20 THE GEORGIAN LABOUR PARTY v. GEORGIA JUDGMENT • the inability to ensure the balanced composition of election commissions at all levels; • the interference by some local authorities in the functioning of a number of lower-level commissions, thereby lessening their independence; • continuing irregularities in some polling stations, as indicated by implausible and anomalous results; • irregularities at a relatively high number of DECs during the tabulation process, and the failure of some DECs to properly address complaints after election day; • the adoption of some decisions by the CEC, such as the cancellation of results in two entire districts, which seem of questionable legality and could be perceived as having been politically motivated ...” 51. With regard to the new system of voter registration, the Report noted as follows: “The CEC implemented a number of recommendations made by the OSCE/ODIHR in previous reports, including: ... • consolidating the voter list into a central, computerised database; • providing an additional period for citizens to register to vote and for a periodic display of newly-printed voter lists ... The number of registered voters under-represented the number of eligible voters, partly because an active system of voter registration was instituted in December and again in March. Under an active system, citizens unwilling or unable to register are excluded from the lists ... [T]he CEC began the consolidation of handwritten voter lists into a single computerised database. The accuracy of this data was verified, and many errors were eliminated. The CEC produced voter lists according to the language in which they were originally compiled, which increased the transparency of the process for nonGeorgian speaking voters ... While observers expressed increased confidence in the voter lists, particularly compared to November 2003, shortcomings were noted ... After the election, the CEC announced that some 145,000 voters had registered to vote on election day, bringing the total number of registered voters to 2,343,087.” 52. The Report gave an account of the tensions between the central and Ajarian authorities on the eve of the repeat parliamentary election of 28 March 2004: “The situation in the [AAR] remained tense, especially after a state of emergency was imposed on 23 November. The state of emergency decreased civil liberties, and consequently limited even further the campaign opportunities for parties in opposition to Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze. Relations between the Georgian government and the Ajarian authorities deteriorated following the November events. On 14 March,