Speaker of CEC: CEC selects temporary members of the District Election Commission according to the criteria of the legislation - the position is temporary and it is natural that these people may be employed outside the elections

The CEC selects the temporary members of the District Election Commission according to the criteria of the legislation - this position is temporary and it is very natural that these people may be employed outside the elections, CEC spokeswoman Natia Ioseliani told journalists at the press conference.

According to her, an interview has been introduced for the candidates and all the members of the CEC have the opportunity to talk to the candidates.

As for how the temporary members of the District Election Commission should be evaluated, Ioseliani says that the activities of the election administration are fully public.

"Temporary members of the District Election Commission have already been elected, they were elected at the session of the Central Election Commission with the majority of votes. The CEC selects them according to the criteria of the legislation, and we have additionally introduced an interview for the candidates. The interview is being conducted in "live" mode.

All CEC members have the opportunity to talk to the candidates and determine how qualified the mentioned person is to be elected to this particular position. To what extent does he have an electoral margin; Also, to what extent does he have a high level of knowledge of the processes that are required of a member of the temporary commission elected to the election commission; Has he also participated in the projects that CEC has several times? Selection of people with such qualifications and skills is very responsible.

Also, it is very natural that these people might be employed outside the elections. The name itself tells us - temporary members of the District Election Commission. This position is temporary - from the announcement of the election until the end of the election. It is natural that it is quite difficult to find a person with such qualifications, and it is not surprising that these people were employed, including in budgetary organizations, because the law does not prohibit this," said Ioseliani.