The election administration is explaining the rules for submitting party lists for parties participating in the elections, as well as the updates related to this process.

According to information released by the Central Election Commission (CEC), under election legislation, a party registered for municipal elections has the right to submit one party list for each council.

“The number of candidates for council membership on a party list must not be fewer than 6 and not more than 45, and for Tbilisi City Council, not fewer than 50 and not more than 100. A registered party must submit its party list to the chairperson of the relevant district election commission, and for the Tbilisi City Council, to the CEC chairperson, no later than the 30th day before election day (September 4). The same person cannot be included on different party lists.

When submitting the party list, a participating party must attach a completed and signed declaration of party affiliation for each candidate for council membership. The declaration must contain the candidate’s personal details (full name, personal number of a Georgian citizen), the date of completion, and a statement that they are either a member of the party whose list they are included in, or non-partisan. If the candidate left a party within the last 6 months before submitting the application for party list/candidate registration, they must indicate the exact date of leaving and the party’s name. If the candidate is a member of another party registered in accordance with the Organic Law of Georgia ‘On Political Associations of Citizens,’ they must indicate the party’s name in the declaration.

A candidate will not be registered for the election, and the registration of a registered candidate will be canceled by the relevant district election commission/CEC chairperson if it is found that the candidate is a member of another party registered under the Organic Law of Georgia ‘On Political Associations of Citizens,’ or if the requirements defined by the above-mentioned regulation have been violated.

In addition, the party list must be accompanied by: a completed and signed registration card in two copies for each candidate for council membership, a certificate regarding deprivation of the right to hold office, a copy of the Georgian citizen’s ID card or passport, and two photographs.

The certificate regarding deprivation of rights is issued by the Legal Entity of Public Law – the Service Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

The party list must indicate each candidate’s: last name, first name; date of birth (day, month, year); gender; address (according to the citizen’s ID card or the agency’s database); Georgian citizen’s personal number; place of employment (if unemployed, indicate “unemployed”); position (occupation); and, if running in a local majoritarian district, the name and number of that district.

The registration card must indicate each candidate’s: last name, first name; date of birth (day, month, year); gender; address (according to the citizen’s ID card or the agency’s database); Georgian citizen’s personal number; place of employment (if unemployed, indicate “unemployed”); position (occupation); proof of residing in Georgia for the past 6 months; consent to run on the given party list; consent to run in the local majoritarian district (if applicable); and the date the registration card was completed,” the information states.