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The Central Election Commission of Georgia

April 19, 2010

The Voters’ List Monitoring Results

Back story

Following amendments to the Election Code of Georgia agreed on December 28, 2009, political parties now have the power to monitor the voters’ list;

To do this, political parties have been granted a total of 1.200.000 GEL from the state budget of Georgia;

This amount is equally distributed between 12 political parties willing to participate in this process.


Monitoring Goals

To identify and eliminate inaccuracies in the voters list;

To increase transparency and build confidence in the process of formulating the voters’ list (specifically for interested groups like political parties, governmental organizations, NGOs, the media).


Participating Parties

The CEC updated the voters’ list based on data collected up to February 1, 2010, and distributed it to interested parties;

After initially agreeing, one political party declined to participate in the monitoring process: their funding of 100.000 GEL was redistributed among the political parties that are participating;

The final monitoring report was presented by 11 qualified political parties.


The Monitoring Process

To help the parties assess the data, the CEC prepared forms and a pro-forma financial report, which were completed and returned by 6 political parties.

During the monitoring period (February 5 – April 10), the CEC held weekly meetings with the political parties involved in the monitoring process.


The Voters’ Database

The Formulation of the Voters’ List

Updated information was provided by the following bodies: National Agency of Public Registry

Ministry of Refugees and Accommodation

Georgian Courts

Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance of Georgia

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia


The Data Issued By The CEC

The Voters’ List was Issued:

According to data collected up until February 1, 2010;

In MS-Access format;


The Data Issued By The CEC

At the request of the participating political parties, the following additional information was provided:

Identification Card issue dates

A breakdown of the voters’ list by electoral precincts (as they were at the time of Parliamentary Elections in 2008)


Parties that Took Part in the Monitoring Process

Kartuli Dasi

Peoples’ Party

Georgian Republican Party/New Right Party

United National Movement

We Ourselves


Parties Involved in the Process of Monitoring

Industry Saves Georgia

Conservative Party of Georgia

Movement – Justice for Georgia

The Way of Georgia

Political Union – Tavisufleba

Christian – Democratic Movement


The CEC Activities

Correction of the Voters’ List

The following corrections were made:

Names- 19,815;

Surnames – 33766;

Birth Dates – 24,284;

Addresses – 55,094;


Correction of the Voters’ List

Corrections made (continued):

20 and more persons registered in one apartment – 63 cases;

Duplicated voters – 225;

Deceased voters - 2,825;

Omitted voters – in process;

Other – removed-219; corrected-12,925 (in process)


1 - 4. The Integration of the Databases

An exercise was undertaken to ensure full compatibility between the databases of the CEC and the Civil Registry Agency. On the basis of this, the CEC corrected nearly 133,000 records;

Other important changes were also made - the database and application-forms (“form 1”) now contain the following information to assist identification: unique number, name, surname and birth date.

In addition, the different addresses of the different election precincts were fully identified.


As a result of these amendments, it is now possible to compile the voters’ list within a short timeframe, and free from human error.

Similar amendments have been made to the databases of the Ministry of Refugees and Accommodation and the Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance of Georgia.


1 - 4. The Integration of the Databases

5. Apartments with Multiple Voters (1)

Nationwide the CEC identified 590 cases of 10+ voters registered in one apartment.

The CEC identified 63 cases of 20+ voters registered in one apartment. (60 of these have already been amended.)

The CEC is continuing to tackle identified cases of 10+ voters registered in one apartment.



Different types of inaccuracy that are now being corrected:

Addresses with fractions in Kutaisi – 16 cases;

Voters removed from the register – 15 cases;

Repeated numeration in basements (entrances) – 11 cases;

Barrack type dwellings – 5 cases;

Technical inaccuracies – 8 cases;



The owner is abroad – 4 cases;

Owner notified several times – 1 case;

Refusal for removing from the register – 1 case;

In the process of revealing – 1 case;

Nowadays, the CEC exposures the cases where 10 more voters are registered in one apartment


6. Duplicated Voters


Political Party Total confirmed additional. examination

The Republican Party of Georgia 222 95 -

The Way of Georgia 178 93 75The Christian-Democratic Party 329 52 14

Repeated in the parties’ reports (54) (15) (4)Total 675 225 85

7.Deceased Voters


Total sum 8,523

Deceased before 01.02.2010 6,172

Deceased After 01.02.2010 2,036Didn’t exist in the list 22Other 293Repeated in the parties’ reports (1,340)Total 7,183Corrected from 6,172 496

8.Omitted Voters


Total sum 3,255

Registered at the same address 481

Registered at the other address 452

Identification was impossible 1,133Other 372

Being processed 817

9. Other


Total sum 214,458

Lives abroad 55,883

Doesn’t live at the registered address 65,502

Not permitted to vote (soldier, prisoner, being on the consular registration)

981

Without address 49,441Inaccurate address (corrected12,925) 31,186

CEC Group Tasked with Correcting the List (1)

On February 18, 2010, a Working Group was formed with the task of improving the quality of the voters’ list. The group is made up of CEC personnel and NGO representatives.

The Working Group had come up with a list of

recommendations.

CEC fully accepted 11 of these; three further recommendations have been considered in part.


CEC Group Tasked with Correcting the List (2)

Among them are: The wall lists sorted by addresses will be published at

the precincts located in the cities;

In the voters’ list the status “lives abroad” will be added for 121,000 voters;

The search system was placed on the web-page, that enables voters to obtain information about themselves as well as about all the voters registered at the same address.


Presented Remarks and their Classification

a. Substantial remarks: Duplicated voters in the list;

Deceased voters in the list;

Omitted voters in the list.

The Classification of the Remarks (1)


b. The difference between registration and factual addresses: Lives abroad;

The apartment is sold;

Doesn’t live in the given address;



c. Other: Is imprisoned;

Serves in the armed forces;

Many voters registered in one address;

Address inaccuracy



Reports Presented by Political Parties

Industry Saves Georgia

Geographic scope: - Tbilisi (Vake, Saburtalo, Isani, Samgori, Mtatsmninda, Nazaladevi, Gldani, Krtsanisi, Chughureti, Didube), Sachkhere, Chiatura;

The quantity of checked voters: - not indicated;

Additional information:

Information was not provided by electronic form (As determined by the Article 129-14, Paragraph 3 of the Election Code of Georgia information should be provided by electronic form)

During the voters’ lists monitoring period February 16- March 23, 2010, the political parties submitted 28 letter at the CEC.


Substantial inaccuracies:

• Duplicated voters in the list- _

• Deceased voters in the list - 346

• Omitted voters in the list - 592


Industry Saves Georgia (2)

The difference between factual and registration addresses: (according to the political party classification):

Lives abroad 1,973 Added to the registry 10,242 Sold apartment 1,477 Prisoners 18 Several voters registered at one address 64 Address inaccuracy 138



• Duplicated voters in the list –

• Deceased voters in the list 346

Among them: • Was not in the list for 01.02.2010 12• Was not identified 5• Deceased Before 01.02.2010 18• Deceased after 01.02.2010 311• Removed from the voters’ list 40• Voters’ list was corrected 184



Omitted voters in the list 458

Among them:• Registered on the same address 21• Errors in the given information 63• Registered at another address 177• Identification is impossible 112• Address was corrected 57• Being on the consular registration 11• Removed by owner’s request 13 • Deceased 2• Under 18 2



Movement for Fair Georgia

Geographic scope – Tbilisi (Vake, Saburtalo, Samgori, Chughureti, Gldani), Kutaisi, Tatumi, Kaspi;

Number of checked voters– not indicated;

Additional information: the party presented12 letters concerning existing inaccuracies in the addresses of the voters’ list

The results of the recheck by the CEC: received letters were sent to DECs for considering the remarks in the process of forming election district frames


We Ourselves

Geographic scope: – Tbilisi (all 10 election districts), Rustavi, Telavi, Zestaponi, Chokhatauri, Kobuleti.

Number of checked voters–about 100,000 voters;

Additional information – report was submitted on

March 26, 2010 in electronic form,


We Ourselves

• Substantial inaccuracies:• Duplicated voters in the list _• Deceased voters in the list 175 • Omitted voters in the list 281 • The difference between factual and registration

addresses: (according to the political party classification):• Lives abroad 711• Added to the registry 1,055• prisoners 23• Technical inaccuracies 149


We Ourselves

• The results of recheck by the CEC:• Total number of deceased voters 193• Was not in the list of 01.02.2010 2• The identification was impossible 18• Duplicated 2• Deceased after 01.02.2010 39• In the process of elaboration 132• Omitted voters from the list 277• Registered on the same address 91

• Registered on different address 64• The identification was impossible 98• Was given the status 23


Political Union - Tavisufleba

Geographic scope –Rustavi

The number of checked– not indicated


Information was submitted on March 29, 2010, in electronic form

Address inaccuracy _ 253 cases, 11 465 voters


Political Union - Tavisufleba

The results on recheck of the CEC:

All addresses were rechecked and specified by Rustavi DEC.


Kartuli Dasi

Geographic scope – Tbilisi (Mtatsminda, Vake (Daba Tskneti), Saburtalo, Samgori, Nazaladevi, Gldani), Terjola, Gardabani, Samtredia, Dusheti, Chkhorotsku, Martvili, Bolnisi, Sagarejo, Ambrolauri, Zestafoni, Zugdidi, Kazbegi, Tianeti

Number of checked voters – not indicated;

Additional information: report was submitted on 29.03; 01.04; 08.04 in electronic form.


Kartuli Dasi


• Duplicated voters in the list _• Deceased voters in the list 47 • Omitted voters from the list 592 The difference between factual and registration addresses:

(according to the political party classification):

– Added to the registry 1,124 – Without address 49,441 – Address inaccuracy 24,589


Kartuli Dasi

The results of recheck by the CEC:

• Duplicated voters in the list _• Deceased voters in the list 41 • Didn’t exist in the list by 01.02.2010 3• Deceased after 01.02.2010 6• The identification was impossible 1• In the process 31• Omitted voters from the list 36• Registered on the same address 7• Registered on different address 21• The identification was impossible 8


Peoples’ Party

Geographic scope – Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi

The number of checked voters– 220 000 voters


The information was submitted on April 8, 2010 in electronic form


Peoples’ Party


– Duplicated voters in the list _– Deceased voters in the list 448– Omitted voters from the list 956 The difference between factual and registration addresses:

(according to the political party classification):– Lives abroad 2,175– Added to the registry 827– Not clear 4,195– Data inaccuracy 413


Peoples’ Party

The results of recheck by the CEC:• Duplicated voters in the list _• Deceased voters in the list 449• Didn’t exist in the list for 01.02.2010 4• Deceased after 01.02.2010 43• The identification was impossible 183• Duplicated 34• In the process 185• Omitted voters from the list 923• Registered on the same address 147• Registered on different address 100• The identification was impossible 659• The address was corrected 4• Was given the status 13


The Way of Georgia

Geographic scope – Tbilisi (Vake, Saburtalo, Didube), Senaki

The number of checked voters–235 230 Voters


Information was submitted on April 9, 2010 in electronic form


The Way of Georgia

Substantial inaccuracies :• Duplicated voters in the list 178• Deceased voters in the list 467• Omitted voters from the list 372

• The difference between factual and registration addresses: (according to the political party classification)

• Lives abroad 2,966• Added to the registry

2,177• Lives at other place 2,080• prisoners 111• Soldiers 18• Address inaccuracy 579• Former owner 872


The Way of Georgia

The results of recheck by the CEC:• Duplicated voters rechecked in the list 93• Deceased voters in the list 470• Didn’t exist in the list for 01.02.2010 1• Deceased after 01.02.2010 68• The identification was impossible 13• Duplicated 36• In the process 352• Omitted voters from the list 357• Registered on the same address 78• Inaccuracies on the given information _• Registered on different address 24• The identification was impossible 240• Was given the status 15


The United National Movement

Geographic scope– Tbilisi

Number of checked voters– 580,348

Additional information: report was submitted on April 2 and 10, 2010, in electronic form.



Substantial inaccuracies :

• Duplicated voters in the list _• Deceased voters in the list 4,396• Omitted voters from the list 172

• The difference between factual and registration addresses: (Including the political party registration

• Lives abroad 33,695• Prisoners 111• Other inaccuracies 3,179




• Duplicated voters in the list _• Deceased voters in the list 4,

398• Deceased after 01.02.2010

1,507• In the process

2,891



• Omitted voters from the list 169• Registered on the same address 38• Registered on different address 66• The identification was impossible 16• The address was corrected 5• Being on the consular registration 1• Deceased 1• Other person 7• Was given the status 20• Duplicated 9• In Tskhinvali 1• In Apkhazeti 5



Geographic scope– Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Foti, Kareli

The number of checked voters–not indicated

The additional information was submitted on April 10. 2010 in electronic form



Substantial inaccuracies

• Duplicated voters in the list 222

• Deceased voters in the list 2,558

• Omitted voters from the list 980


The difference between factual and registration addresses: (according to political party classification)

• Lives abroad 13,979• Added to the registry

12,195• Lives at other place 35,426• Prisoner/Soldier

700• Address inaccuracy 5,160



• Duplicated voters in the list corrected 95• Deceased voters in the list Total 2,558• Deceased after 01.02.2010 368• In the process 2,190• voter omitted from the list 980• Identified as other country’s citizen 9• Removed by owner’s Statement 7• Terminated Georgian citizenship 5• Without address 26• Deceased 2



Christian-Democratic Movement

Geographic scope– Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Poti, Kareli

Number of checked voters– not indicated

Additional information: Duplicated data was submitted on March 18, 2010, in

electronic form

Other materials were not submitted in electronic form (As determined by the Article 129 (14), Paragraph 3 of the Election Code of Georgia


Christian-Democratic Movement

Substantial inaccuracies :

Duplicated voters in the list 329

Deceased voters in the list In the process

Omitted voters from the list In the process


Duplicated voter rechecked in the list 52



Geographic scope– Tbilisi (Vake, Saburtalo, Isani, Samgori, Chughureti, Didube) Rustavi, Gardabani, Gori, Kareli, Akhalqalaqi, Tskaltubo, Lanchkhxuti, Chokhatauri.

Number of checked voters– not indicated;

Additional information: report was submitted on April 11, 2010, in electronic form



Substantial inaccuracies :• Duplicated voters in the list _• Deceased voters in the list 84 • Omitted voters from the list 52

• The difference between factual and registration addresses: (Including the political party registration)

• Lives abroad 384• Lives at other place 376• Data inaccuracy 63




• Duplicated voters in the list _• Deceased voters in the list 68 • Deceased after 01.02.2010 5• Removed by owner 1• In the process 62• Omitted voters from the list 58• Registered on the same address 45• Duplicated 13


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