Elections 2021: Covid-19 patients, individuals in self-isolation, quarantine will be able to vote
A total of 23,925 people are currently infected with coronavirus in Georgia, while 39 individuals are in quarantine and 19,486 people are in self-isolation. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Covid-19 patients who are undergoing treatment in hospitals and individuals in self-isolation or quarantine will be able to participate in the upcoming October 2 self-government elections, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) has reported.
Covid-19 patients in our country will be able to use ballot papers for the election of the mayor and proportional representation and consequently, will be able to exercise their right to vote,” Deputy Chairman of the CEC Giorgi Sioridze said.
So-called Covid-19 precincts will be opened in all 73 constituencies.
We (the CEC) received a response from the (Health) Ministry regarding the number of voters infected with Covid-19 and their locations. Consequently, unlike the previous session, the members of the CEC were fully represented at the session today and 15 people supported this resolution,” the CEC member Dimitri Javakhadze stated.
A total of 23,925 people are currently infected with coronavirus in Georgia, while 39 individuals are in quarantine and 19,486 people are in self-isolation.
The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party pledged earlier in August to hold ‘Covid-safe’ elections in the country.
All Georgian constituencies will be provided with video cameras to record the vote-counting process during the upcoming October 2 municipal elections, Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Giorgi Sioridze announced earlier today. Sioridze also noted that video recordings are the only ‘new technological innovation’ implemented for the upcoming elections.
There are 3,540,609 potential voters in the updated list which was handed over to the Central Election Commission (CEC) by the Public Service Development Agency (PSDA) today.
Georgia has reported 2,016 new cases of coronavirus, 2,024 recoveries and 43 deaths in the last 24 hours. A total of 23,925 people remain infected with Covid-19 in the country. 29,798 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 16,852 of the 29,798 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 12,946 were PCR tests.
Georgia has reported 1,653 new cases of coronavirus, 2,646 recoveries and 47 deaths in the last 24 hours. A total of 22,885 people remain infected with Covid-19 in the country. 28,553 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 15, 965 of the 28,553 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 12,588 were PCR tests.
A total of 1,132 individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 in Georgia after conducting 20,789 tests over the 24 hours. Meanwhile, 2,956 patients have recovered from the coronavirus and 30 infected individuals have died.
Election polls commissioned by the opposition-minded TV channel Mtavari Arkhi says that the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party will receive 35% of the vote while the largest opposition United National Movement (UNM) party will get 30% of the vote in the upcoming October 2 municipal race.
Eleven days are left until the October 2 municipal elections in Georgia when voters will elect 64 mayors and 2,068 members in 64 city councils. The lead up to the elections has been marked by the ruling party’s withdrawal from the April 19 EU-mediated agreement, an attack on journalists by right-wing activists in July during Tbilisi Pride events, the recent leak of alleged personal files and continued vows of Georgia’s ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili that he will return.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia responded to the non-profit organisation Civil Election Commission’s statement that 683 dead individuals are in electoral voters’ lists in 25 Georgian municipalities and called it ‘disinformation and attempt to mislead citizens.’ The CEC representative Tornike Gigisvanidze stated that it is impossible for an individual to vote instead of a deceased person ‘as the voter is obliged to present the ID (identification document) card at the polling station.’