Three types of ballot papers printed for municipal elections
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Georgia’s Central Election Commission has announced that ballot papers for the October 21 municipal elections are being printed.
The printing process in nine printing houses in Tbilisi is being observed by 20 representatives from two international and six local monitoring organizations.
The total number of the printed ballot papers will amount to 9,546,450 as the registered number of voters is 3,440,123.
The price offered by the publishing houses, the quality of their techniques and their safety were taken into account in the selection process. All the printing houses chosen are equipped with cameras,” CEC announced.
Three different-colored ballot papers will be handed to district election commissions no later than 12 hours before elections:
- The blue ballot paper is designed for proportional elections or for the selection of election blocs.
- The pink ballot paper is meant to vote for the majoritarian candidates for city councils.
- The light green papers are to vote for mayors.
Georgia is getting ready for municipal elections scheduled on October 21 when the population will elect 2,058 members of 64 city councils (Sakrebulo) and 64 municipal mayors.
Georgia is getting ready for the municipal elections scheduled on October 21 when the state population elects 2,058 members of 64 city councils (Sakrebulo) and 64 municipal mayors. Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that 3,442,455 voters have been registered for the municipal elections.
Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that 3,442,455 voters have been registered for the municipal elections scheduled for October 21.
The Municipal Elections 2017 will take place in Georgia on October 21. President Giorgi margvelashvili announced the exact election date at a press briefing this afternoon.
The former ruling United National Movement (UNM) party has united into an election bloc with two other opposition parties for the Municipal Elections, which will take place on October 21.
The United States Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly says that the pre-election environment in Georgia is positive. Kelly assessed the upcoming municipal election as he spoke to local media today. Georgia will have the elections this Saturday.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili says that this Saturday’s municipal election in Georgia will become yet another proof that, thanks to the democratic reforms undertaken in Georgia, holding a free and fair election has become a standard.
Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is investigating an incident during which four people were shot and wounded near the election headquarters of the Georgian Dream political party in the village of Kizilajlo in southern Georgia’s Marneuli district late last night.
Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili has hosted representatives of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) monitoring mission at the Government Administration today.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has cast his ballot in today's Municipal Elections and voted for "a better Tbilisi”. PM arrived at Saburtalo #24 polling station in central Tbilisi about 9:00am with his family.