According to the explanation of the press speaker of the Central Election Commission, Natia Ioseliani, if the citizen's electronic identity card, ID card has expired, he will be able to participate in the voting with the passport of the citizen of Georgia.
As she told "InterpressNews", if a citizen shows up at the precinct with a passport, the registrar will manually enter the data into the verification machine, instead of passing the document through the reader.
As for the situation if the citizen has both valid documents, according to Yoseliyan, the chance of double verification is zero, because the device emits a sound that is noticeable to all citizens in the area.
"The citizen of Georgia, who is included in the unified list of voters according to the place of registration, and also the citizen who has a valid electronic identity card or a passport of a citizen of Georgia, has the right to participate in the elections. If the voter presents an expired identity document or an invalid non-electronic certificate of a citizen of Georgia, they will not be able to participate in the voting.
Did you know that voter verification is now done electronically? The electronic ID card is taken in the corresponding reader lane of the verification machine, the voter's data appears on the screen of the verification machine in a few seconds, and the registrar matches the voter's identity card, the voter and the data displayed on the screen of the said machine. After that, marking is done, a receipt is printed from the verification machine, on which the voter signs, which confirms that the voter came to the polling station and took part in voting. As for the case, if a citizen shows up at the polling station with a Georgian citizen's passport, in such a case, the registrar will manually enter the data into the verification machine.
Our verification machine has two options: 1. Passing the ID card through the reader bar and 2. In the case of a Georgian citizen's passport, manually typing the personal number and entering it into the machine. In both cases, the printed sheet and the printed information are identical. When voting took place in the traditional way, the voter confirmed his participation in the elections by writing by hand in the unified list of voters. This uniform list itself, for a particular area, is loaded into the verification machine.
As for the situation, if the citizen has both documents valid, the chance of double verification is zero, because the device will emit a sound at that time, which is noticeable to all citizens in the area. If a citizen swipes his ID card through the verification machine, no matter what time he comes and even if he manually enters a unique personal number on the second attempt, the machine emits a loud signal and information on the screen that double verification has taken place and does not take you to another stage," said Natia Ioseliani.
