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The Central Election Commission of Georgia

The Central Election Commission of Georgia. The Voters’ List Monitoring Results. April 19, 2010. 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;

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The Central Election Commission of Georgia

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  1. The Central Election Commission of Georgia The Voters’ List Monitoring Results April 19, 2010

  2. 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. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  3. 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). The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  4. 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 Central Election Commission of Georgia

  5. 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 Central Election Commission of Georgia

  6. The Voters’ Database

  7. 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 Central Election Commission of Georgia

  8. 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 Central Election Commission of Georgia

  9. 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) The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  10. Parties that Took Part in the MonitoringProcess • Kartuli Dasi • Peoples’ Party • Georgian Republican Party/New Right Party • United National Movement • We Ourselves The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  11. 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 Central Election Commission of Georgia

  12. The CEC Activities

  13. Correction of the Voters’ List The following corrections were made: • Names- 19,815; • Surnames – 33766; • Birth Dates – 24,284; • Addresses – 55,094; The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  14. 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) The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  15. 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. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  16. 1 - 4. The Integration of the Databases • 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. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  17. 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. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  18. 5. Apartments with Multiple Voters (2) 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 Central Election Commission of Georgia

  19. 5. Apartments with Multiple Voters (3) • 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  20. 6. Duplicated Voters The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  21. 7.Deceased Voters The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  22. 8.Omitted Voters The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  23. 9. Other The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  24. 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. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  25. 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. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  26. Presented Remarks and their Classification

  27. The Classification of the Remarks (1) • a. Substantial remarks: • Duplicated voters in the list; • Deceased voters in the list; • Omitted voters in the list. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  28. The Classification of the Remarks (2) • b. The difference between registration and factual addresses: • Lives abroad; • The apartment is sold; • Doesn’t live in the given address; The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  29. The Classification of the Remarks (3) • c. Other: • Is imprisoned; • Serves in the armed forces; • Many voters registered in one address; • Address inaccuracy The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  30. Reports Presented by Political Parties

  31. 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. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  32. Industry Saves Georgia (2) Substantial inaccuracies: • Duplicated voters in the list- _ • Deceased voters in the list - 346 • Omitted voters in the list - 592 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  33. Industry Saves Georgia (3) 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  34. Industry Saves Georgia (4) • 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  35. Industry Saves Georgia (5) 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  36. Movement for Fair Georgia • Geographic scope – Tbilisi (Vake, Saburtalo, Samgori, Chughureti, Gldani), Kutaisi, Tatumi, Kaspi; • Number of checked voters– not indicated; • Additional information: the partypresented12 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  37. We Ourselves • Geographic scope: – Tbilisi (all 10 election districts), Rustavi, Telavi, Zestaponi, Chokhatauri, Kobuleti. • Number of checkedvoters–about 100,000 voters; • Additional information – report was submitted on March 26, 2010 in electronic form, The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  38. 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  39. 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  40. Political Union - Tavisufleba • Geographic scope –Rustavi • The number of checked– not indicated • Additional information: • Information was submitted on March 29, 2010, in electronic form • Address inaccuracy _ 253 cases, 11 465 voters The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  41. Political Union - Tavisufleba The results on recheck of the CEC: • All addresses were rechecked and specified by Rustavi DEC. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  42. 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 wassubmitted on29.03; 01.04; 08.04 in electronic form. The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  43. Kartuli Dasi • Substantial inaccuracies: • 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  44. 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  45. Peoples’ Party • Geographic scope – Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi • The number of checked voters– 220 000 voters • Additional information: • The information was submitted on April 8, 2010 in electronic form The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  46. Peoples’ Party • Substantial inaccuracies: • 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 The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  47. 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 Central Election Commission of Georgia

  48. The Way of Georgia • Geographic scope – Tbilisi (Vake, Saburtalo, Didube), Senaki • The number of checked voters–235 230 Voters • Additional information: • Information was submitted on April 9, 2010 in electronic form The Central Election Commission of Georgia

  49. 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 Central Election Commission of Georgia

  50. 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 Central Election Commission of Georgia

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