The CEC delegation led by Giorgi Kalandarishvili observed the presidential primary elections in the state of California
The delegation of the Central Election Commission (CEC) led by Giorgi Kalandarishvili observed the presidential primary elections held in the state of California - Los Angeles. The information is disseminated by the CEC.
According to their information, the delegation is in California at the invitation of Dean Logan, the head of the administrative district of Los Angeles and the international organization Transparencia Electoral.
"The delegation includes CEC Chairman Giorgi Kalandarishvili, CEC Secretary Giorgi Javakhishvili, CEC members Giorgi Dzagania and Archil Anasashvili.
The members of the delegation got acquainted with the process of preparation for the elections and the innovations that were planned and implemented for these elections. In particular, the innovations of the unique election system available to everyone (VSAP). They were also at the polling stations and got to know the operation of election technologies in detail. They studied the operation of the warehouse infrastructure, they also visited the new counting center and got acquainted with the business processes and operations there.
Within the framework of the visit, the members of the CEC delegation met with Dean Logan, the chief official of the Los Angeles County Administration, his deputy, Jeremy Gray, the heads of various structural units of Transparencia Electoral, and the member of the United States Election Promotion Commission, Christian McCormick.
As Giorgi Kalandarishvili pointed out, the main topic of the meetings was mutual sharing of experience on election issues and issues of future cooperation.
"Information of voters, logistical issues, business processes, warehouse management, dealing with misinformation were particularly important areas for us. We mainly discussed these issues. During the meeting with Dean Logan, we emphasized the importance of cooperation between our countries and our institutions, agreed to deepen this cooperation, which will have a positive effect on the implementation of our activities. I would like to point out that this is the third visit of the CEC delegation to the USA, and it is especially important that we are building a new warehouse system based on their experience. Of course, mutual sharing of this valuable experience will have an effective effect on the improvement, refinement and implementation of our election processes in accordance with international standards", - the Chairman of the CEC noted.
Within the framework of the visit, the members of the CEC delegation also met with the heads of the election administrations of other countries on the observation mission, discussed various election issues and prospects for future cooperation.
