Election Administration of Georgia

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Agency overview
Formed	1990
Headquarters	Tbilisi . Georgia
Website	cesko .ge

The Election Administration of Georgia ( Georgian : ??????????? ????????? ????????????? , romanized : sakartvelos saarchevno administ'ratsia ; SSA) is a permanent independent non-partisan body responsible for organizing national elections and referendums in Georgia in accordance with the Constitution of Georgia and the Electoral Code of Georgia. ^[1]

Structure [ edit ]

The Election Administration of Georgia consists of the Central Election Commission, the Supreme Election Commission of Adjara, and the District and Precinct Election Commissions. ^[1]

• The Central Election Commission (CEC, Georgian: ?????????? ????????? ???????, ?????), the supreme body of the Administration, which manages and controls all levels of election commissions. The CEC has 13 members, including a Chairperson, who serve for a five-year term. Five members are elected by the Parliament of Georgia on the recommendation of the President of Georgia , while the remaining seven are appointed by the parties qualified for elections. ^[1]
• The Supreme Election Commission of Adjara (SEC, Georgian: ?????? ???????? ????????? ???????, ????), a regional body which is responsible for the elections of Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara . ^[1]
• The District Election Commission (DEC, ?????? ????????? ???????), a permanent territorial body, which is responsible for electoral process in an Election district. As of May 2017, there were 76 DECs in Georgia. A DEC is composed of 13 members. Of these, the CEC elects five permanent members, while, during an election period, qualified parties appoint seven members and the CEC elects one. ^[1]
• The Precinct Election Commission (PEC, ?????? ????????? ???????), a temporary territorial body, authorized for conducting the elections in an electoral precinct. There are around 3,700 PECs created during an electoral period in Georgia. A PEC is composed of 13 members; a supervising election commission elects six members, while qualified parties appoint seven members. ^[1]

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