Georgia

Constitution of Georgia (1995, last amended 2012)

Updated: June 2015

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Article 28 states:

(1) Every citizen of Georgia, who has attained the age of 18, shall have the right to participate in referenda and elections of state and self-government bodies. Free expression of the will of voters shall be guaranteed.

(2) Citizens who have been found legally incapable by court or who have been deprived of their liberty by a court decision shall have no right to participate in elections and referenda, except persons having committed crimes of little gravity.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of Georgia (1995, last amended 2010)

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Article 28, section (2) states:

Citizens who have been found legally incapable by court or who have been deprived of their liberty by a court decision shall have no right to participate in elections and referenda, except persons having committed crimes of little gravity.

 

Article 54, section (2) states:

The office of an MP shall be terminated early if:...

  • (c) the court recognizes the MP as incapable, missing, or dead;...
  • (f) the MP fails to participate in the work of Parliament for a period of four months without good reason;...

 

Article 55, section (3) states:

The deputy chairpersons of Parliament shall perform the duties of the chairperson on his/her behalf in the case of the chairperson's disability or removal from office.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of Georgia (1995, last amended 2010)

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Article 54, section (2) states:

The office of an MP shall be terminated early if:...

  • (c) the court recognizes the MP as incapable, missing, or dead;...
  • (f) the MP fails to participate in the work of Parliament for a period of four months without good reason;...

 

Article 55, section (3) states:

The deputy chairpersons of Parliament shall perform the duties of the chairperson on his/her behalf in the case of the chairperson's disability or removal from office.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of Georgia (1995, last amended 2010)