Batumi hosts simulated elections using electronic devices
The simulated voting process took place at two polling stations of Batumi. Photo: CEC of Georgia
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The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia held mock elections using electronic verification, voting and vote counting devices in Georgia’s seaside city of Batumi on Tuesday.
The simulated voting process took place at two polling stations of Batumi.
CEC Head Giorgi Kalandarishvili said if mock elections proved successful, the Commission would use the electronic devices on actual elections as well.
Good international practice, including that of the European countries, indicates that the use of such technological means significantly simplifies the electoral process and removes certain question marks, including the manipulative ones, regarding various procedures” Kalandarishvili explained.
The polling stations for simulated elections opened at 11 AM and closed at 5 PM.
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.
Parliamentary and city council by-elections will be held in the Georgian seaside town of Batumi and the south-eastern city of Rustavi in April, the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on Tuesday.
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.
The Georgian parliament approved new rules for the election of the head of the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) and its members earlier today despite the calls of NGOs not to support the ‘simplified procedures.’
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe issued recommendations following the October 2021 local elections in Georgia on Wednesday, saying the elections were technically well-organised, but marked by an unlevel playing field.
By-elections are being held in the Georgian cities of Batumi and Rustavi on April 2, with voters set to elect a majoritarian member of the Parliament in Rustavi outside capital Tbilisi, and a majoritarian member of the City Council in the Black Sea city of Batumi.
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.