Georgia’s electoral reform was discussed on Monday in a meeting between Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the Chair of the Central Election Commission, and John Pennell, the Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development in the Caucasus.
The officials reviewed the ongoing implementation of electronic technology in the voting process, challenges and needs of the election administration, as well as the midterm elections scheduled for spring, the press office of the CEC said.
Kalandarishvili also reviewed activities for improving the administration’s communication with parties involved in elections.
He said strengthening cooperation with international partners was a “priority” for the body, and added deepening ties with USAID would have a “beneficial effect on the election process”.