Vice PM: e-voting initiative will “put an end” to “false rhetoric” of alleged election malpractice
In her remarks over the matter, Tsulukiani also stressed the initiative of the ruling Georgian Dream party was a “very big step forward”. Photo: Government Administration
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Thea Tsulukiani, the vice prime minister and Georgian minister of culture, on Wednesday said the government’s initiative to introduce e-voting starting with the next scheduled elections would put an end to the “false rhetoric” of alleged election malpractice from the opposition and “once again show the real face” of the latter.
Tsulukiani was commenting on the ruling team’s decision on a widespread introduction of an electronic voter registration and voting system starting with the 2024 parliamentary elections in the country.
This is an initiative that pleases me the most, and I welcome it. We are a country that is advanced in new technologies not only in the region, but throughout Europe. Our state agencies have the technical and technological capability - if there is an appropriate legal provision and legislative reform - to conduct electronic elections in our country”, Tsulukiani said.
In her remarks over the matter, Tsulukiani also stressed the initiative of the ruling Georgian Dream party was a “very big step forward”.
This will once and for all put an end to the false rhetoric of alleged election malpractice by the central election commission [and] show the real face of our opponents who have been lying that the will of the people was not reflected properly [in the previous election]”, she concluded.
Aleksandre Rakviashvili, an MP from the Girchi opposition party, on Tuesday welcomed the ruling Georgian Dream party’s announcement on introducing electronic voter registration and voting starting with the 2024 Parliamentary elections in the country, calling the move a “step forward” for ensuring a fairer electoral environment.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said the ruling team had made a decision on a widespread introduction of an electronic voter registration and voting system starting with the 2024 Parliamentary elections in the country.
The Georgian parliament has re-elected Giorgi Kalandarishvili the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) earlier today. Elected in a second vote, Kalandarishvili will serve as the CEC head for a six-months term.
The Administration of the President of Georgia submitted its list of candidates for the positions of the Central Election Commission (CEC) head and members to the parliament earlier today.
Speaker of the Georgian parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said the introduction of an electronic voter registration and voting system starting with the 2024 parliamentary elections in the country would leave “no room for speculation”.
Givi Mikanadze, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the introduction of electronic voter registration and voting in the country starting with the 2024 parliamentary elections was a “qualitatively new electoral system” of a “top standard”, in comments to critical reactions to the initiative by a part of the domestic opposition.
Rati Ionatamishvili, an MP of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the new initiative for introducing electronic voting in elections in the country could cover 90 percent of voters instead of initially offered 70 for the 2024 parliamentary elections, with the remaining ballot papers being instantly digitised and uploaded online after their retrieval from ballot boxes.
The rules and procedural issues committee of the parliament of Georgia on Monday reviewed a bill on the electoral reform proposed by the parliamentary opposition and aiming to make it easier to organise voting by citizens abroad.