The Chairman of the Central Election Commission and the members of the CEC will receive state compensation.
This initiative belongs to the deputies of the "Georgian Dream" faction. A draft law has been introduced in Parliament, according to which the Chairman/member of the CEC will be entitled to compensation upon reaching the age of 65 or if they have at least 25 years of total work experience, provided they were a continuous member of the CEC for 5 years.
The amount of the CEC member's compensation will be determined as one-third of the CEC member's official salary.
State compensation will not be granted to a CEC member who has a final court decision confirming a violation of electoral legislation.
The author and initiators of the bill are Members of Parliament: Givi Mikhanadze, Archil Gorduladze, Aleksandre Tabatadze, Davit Matikashvili, Rati Ionatamishvili, Tornike Cheishvili, Aluda Gudushauri, Tengiz Sharmanashvili, and Guram Macharashvili.