Improving Georgia's Voter Registry Supporting local
collaboration to improve Georgia's voter list Georgians polled
in a May 2011 nationwide public opinion survey on electoral
issues identified voter list inaccuracy as one of the main
problems or concerns for them related to upcoming elections.
This reflects a legacy of problems with the list over a number
of elections. A low level of trust in Georgia’s voter
registration system, plagued by reports of émigrés and the
deceased remaining on the list, would impact Georgians’ overall
trust in the outcome of the 2012 parliamentary elections and
could impede the country’s effort to deepen its democratic
advancement. In March 2011, USAID provided support to civil
society and government representatives to initiate and conduct a
pilot voter addressing project in two districts of Georgia’s
capital – Old Tbilisi and Didube-Chugureti – to eliminate
duplicate addresses and correct inaccurate entries on the voters
list. This initiative should help ensure a more precise vote