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Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To further increase transparency and confidence in election dispute resolution, all disputes should be handled by election commissions collegially and in open sessions, based on thorough consideration of the substance of complaints. All judicial acts, decisions and protocols should be well substantiated and based on sound interpretation of the law and promptly published online.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the integrity of election observation, authorities should guarantee that citizen observers can operate free from pressure or intimidation and have unimpeded access to all relevant information. To maintain a clear separation between partisan and non-partisan observation, observer status should not be misused by political parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Observation
Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To provide for public trust in the electoral process and the integrity of results, legislation and public policy should ensure that public authorities operate independently, professionally, and efficiently, free from influence by the government or ruling party. Reports of election-day related irregularities and related complaints and appeals should be promptly and thoroughly addressed.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Post-Election Day Developments
Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Contestants, public officials, and state institutions should refrain from misusing administrative resources for electoral purposes to ensure an equal playing field for electoral participants. In line with previous ODIHR and GRECO recommendations, consideration should be given to the adoption of further legislative and administrative measures to regulate the campaigning activities of high-level public officials, including mayors, and to prevent the circumvention of existing regulations.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign
Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities should take all necessary measures to ensure vote secrecy, including by improving polling station layouts and the design of the electoral materials. Election commissions should rigorously implement procedural safeguards, prevent overcrowding and undue tracking of voters at polling stations.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with international standards and OSCE commitments, authorities should put in place effective temporary special measures to eliminate discrimination against women in public and political life. Given their proven effectiveness, the authorities should give particular consideration to re-introducing the mandatory electoral gender quotas as well as the requirement that a woman withdrawing from her mandate as Member of Parliament be replaced by the next woman candidate on the same party list.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Background and Political Context
Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure stability and professional capacity of the election administration, the possibility to replace members of District Election Commission and Precinct Election Commission should be limited within a reasonable period of time prior to election day to allow for all members to undergo training.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In a coordinated effort, state and local authorities, along with all other relevant stakeholders, should undertake necessary measures to ensure independent access for persons with various disabilities throughout the entire election process, including the allocation of adequate premises for election commissions and polling stations
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To strengthen confidence in the use of election technologies, the law should explicitly provide for independent third-party verification and certification of voter identification and vote-counting devices. Relevant stakeholders should be granted meaningful opportunities to scrutinize all aspects of the implementation process, including access to technical documentation, source code review, device configuration, and auditing procedures.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voting Technologies
Georgia
2024
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure effective exercise of active suffrage by all eligible voters, the authorities should implement appropriate legislative and administrative measures to ensure that all voters, including those lacking valid identification documents or a registered address, are included in the voter lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
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