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IFES produced an array of voter education materials before the May 30 municipal elections, including 3700 posters on voting procedures. David Ghonghadze/IFES
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Once polls closed, poll-workers began the long process of sorting and counting ballots.
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The Central Election Commission reported 49% voter turnout for the May local elections. Radivoje Grujic/IFES
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IFES produced 1400 T-shirts in multiple languages encouraging voting among the disabled and ethnic minority communities.
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A voter™s name is checked on the list at a polling station in Rustavi. Radivoje Grujic/IFES
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Voters submit ballots in Akhmeta for their local city council (sakrebulo). David Ghonghadze/IFES
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An election observer asks questions of a poll-worker in Dusheti.
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Voting gets underway in the town of Telavi. David Ghonghadze/IFES
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In each polling station, the list of registered voters in that precinct was posted for public review. David Ghonghadze/IFES
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On the morning of Election Day, poll-workers in Tbilisi make preparations. David Ghonghadze/IFES