2012)

 

Georgia: Handbook for the Election Observers in English (2012)

 

Georgia:Handbook for the PEC Members (2012)

 

Georgia: Center of Electoral Systems Development, Reforms and Trainings (2016)

Center of Electoral Systems Development, Reforms and Trainings was founded pursuant to the amendments proposed for December 28, 2009 in Organic Act "Election Code of Georgia". Goals and tasks of Center activity intend to support introduction of competitive political system, rising of voters' confidence towards election procedures and arrangement of impartial, transparent elections. This website is available both in Georgian and English.

Georgia: Final Report, Presidential Election, OSCE/ODIHR (2013)

 

Georgia: Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions, Presidential Election, OSCE/ODIHR (2013)

 

Georgia: Interim Report, Presidential Election, OSCE/ODIHR (2013)

 

Georgia: Final Report, Parliamentary By-Elections, OSCE/ODIHR (2013)

 

Georgia: Interim Report 2, Parliamentary Elections, OSCE/ODIHR (2012)

 

Georgia: Needs Assessment Mission Report, Parliamentary Elections, OSCE/ODIHR (2012)

 

Georgia: Final Report, Parliamentary Elections, OSCE (2016)

 

Georgia: Final Report, Parliamentary Elections, IRI (2016)

 

Georgia: Organigram (2019)

This is an organigram of the Georgia EMB structure.

Georgia: Presidential Election Final Report (2018)

Georgia: Presidential Election Final Report (2018)

Georgia: Parliamentary Elections Final Report (2020)

Georgia: Parliamentary Elections Final Report (2020)