The Venice Commission,the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the Central Election Commission of Georgia in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Georgia, organised an Election Dispute Resolution Seminar for about 90 judges of the courts of appeal of Georgia. It was held last 22-24 September in Batumi.
This activity falls in the framework of the Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
Electoral assistance - reforming electoral legislation and practice
Activities
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Tbilisi
25 September 2017
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Objectives
Specific objective 1: align electoral legislation and its implementation with the principles of the European electoral heritage
Indicators:
- electoral legislation that meets international standards is adopted;
- shortcomings in the electoral practice are identified;
- legislation on elections and/or political parties is amended in conformity with international standards;
- institutional and operational capacity of election administration to organise electoral process in line with Council of Europe standards is enhanced.
Specific objective 2: ensure that electoral practice is compliant with the principles of the European electoral heritage
Indicators:
- shortcomings in the electoral practice are identified and measures to address them are taken;
- the institutional set-up and capacity development of electoral management bodies is strengthened;
- electoral justice is enhanced through better quality of complaints;
- domestic observation becomes professional and domestic observers fully aware of Council of Europe and other international election standards;
- civic and voter education is enhanced through increased participation of women, minorities and other disadvantaged groups as voters and candidates;
- awareness of Council of Europe relevant standards in the areas of democratic elections is increased among the members of Parliaments and parliamentary staff of Eastern Partnership countries. Members of parliaments and parliamentary staff improve their understanding of the amendments to be adopted in the national legislation on elections and political parties.
More information
Interviews with participants
Conference on right to free elections in EaP (4-5 June 2015, Paris)
Mr René ROUQUET, Vice-President of the PACE and Chairperson of the French Delegation to the PACE (in French)