The Parliament of Georgia has overridden President Salome Zurabishvili’s veto on the amendments to the Election Code, originally passed on May 30, reinstating the law in its original form.
The amendments to the Georgian Election Code, passed on May 30 with 80 votes, were vetoed by President Zurabishvili on June 13.
The revised law includes a provision stating that if a decision by the Central Election Commission (CEC), requiring at least two-thirds support from its full membership, fails to pass in a vote during a session, it will be re-voted upon during the same session. In this scenario, the decision will be deemed adopted if it garners a majority of votes from the entire CEC membership.
Furthermore, the amendments specify that the participation or compensation received by temporary members of District Election Commissions, auxiliary or technical staff, or members of Precinct Election Commissions, must not adversely affect their status in the unified database of socially vulnerable families, eligibility for social assistance, access to social or state credit, receipt of social benefits, or participation in state employment promotion programs or their sub-programs.
