The ballot is inserted into the box. The ink indicates the candidate. Photo: Guram Murad/Civil.ge
This decision annuls the results of 30 precincts. He is the first judge to rule in favor of the Georgian Young Lawyers Association’s (GYLA) complaint that the secrecy was violated during the elections because the ballots were so thin that it was possible to see on the other side of the paper who the person had voted for. The court ruled that the secrecy was violated because the ballots from the Tsalka district and Tetritskaro district were so thin, it was possible to read the ink on the back of the paper. According to GYLA the court examined several ballots and confirmed the violation. The judge conducted a mock voting experiment, ordering the paper and envelope to be brought in. The GYLA is seeking the annulment of all machine-voted results, which represents a total number of 2263 precincts. If this number is annulled, snap elections should be conducted. “GYLA welcomes the decision and stresses its importance for ensuring a democratic election process,” wrote the watchdog in its statement. According to observers and ordinary citizens the marker ink at the bottom of the ballot paper clearly showed who was voting, either for the opposition or ruling party.
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