Elections 2016: Repeat vote running smoothly, says NGO
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The repeat vote is coming to an end and so far the voting environment is peaceful and orderly, says the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), a leading local non-governmental organisation.
Today Georgia is hosting a repeat vote for the October 8 Parliamentary Elections. The repeat vote is being held at four polling stations in two election districts in different parts of the country.
Overall the voting process is underway in a calm environment,” GYLA said after the NGO sent observers to the stations.
GYLA also welcomed the fact police were patrolling near voting stations, which meant violent acts would be prevented.
Despite this several minor procedural violations had taken place today inside the polling stations, but these errors had been reported and corrected shortly after, noted the GYLA.
A repeat vote was needed at four polling stations in Georgia after votes were nullified due to incidents on Election Day.
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CEC spokesperson Ana Mikeladze said voter turnout was 20.6 percent in Marneuli and 18.46 percent in Zugdidi at 12pm - four hours after polling stations opened in today's repeat vote.
Polling stations have opened and people are encouraged to have their say in today's repeat vote.
A repeat vote of the October 8 Parliamentary Elections of Georgia is taking place place today, Saturday October 22 at several polling stations countrywide where votes were nullified due to incidents on Election Day.
A second round of October 8 Parliamentary Elections of Georgia will likely take place on October 30 and a repeat vote at four polling stations will likely be held on October 22.
By 5pm almost 43 percent of eligible voters have had their say in the repeat vote. This meant by 5pm 615 peoplehad voted in Marneuli and 1,218 people had voted in Zugdidi, said the CEC.
All four polling stations where a repeat vote of Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections was held have closed and results being tallied show over 2,000 people cast their votes today.