Georgia's election officials tossed ballot-secrecy complaints from 2,263 polling stations
After Georgia's 26 October 2024 parliamentary election, observer group the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) filed complaints over breaches of ballot secrecy at all 2,263 polling stations that used electronic voting technology. District election commissions and courts rejected them; the only win, a 4 November 2024 Tetritskaro court ruling annulling results in Tetritskaro and Tsalka, was overturned by the Tbilisi Court of Appeals. OSCE/ODIHR's final report said vote secrecy was potentially compromised in 24 per cent of its observations, that over 1,200 complaints were mostly dismissed after limited investigation, and that complaint handling failed to provide an effective remedy. The Central Election Commission certified the results on 16 November 2024; in January 2026 the European Court of Human Rights began examining GYLA's application.
The complaints covered results from 2,263 polling stations where authorities used electronic voting technologies.
Over 1,200 complaints were filed by parties and observer organizations, but most were dismissed by DECs after limited investigation
The CEC denied claims of coordinated manipulation, according to ODIHR.
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