The Central Election Commission of Georgia considers the Tetritskaro District Court's decision to invalidate the results from 30 election precincts unfounded. The District Election Commissions will appeal this decision to the Court of Appeal.
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Judge Vladimer Khuchua annulled the results from 17 election precincts in Tsalka electoral district №25 and 13 election precincts in Tetritskaro electoral district №26 due to violations of vote secrecy.
“The election administration considers the Tetritskaro District Court’s decision to cancel the results from the Tsalki and Tetritskaro precincts to be unjustified and disagrees with it. Additionally, this decision directly contradicts all other rulings on the same issue in courts of first instance. Therefore, the Tetritskaro District Court’s November 4 decision will be appealed to the Court of Appeal. The district election commissions will submit appeals according to procedures established by law,” said the CEC in an official statement.
Furthermore, the CEC has already appealed the decision of the Gori District Court, which ordered Gori District Election Commission №32 to recount the invalid ballots from 15 election precincts in the district.
The CEC asserts that voter secrecy was upheld during the parliamentary elections. Specifically, according to the election administration, secrecy was ensured by a special frame that, when used as instructed, prevented the identification of voter intent.
“Marks made with a marker on the back of the ballot paper, if any, cannot be regarded as revealing voter intent due to the purpose of the frame. It is also worth noting that only seven complaints on this matter were filed nationwide, and no international organization has found any violations of vote secrecy,” the CEC stated.
After examining the evidence presented at the court session, Judge Vladimer Khuchua “unequivocally and indisputably” found that the CEC's vote counting machine, ballot paper, and envelope did not guarantee the voter’s security or vote secrecy.
