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Average number of voters per polling station: 630 Maximum number of voters in a polling station: 1000

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Elected Offices at the State level: BiH Presidency, bicameral Parliamentary Assembly of BiH (House of Representatives and House of Peoples)

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counting period: Votes have to be counted and results published within 30 days following the election day.

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Major challenges to elections: Delays in amending the Election Law i.e. in amending the key rules for the conduct of elections. Members of the polling station committess are appointed upon proposal of the political parties and sometimes these persons fail to follow instructions of the CEC BiH, becoming instead extended arms of the people from political party, whcih can affect electoral process with various manipulations.

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Measures taken to deal with those challenges: BiH CEC urges changes and amendments to the Election Law and tries to be partt of the parliamentary working groups. The BiH CEC constantly stresses the need to professionalize polling station committees i.e. the need to appoint persons with election management experience, who would not be extended arms of the political parties.

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campaign finance: campaign finance: The maximum amount allowed to be spent for financing the election campaign (Article 15.10, paragraph 2 of the BiH Election Law) represents a result of the multiplication of the number of voters in all constituencies in which the political entity has a list of candidates or a candidate by: 0.30 KM for the elections of Municipal/City Mayor and members of the Municipal Council/Assembly, members of the RS National Assembly and the House of Representatives of the Federation Parliament, for the elections of members of the Parliamentary Assembly of BIH, for the elections of members of the Presidency of BiH, for the elections of President and Vice-President of the Republika Srpska, and 0.20 KM for the elections of members of cantonal Assemblies. A political party and independent candidate that participates in the elections for bodies of authority at all levels in BiH is obliged to file with the Central Election Commission of BiH, at the time of submission of the application for certification to participate in the elections a financial report for the period beginning three months prior to the date of submission (pre-election financial report). In addition, no later than thirty (30) days after the election results are published in the Official Gazette of BIH, a financial report is to be submitted to the Central Election Commission of BiH for the period beginning on the day of submission of the application for certification until the certification of the results (post-election financial report). According to article 12, paragraph (3) of the Law on political party financing A political party shall submit a special financial report for the period of election campaign in the manner set by the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Political parties and independent candidates participating in the elections are obligated to submit their pre- and post- election financial reports to the BiH CEC, i.e. competent Audit Office. The reports have to contain incomes and expenditures accrued before and after the election campaign. Audit of political party financing is done by the Audit office of the BiH CEC in line with provision of Article 10 of the Law on political party financing. The audit office reviews, controls and audits annual, pre-election and post-election financial reports submitted by the political parties and independent candidates. Audit and control of campaign costs is done as part of the audit and control of political subjects' financial management.

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Reimbursement of campaign expense:Costs of the campaign are not refunded. Every political subject participating in the elections covers its own costs of the campaign. The Law on financing political parties from the budget of RS, city and the municipality in Article 3 regulates that financial funds from the budget can also be used to cover a portion of the election campaign costs.

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? Regulation, monitoring and evaluation: Law on political party financing ..."Article 10 Financial control of political parties (1) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall establish an office for audit of political parties' financial reports (hereinafter: the Audit Office) responsible for conducting examination and control of the financial reports submitted by the political parties and auditing political parties' financing in accordance with this law. (2) The audit of political parties’ financial reports shall include the reports from the party’s headquarters and at least two lower organizational units selected by the Audit Office. (3) If there are no objections after the party receives the preliminary written audit report, the auditor shall issue a final report with auditor's opinion on whether the political party was financed in accordance with this law. (4) If the political party filed a complaint to the preliminary audit report, the auditor shall be obligated to consider the allegations in the complaint. If the complaints by political party are argumentative, and the party submits new evidence that were not presented to the auditor during the audit and refer to violations of this law, the auditor shall, based on these evidences, correct the previous finding and issue final report with the auditor’s opinion. (5) If the political party based on the findings and recommendations given in the preliminary report voluntarily removes shortcomings that can be corrected and within given deadline submits to the auditor the evidence thereof, the auditor shall not list the violations, corrected by the party, in the final report. (6) The final report shall contain the names of all organizational units of the parties that were subject of the audit. (7) The BiH Central Election Commission shall ensure public access to the audit reports of political parties, along with the audit’s findings and auditor’s opinion. The final audit reports with the auditor’s opinion, after being submitted to the political parties, shall be published on the web page of the BiH Central Election Commission, and the opinions shall be also published in “the Official Gazette of BiH”. (8) The Audit Office shall be granted access to the party’s premises, if it founds necessary to conduct a detailed financial investigation in order to ensure validity of the accounting report. If the access to the party's premises is denied, it shall be deemed that the party in question failed to submit a financial report and the BiH Central Election Commission shall withhold the party's right to stand for the next election. Article 14 Competence of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be authorized to investigate all cases where the provisions of this law were not acted upon, and it may order certain persons to provide their written answers in order to ensure documented and other evidence, and to obtain witnesses’ statements regarding the investigation eventually initiated by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina may independently or upon a filed complaint initiate an investigation or undertake appropriate measures. (2) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be responsible for implementation of the provisions of this Law, and it shall be authorized to decided as to whether a political party or other person is in breach of this Law, as well as to pronounce sanctions to any political party for non-compliance with the mentioned provisions or to undertake necessary administrative measures within its jurisdiction under this Law. (3) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall strive for a political party found in breach of these provisions to voluntarily act according to these provisions and remove observed shortcomings, if they can be removed, before it pronounces a sanction or undertakes administrative measures. Article 19 Financial penalties for political parties’ violations A financial penalty in the amount from 500,00 KM (five hundred convertible marks) to 5.000,00 KM (five thousand convertible marks) shall be pronounced for the violation to: a) a political party that used the funds contrary to the provision of Article 4, paragraph (1) and (2) of this Law, b) a political parties that failed to keep records on received membership fees and contributions and that failed to issue a receipt on received fees and contributions in accordance with provision of Article 5, paragraph (4) of this Article, c) a political party that is financed by obtaining a loan from banks in which the share of state founding capital exceeds 25%. Article 20 Financial penalties of violations up to triple amount A financial penalty up to triple amount of received funds shall be pronounced for a violation to: a) a political party that received the funds in the amount exceeding set annual income in Article 3, paragraph (3) or exceeding the highest set amount of contributions in Article 6 or received in a manner prohibited by Article 8 of this Law, b) a political party, list of independent candidates and a candidate failing to report and to pay to the state budget the amount of contributions exceeding the amount set in Article 6 of this Law, as well as likely payments of contributions by anonymous sources, in accordance with Article 8, paragraph (7) of this Law, c) a political party, list of independent candidates and a candidate failing to report payment received from prohibited sources and failing to transfer received funds to the state budget, in accordance with article 8, paragraph (7) of this Law...."

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Referenda - legal provisions: Competences of the BiH Central Election Commission are set forth in Article 2.9 of the BiH Election Law. In line with Article 3.7, paragraph 3 the Central Election Commission of BIH may issue an excerpt from the Central Voters Register also for other electoral units where the particular elections are to be conducted, for the purpose of conducting the procedure of recalling the elected official and to conducting a referendum, on the basis of data contained in the Central Voters Register.

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People’s Initiatives: N/A

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Electoral dispute resolution body: Central Election Commission and election commission of basic constituencies, as well as the Appellate Division of the Court of BIH.

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Electoral dispute resolution mechanism: complaint, appeal and request for recount.

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Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism: There are no alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanisms, but the BiH CEC can reconsider its decision upon an appeal filed in order to change or to annul it before an appeal is filed with the Appellate Division of the Court of BiH.

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Recall Votes: The procedure for recall of an elected official is conducted by the competent body. In line with Article 2.9, paragraph 1, point 15 of the BiH Election Law BiH Central Election Commission reviews the decision taken by the competent authority to terminate the mandate of an elected official by recall, in order to ensure that the elected official’s mandate was terminated in accordance with the Law. Furthermore, upon the request of the competent body the BiH Central Election Commission issues excerpt from the Central Voters' Register of the recall procedure initiatited by the competent body has been conducted in line with the laws covering this area.

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Major challenges to election: Implementation of the decision of the European Court for Human Rights in case of Sejdi? and Finci vs BiH from December 22, 2009. The work of the polling station committees Adoption of the Law on political parties in BiH according to the recommendations made by the Group of states against corruption (GRECO) specially focusing on the political party financing and election campaign.

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Measures taken to deal with those Challenges: The Central Election Commission of BiH is an independent body, which derives its authority from and reports directly to, the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH. The BiH Central Election Commission therefore issues recommendations and proposals for improvement of the Election Law that would address the challenges faced during the conduct of elections. Following every elections, the BiH CEC organizes a post-election conference where it, together with all electoral stakeholders, discusses the issues observed and issues necessary recommendations to address these issues.

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Voter education: Apart from the education of election administration, the BiH Election Law sets forth the obligation of the BiH Central Election Commission to conduct certain education of the voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina i.e. to publish in the official gazettes and newspapers in BiH and abroad information for the voters, and other information necessary for implementation of this law and all election laws. In line with its legal obligation the BiH Central Election Commission continuously publishes information that are important for the voters, and this activity is especially intensified in the election year when it conducts education and motivation campaign for the voters in BiH and abroad. Motivation campaigns targets particular groups such as: women, national minorities, elderly, youth. A general motivation campaign is also conducted aimed at animating the voters/citizens to go to the polls.

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Counting period: The sequence of vote counting for different levels for which the elections are held, are set forth in the Rulebook on the manner of conducting elections. The instruction that the BiH CEC adopts for every elections defines period in which counting of votes for various levels has to be conducted, results entered into the application and delivery of the results to the BiH Central Election Commission.

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Voting: How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter? At the local elections each voter receives two ballot papers (for mayor and for the Municipal/City Council/Assembly) except in case of Br?ko District, where a voter receives ballot only for the Assembly, since the city mayor is elected by the Assembly of Br?ko District.

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Ballot paper ① Determination of the order of candidates on ballots - A lottery number shall be drawn for each political party, coalition, list of independent candidates and independent candidate to determine their order on the ballot. The lottery number shall be used for the political party or coalition at every level of elections in which this political party or coalition appears on the ballot. The Central Election Commission of BiH shall publicize the location, date, and time at which the lottery for ballot order shall be held. Representatives of political parties, coalitions, lists of independent candidates, independent candidates, and other accredited observers may attend the lottery. ② What has to be included in the ballot paper? . A ballot shall contain only the following elements: 1. date of the election; 2. name of the body for which election is being made; 3. names of political parties, coalitions, lists of independent candidates designated with the marking as “independent candidate” and independent candidates in the sequence specified in the collective list based on the lottery conducted to determine their order on the ballot, and names of all the candidates; and 4. instructions on the manner of using and marking the ballot. ③ Ballot paper design or sample ballot paper- The Central Election Commission of BiH determines the format and layout (form and contents) of the ballots for direct elections at all levels of authority in BiH. ④ Valid and invalid ballot paper- A ballot is invalid if: 1. it is not completed or is completed in such a way that it is not possible to reliably ascertain for which political party, coalition, independent candidate, list of independent candidates a voter has cast his or her vote; or 2. names of candidates have been added in writing; or 3. more than one political party, coalition, or independent candidate or list of independent candidates has been marked; or 4. the voter can be identified based on markings added by the voter to the ballot, such as a signature; or 5. the voter marks the ballot in a manner other than as provided by the Election Law of BiH.

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? Voting Procedures - Start of voting: Voting lasts continuously during the day commencing at 0700 hours and ending at 1900 hours. - Process of voting: (1) In accordance with Article 5.12 of the BiH Election Law each voter shall present a valid personal document upon arrival at the polling station. After the voter proofs his/her identity to a member of the polling station and his/her name is found on the excerpt from the Central Voters’ Register or on the supplement to the excerpt from the Central Voters’ Register the voter shall sign the excerpt from the Central Voters’ Register next to his/her name. The signature shall be identical to the signature on the identification document. (2) Once the voter is identified and signs the excerpt from the Central Voters’ Register, a member of the polling station shall issue ballot papers or sets of ballot papers to the voter and shall direct him/her to a voting booth so the voter can mark the ballot papers. After voting, the voter shall fold ballot papers so as to protect secrecy of the vote and shall put them into the ballot box.

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Marking of the ballot: Article 5.14 of the BiH Election Law ...“ (2) The ballot shall allow a voter to vote for only one of the following options: 1. an independent candidate, if there are any; or 2. a political party, coalition, or independent candidates list, if there are any; or 3. within one list of candidates of one political party, coalition, or list of independent candidates, the opportunity to mark one or more candidates on the one list chosen by the voter. Where a voter has validly marked one or more candidates on one list, the list shall be considered to have received one valid vote for the purpose of allocating mandates. (3) A voter may cast his or her vote only as provided in this Article.”

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Special voting Absentee - a citizen of BiH who is a displaced person and has the right to vote, shall have the right to register and to vote in person or absentee for the municipality in which the person had his or her permanent place of residence according to the last Census conducted by the State of BiH, except in the case where the person can provide proof of a change of his or her permanent residence in accordance with the law, in the period from the last Census conducted by the State of BiH until that person acquired status as a displaced person, or in person for the municipality of his or her current residence, under the condition that he or she became a resident of that municipality at least six (6) months prior to the election day. By-mail: BiH citizens temporarily residing abroad and who have the right to vote. BiH citizens having status of a refugee and who also have the right to vote. Tendered: If a citizen of BiH who is recorded in the excerpt of the Central Voters Register for out-of-country voting has returned to BiH after the expiry of the deadline established for submission of applications for out-of-country voting in the next elections, he/she is allowed to vote with the tender-ballot/enveloped ballot in the Polling Station for voting by tendered ballots in the basic electoral unit he/she has right to vote for. A citizen of BiH who has the right to vote and is not found in the completed excerpt from the Central Voters Register may vote if he presents a valid identification document and a confirmation on permanent residence. Assisted voting: Article 5.19 of the BiH Election Law (1) Upon request of voters who are blind, illiterate or bodily incapacitated, the President of the Polling Station Committee shall approve the procedure wherein another person, selected by the voter concerned, may assist the voter in signing the excerpt from the Central Voters Register, and casting his or her ballot. (2) The helping person may not be a member of the Polling Station Committee, an accredited observer, or an observer of a political party, coalition, list of independent candidate or independent candidate. (3) The person helping the voter shall print his or her name and sign the excerpt from the Central Voters Register next to the name of the voter whom he or she assisted. The person helping the voter does not need to be a registered voter. (4) A person may, in terms of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article, help only one voter. (1) Voting at diplomatic-consular representation offices of BiH: A BiH citizen, who is temporarily residing abroad and has the right to vote, shall be entitled to vote in person (by appearing at an appropriate polling station in BiH or at a diplomatic and consular representation office of BiH abroad) or by mail (sending the ballot by mail) for the municipality where the person had the permanent place of residence prior to his or her departure abroad, provided that he or she is registered as a permanent resident in that municipality at the moment of submitting his or her application for out-of-country vote. Voting by mobile team: For the purpose of voting by voters who are homebound, confined to medical institutions or voters who will vote in prisons or detention units, the local election commissions organize mobile teams.

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Vote counting method: At the local elections two counting methods are used, as follows: Votes for municipal/city mayor under majority system, and Votes for municipal/city assemblies/councils under the open list system.

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Counting procedures -When counting votes received through the majority system the president and members of the polling station shall: a) classify the ballot papers for that electoral level into special groups by candidates? b) make a special group of ballot papers that are not completed (unmarked), as well as a group of ballot papers that are completed in such a way that it is not possible to conclude with certainty to which candidate the voter gave his/her vote, and the validity of such ballot papers shall be determined by president and members of the polling station committee; c) count the ballot papers for each candidate and shall bind them into groups of 25 pieces each? d) determine validity of ballot papers referred to in point b), paragraph (1) of this Article ? ballot papers, which the president and members of the polling station committee deem valid, shall be added to the group for appropriate candidate, and e) determine total number of valid votes for each of the candidates. The number of votes received by a political subject shall be determined during the first count of votes under the open list system. The procedure of first count shall be as follows: a) sorting the ballot papers in line with the sequence determined for a certain electoral level into groups by political subjects ? ballot papers marked by a voter in the manner set forth in Article 42, paragraph (2) of The Rulebook on the manner of conducting elections shall be part of the group for one political subject; b) making special groups of unmarked ballot papers, as well as groups of ballot papers that are marked in such a way that it cannot be determined with certainty to which political subject the voter gave his/her vote ? their validity shall be determined by the president and members of the polling station; c) double count of the ballot papers that are sorted into groups of 25 pieces and that are bonded by a rubber band for each political subject, and d) determining total number of votes for every political subject The second count shall determine number of votes for every candidate on the list of a political party, coalition or list of independent candidates. The second count of votes for every political party, coalition and list of independent candidates shall be done separately. The procedure shall be conducted in the manner that one member of the polling station committee reads the ordinal numbers of the candidates in front of whom the voters put the mark within that political subject, other member of the polling station committee shall check whether the member who reads the numbers is doing that correctly, and two other members of the polling station committee shall put down vertical lines in their respective Auxiliary forms for second vote count by candidates. The members of the polling station recording the number of votes shall put a horizontal line across four vertical lines every fifth time they hear a number. The president of the polling station shall record in the Minutes names of political subjects and names of the members of the polling committee, who read, controlled and recorded the votes by candidates. After all votes are counted, the results are transferred from a book of auxiliary forms to the Form for aggregate results at a polling station ZR (open list) in the designated part next to the name of each candidate. If a candidate does not receive any votes, “0” shall be placed next to the name of that candidate. The number of votes for a candidate established in the second count shall not exceed the number of the total number of votes received by that political party in the first vote count. Following completion of the Form for aggregate results at a polling station ZR (open list) the president and the members of the polling station committee shall sign the Form for aggregate results at a polling station ZR (open list).

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When are ballots recounted? (1) After the establishment and announcement of the election results by the Central Election Commission of BiH, a Municipal Election Commission, a certified political party, coalition, list of independent candidates, or independent candidate may request that a recount of ballots be conducted by the Central Election Commission of BiH in specified electoral units in which the political party, coalition, list of independent candidates, or independent candidate stood for election. An accredited observer may request that a recount of ballots be conducted by the Central Election Commission of BiH in a Polling Station at which the observer observed. A certified political party, coalition, list of independent candidates, independent candidate, or observer may also request that a recount of ballots be conducted by the Central Election Commission of BiH of absentee ballots, ballots cast outside BiH or tendered/enveloped ballots. The ballots can be also recounted ex-officio.

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Who is eligible for overseas voting: Election Law of BiH ..."Article 1.5 (1) All BiH citizens who have the right to vote, pursuant to this Law, shall have the right to vote in person in the municipality of their permanent residence. (2) A BiH citizen, who is temporarily residing abroad and has the right to vote, shall be entitled to vote in person (by appearing at an appropriate polling station in BiH or at a diplomatic and consular representation office of BiH abroad) or by mail (sending the ballot by mail) for the municipality where the person had the permanent place of residence prior to his or her departure abroad, provided that he or she is registered as a permanent resident in that municipality at the moment of submitting his or her application for out-of-country vote. (3) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall issue a separate regulation, in accordance with this Law, in order to regulate the complete procedure of voting at the diplomatic and consular representation offices of BiH (the voting application procedure and deadlines, the appointment of polling station committees, determining the number and arrangement of polling stations and the procedure of conducting the elections). (4) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall determine the number and arrangement of polling stations in the diplomatic and consular representation offices of BiH according to the criteria referred to in Article 5.2 of this Law. (5) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall appoint the polling station committees for voting in the diplomatic and consular representation offices of BiH by ensuring the representation of members from among each constituent people in each polling station committee..."

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Overseas voters list preparation: Following adoption of the decision on announcing the elections the BIH Central Election Commission passes a decision on diplomatic-consular representation offices of BiH in which voting may take place if the number of voters registered to vote at these offices exceeds 50 persons and if all organizational and technical conditions are met for conducting elections. Every voter when submitting application for out-of-country voting can opt to vote either by-mail or at the diplomatic-consular representation offices. After passing the decision on registration of voters in the Central Voters' Register for out-of-country voting the BiH CEC passes a decision on determining polling stations for voting at the diplomatic-consular representation offices of BiH if all aforementioned conditions are met.

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Where to vote: diplomatic-consular representation offices of Bosnia and Herzegovina abroad

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Voting procedure for early voting: N/A

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Methods used to transport ballot papers: Diplomatic channels/mail in cooperation with the BiH Ministry of foreign affairs.

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Counting procedure (overseas voting): Counting is done at the Main Center for Counting in Sarajevo, BiH after the right to vote for each personalized voting set is verified. The counting procedure that is applied at a regular polling station is also being used by the Main Center for Counting.

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How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie? If a tie occurs because the quotients are identical in the distribution the mandate is allocated on the basis of the drawing of a lot.

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Apportioning seats in the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH: Election Law of BiH ...."Article 9.5 (1) Mandates are allocated in each constituency in the following manner: For each political party and coalition, the total number of valid votes received by that political party or coalition shall be divided by 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, et seq., as long as necessary for the allocation in question. The numbers resulting from this series of divisions shall be the “quotients”. The number of votes for an independent candidate is the quotient for that candidate. (2) The quotients shall be arranged in order from the highest quotient to the lowest quotient. Mandates shall be distributed, in order, to the highest quotient until all the constituency mandates for the body have been distributed. (3) Political parties, coalitions, lists of independent candidates and independent candidates cannot participate in the allocation of mandates if they do not win more than 3% of the total number of valid ballots in a constituency. Article 9.6 Compensatory mandates shall be allocated in the following manner: a) Only political parties and coalitions, which won more than 3% of the total number of valid ballots for the territory of the entity for which the compensatory list is made, may take part in the distribution of compensatory mandates. First, the total number of mandates for the legislative body to be allocated for the territory of the respective Entity, reduced by the number of mandates won by independent candidates, is distributed according to the formula set forth in Article 9.5 of this Law. b) From the number of mandates a list of a political party or coalition has won according to this procedure the number of mandates won by the same party or coalition, according to the procedure set forth in Article 9.5 of this Law, is deducted. The remaining number is the number of compensatory mandates the list wins. c) If a political party or coalition receives a negative number of mandates according to the procedure set forth in point b), the political party or coalition keeps the mandates won in the constituencies, but does not receive any compensatory mandates. In case one or more lists get a negative number of mandates, the mandates to be distributed according to the procedure of this article is decreased correspondingly to preserve the correct number of mandates in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH elected from the territory of the respective Entity. ...."

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Results Announcement: The Central Election Commission announces the preliminary, unofficial and incomplete election results for all levels of authority where the elections are held, in the following order: a) First results at 24:00 hours on the election day, b) twice within the following 24 hours, c) each 24 hours within the following five days, d) each 48 hours in the following days until the announcement of the final, official and complete election results.

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Is the announcement of preliminary result required? Yes

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Deadline for announcement of final results: After completion of a recount of ballots and after the expiry of the time for filing of the appeal, namely after the decisions have become final and binding, the Central Election Commission of BiH confirms the election results for the bodies of authority at all levels, within 30 days after the elections are held.

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Reason for holding a by- or re-election: Repeated elections are conducted using the same candidate lists and the same excerpts from the Central Voters Register which were used in the annulled elections and are conducted on a date determined by the Central Election Commission of BiH which is no later than fourteen (14) days from the date when the decision of the Central Election Commission of BIH to annul the elections became final. (1) The decision to postpone the elections at a particular polling station or constituency shall be issued by the Central Election Commission of BiH on the basis of facts indicating that the elections are not possible to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Law. Postponed elections are conducted if, in a constituency or at a Polling Station, the voting did not take place on the day designated for voting. Postponed elections are scheduled by the Central Election Commission of BiH. Postponed elections are, as a rule, conducted within seven days, and no later than 30 days, from the day designated for voting in the regular elections. In the event that an elected body is dissolved, or that its mandate has ceased, in accordance with the Constitution and Law, the Central Election Commission of BiH makes a decision to announce early elections, establishing the exact date of the elections therein. Early elections are to be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the elected body and/or the cessation of its mandate in accordance with the Constitution and the Law.

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Which electoral processes are using ICT? Active registration of voters was introduced in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997 meaning that every voter had to come in person to the Centre for voter registration for the purpose of filling in the voter registration form, which was then scanned and translated into electronic form. In that period, the OSCE, which was responsible for conduct of elections, developed 26 modules (applications) that were used for the implementation of all segments of the election process. In 2001, the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which entered into force on 28.09.2001, thus ending the application of the Rules and Regulations of the Provisional Election Commission. In 2006, the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina amended the Chapter 3 of the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the most important change concerns the abolition of active voter registration and introduction of automatic, i.e. Passive Voter Registration. It meant that every citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who attained the age of 18, was to be automatically entered into the Central Voters’ Register in the basic constituency in which he/she resides by registering his/her permanent place of residence. This change in the Election Law of BiH meant that a Voting Centre was equipped with computers and linked through a protected SDH network with the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, meaning that the election commissions of the basic constituencies were first time given the opportunity to directly enter data into the Central Voters’ Register from their jurisdiction. The Central Election Commission of BiH introduced the Integrated Election Information System of Bosnia and Herzegovina (JIIS BiH) , which imported all OSCE modules into one compatible, rounded, upgraded and automated system.

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When it was introduced: JIIS was introduced in 2010

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Gender equality: Female population (Census 2013): 1.798.889 gender equality: Is Bosnia and Herzegovina a signatory to CEDAW: Yes Has Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (1 September 1993) Gender Quota: Yes Female candidates in this election: A total 30.445 candidates were certified for 2016 local elections, namely: 418 candidates for municipal mayor out of which 93.78% men and 6.22% women; 29.884 candidates for members of council out of which 58.17% men and 41.83% women and 143 candidate for mandates guaranteed for representatives of national minorities out of which 87.41% men and 12.59% women. Number of female MPs: (House of Representatives of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly) after 2014 General Elections: 10 Human Development Index Position: 81 (2016) Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2014) ·

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Domestic observation: Domestic obsevers are: observers of political subjects that are certified to participate in the elections and domestic non-governmental organizations. These observers have to be accredited to observe the elections. Depending on what kind of electoral activities observers wish to observe, they are accredited either by the BiH CEC or the local election commissions.

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international observation: The Central Election Commission of BiH accredits and issues accreditation identification for international observers. The Central Election Commission of BiH has established Instruction on conditions and procedures for accrediting election observers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. An internation observer, in line with the forementioned Instruction is defined as follows: - a representative of international government and international nongovernment organization, a representative of a foreign government and election officials. .

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Direct public funding: Public financing is regulated by the following laws: Law on political party financing (?Official Gazette of BiH, no. 95/12 and 41/16 ). Article 7 regulates public financing of political parties, i.e. coalitions of political parties and indepedent candidates in the BiH Parliamentary Assembly and parliamentary groups, MPs' caucuses. Law on political party financing from the budget of Republika Srpska, city and municipality (?Official Gazette of RS, no: 65/08). Article 5 regulates allocation of budget funds for financing of political subjects. Law on political party financing from the budget of Br?ko District of BIH (?Official Gazette of Br?ko District, no: 29/04). Changes to the law published in Official gazettes of Br?ko District BIH, nos 14/07 and 19/07). The BiH Federation does not have a law on political party financing. The public financing is regulated annually upon adoption of the annual budget.

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Private funding of political parties: Law on political party financing (Articles 3, 5 and 6) ..."Article 3 Sources of funding (1) A political party may obtain funds from the following: a) Membership fee; b) Contributions from legal entities and natural persons; c) Publishing activities, selling propaganda material and organizing party events; d) Incomes generated by property owned by political party; e) The budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with the Article 7 of this Law, entities' budgets, cantonal budgets and the budget of Br?ko District of BiH, and from budgets of other units of local government and self-government in accordance with the law; f) Profit from the income of the enterprise owned by political party. (2) Enterprise referred to in paragraph (1), point f) of this Article may only carry out culture-related or publishing activities. (3) Annual income of the party referred to in paragraph (1), points d) and f) of this Article may not exceed 20% of the amount of the total annual incomes of the party. Article 5 Membership fee and contributions (1) For the purpose of this Law, membership fee shall only be regular amount paid by a member of a political party in the manner and under conditions set by its Statute or any other act. (2) For the purpose of this Law, a contribution made to the political party shall be occasional or regular payments by which natural persons or legal entities give money to a political party in the amount higher than membership fee, as well as providing services and giving products to a political party free of charge. (3) Legal entities or natural persons that provide service or sell a product to a political party must issue an invoice to the party, which will indicate market value of donated product or provided service, and which will be issued to the name of political party indicating that it is not subject to the payment. (4) Political parties shall be obligated to keep a record on paid membership fees and contributions, as well as to issue receipt on received membership gees and contributions. An authorized person in a political party shall directly deposit received membership fees and contributions to the transaction account of the political party no later than 10 days following the receipt of the payment. (5) Services referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article shall not mean voluntary work of party’s volunteers. Article 6 Limitation to donation (1) Natural persons and legal entities may give contributions to political parties once or several times in a calendar year. (2) The contributions shall be paid to the transaction account of the political party’s headquarters. (3) The total amount of contributions made by a natural person to a political party shall not exceed the amount of 10.000,00 KM (ten thousand convertible marks) in a calendar year. (4) The total amount of contributions made by a legal entity to a political party shall not exceed the amount of 50.000,00 KM (fifty thousand convertible marks) in a calendar year. (5) The total amount paid to the political party by a member of the political party during one calendar year shall not exceed the amount of 15.000,00 KM (fifteen thousand convertible marks), membership fees included..."

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Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies: The BiH Central Election Commission (Audit Office)

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criteria for allocating free broadcast time: Election Law of BiH ..:"Article 16.14 (1) The public electronic media shall present political entities in an equal and fair manner and shall inform the public of all issues related to the campaign and the election process during 30 days prior to the Election Day. (2) The public electronic media shall provide free broadcast time for direct access by political entities during 30 days prior to the Election Day. (3) No conduct of a paid election campaign shall be allowed by way of electronic and printed media, or any form of paid public advertising, except for the holding of internal gatherings of authorities and statutory bodies of the political entities, within the period between the day when elections are announced and the day of official start of the election campaign. No conduct of an election campaign shall be allowed by way of electronic and printed media where the contents are stereotype and offensive against men and/or women or which encourages any stereotype and offensive behavior on the grounds of gender or any humiliating attitude against the members of different genders. (4) The regulations of the Central Election Commission of BIH shall determine the amount of broadcast time to be allocated to the political entities, the broadcast time and duration of the broadcast, as well as the geographic regions covered by the broadcasts. (5) The public electronic media shall provide equal conditions for paid political advertisements of political parties in the duration of maximum 30 minutes per week during 30 days prior to the Election Day. Article 16.15 (1) The private electronic media shall provide equal conditions for paid political advertisements of political entities in the duration of maximum 60 minutes per week during 30 days prior to the Election Day. (2) The private electronic media may provide free broadcast time for direct access by political parties, during 30 days prior to the Election Day, but under equal conditions applicable to all. (3) At the written request, the body competent to regulate the work of the electronic media may exempt specific private electronic media from application of this Article. (4) The private electronic media broadcasting its own information and political program or relaying a program received from another media shall not be subject to the provision of the previous Paragraph..."

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Blackout period for release of election survey results : Results of public opinion research related to the voting and elections shall not be released during the period beginning 48 hours prior to the opening of Polling Stations and until the close of polling stations.

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Television debates: The order of appearance for direct address by political entities in special programs shall be established by drawing a lot prior to the campaign, in the presence of representatives of political entities and the Central Election Commission of BIH.

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Partnerships/MoUs: Bilateral relations represent a special segment of the BiH Central Election Commission’s international cooperation. The BiH Central Election Commission signed Memorandums of cooperation with a significant number of institutions: 1. Election Commission of Malaysia ? Memorandum signed on January 9, 2007 www.spr.gov.my 2. Commission for ascertaining conflict of interest, Montenegro ? Memorandum signed on May 31, 2007 http://www.konfliktinteresa.me/komisija/komisija.htm 3. Central Election Commission of Russian Federation? Memorandum signed on October 2, 2010 http://www.cikrf.ru/eng/ 4. Commission for conflict of interests of Republic of Croatia ? Memorandum signed on July 26, 2011 https://www.sukobinteresa.hr/ 5. Central Election Commission of Ukraine ? Memorandum signed on September 15, 2012 http://www.cvk.gov.ua/ 6. Supreme Electoral Council of Republic of Turkey ? Memorandum signed on June 1, 2015 www.ysk.gov.tr 7. Election Commission of India ? Memorandum signed on January 24, 2017 http://eci.nic.in/eci/eci.html

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International activities: The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina conducted significant activities in the area of international cooperation. At the Annual Conference of the Association of European Election Officials ? ACEEEO that was held in 2004 in Albania, the BiH Central Election Commission officially became member of this significant international association. The BiH Central Election Commission had the honor and privilege to host and chair 21. Annual Conference of the Association of European Election Officials ? ACEEEO entitled “Participation of vulnerable groups in electoral processes: minorities and persons with disabilities” that was held on September 15-17, 2012 in Sarajevo. The founding assembly of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) was held on October 14, 2013 in Songdo International City Incheon, Republic of Korea in the framework of the 6. Conference of Global Election Organization (GEO). A total of 450 officials from 120 countries attended the Assembly, including 93 election management bodies from 90 countries, 14 international organizations, and 39 non-governmental organizations. The BiH Central Election Commission, as an active participant in the process of this association’s establishment, was elected to the three-member Oversight and Audit Committee, where it was the chair. The host of this event was the National Election Commission of Republic of Korea. This association plays a key role in global exchange of knowledge between the election management bodies from all over the world.Furthermore, the representatives of the BiH Central Election Commission participated in election observation missions across the world, as well as in many international conferences and seminars.

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EMB staff education: The Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, inter alia, sets forth an obligation for continuous training of the members of election management bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In line with this legal obligation, the BiH Central Election Commission adopts the annual plan and program for the education of electoral stakeholders in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The importance of continuous training of electoral administration is also reflected in the dismissal of members of election commissions and polling station committees in case they fail to attend obligatory training that is set forth by the Law.The plan and program for education of electoral stakeholders in Bosnia and Herzegovina defines the bodies responsible to realize the education program; the topics to be covered, time and venue; objectives of every individual training session, didactic-methodological means; necessary financial funds, as well as other issues important for realization of the training. The general objective of the education of electoral stakeholders conducted by the BiH Central Election Commission is to familiarize electoral stakeholders through seminars, roundtable discussions and other events with laws and by-laws relating to organization and conduct of the elections, with their obligations after the elections, and capacity building of the electoral stakeholders to efficiently manage and conduct elections in line with the law.

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National civic education: as a roof institution for conduct of elections in BiH, the BiH Central Election Commission observed the need for educating other stakeholders in electoral process for whom it is not obligated by the law to provide education. This kind of education primarily relates to the representatives of political subjects and election observers. These seminars and training sessions are conducted under special projects, and the BiH CEC every year attempts to secure the funds for this activity from the potential donors. Through continuous contacts with all electoral stakeholders the BiH Central Election Commission attempts to identify key areas, target groups, and needs in the segment of training, and also by participating in international training sessions it attempts to improve its work and keep the pace with the innovative solutions in the technical aspects of electoral process in modern democracies.

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Counting Location: Ballot papers from the regular polling stations are counted at the polling stations. Ballots casted in absentia, tendered ballots, by mobile teams, consular-representation offices (Embassies) and by-mail ballots are counted at the Main Center for Counting.

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? Whether the registration is compulsory (or not): Passive registration of voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina is used since 2006 -every voter of 18 years of age, who has an ID card issued by the competent authority responsible for civil records, is automatically registered in the Central Voters Register. Exception is active registration - citizens of BiH who have the right to vote and who either are temporarily residing abroad or are refugees from BiH, are obliged to submit an application to the Central Election Commission of BiH for every elections in order to be included in the excerpt from the Central Voters Register for out-of-country voting.

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? Electoral Eligibility: No person who is serving a sentence imposed by the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and no person who is under indictment by the Tribunal and who has failed to comply with an order to appear before the Tribunal, may be recorded in the Central Voters Register or stand as a candidate (the candidate for the purpose of this Law refers to persons of both genders) or hold any appointed, elective or other public office on the territory of BiH. No person, who is serving a sentence imposed by a Court of BiH, a Court of the Republika Srpska or a Court of the Federation of BiH and the Court of the District of Br?ko or who has failed to comply with an order to appear before a Court of BiH, a Court of the Republika Srpska or a Court of the Federation of BiH and the Court of the District of Br?ko for serious violations of humanitarian law where the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has reviewed the file prior to arrest and found that it meets international legal standards, may be recorded in the Central Voters Register or stand as a candidate or hold any appointed, elected or other public office on the territory of BiH. No person who is serving a sentence imposed by a court of a foreign country or has failed to comply with an order to appear before a court of a foreign country for serious violations of humanitarian law where the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has reviewed his or her case file prior to arrest and found that it meets international legal standards, may be recorded in the Central Voters’ Register or stand as a candidate or hold any appointive, elective or other public office on the territory of BiH. Judges of regular and Constitutional courts, prosecutors and their deputies, attorneys and their deputies holding public office, Ombudsmen and their deputies, members of the Human Rights Courts/Chambers/Councils, notaries members of police forces, civil servants, general auditors and duty general auditors in the institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and governor and vice governors of the BiH Central Bank, members of the Armed Forces of BiH, members of the Intelligence and Security Agency, and diplomatic and consular representatives of BiH abroad who have a diplomatic status in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, may stand as a candidate for public elected office only if they resign from their position or abide by the laws regulating their status. If the BiH Central Election Commission determines that a person referred to in this paragraph had failed to resign from a position or to act in line with the law regulating his/her status in the period from certification of the candidacy to printing of the ballots, name of this person shall be removed from the certified candidates’ lists, and if it is determined after the ballots were printed, no mandate will be awarded to this person if he/she wins one.

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Requirements for party registration: In order to participate in the elections, a political party must be registered with the competent authority in accordance with the law. The application for certification must be accompanied by evidence not older than 60 days that the political party is registered with the competent authority. The political party must apply for certification under the same name that it registered with the competent authority. A political party submits its application for certification to the Central Election Commission of BiH no later than one hundred and thirty-five (135) days before the date of the elections.

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Candidate nomination: In order to be certified for the elections for all bodies of authority at all levels in BiH, an independent candidate or a candidate on a political party, list of independent candidates or a coalition’s candidates list shall meet the following requirements: 1. the candidate must be recorded in the Central Voters Register in the municipality in which he or she is standing for office or in the municipality found within the boundaries of the electoral unit if he or she is standing for office at the higher levels of authority, no later than by the day when the elections are announced; and 2. the candidate may only run for office in one electoral unit at any level of authority and may appear only on one political party, coalition or list of independent candidates. The certified political party or coalition shall submit a separate candidates list for each electoral unit. The number of candidates on a candidates’ list may be higher for 5 candidates than the number of mandates that are to be allocated. Every candidates list shall include candidates of male and female gender, who are equally represented. The equal representation of the genders shall exist in case when one of the genders is represented with minimum of 40% of the total number of candidates on the list. The minority gender candidates shall be distributed on the candidates list in the following manner: at least one minority gender candidate amongst the first two candidates, two minority gender candidates amongst the first five candidates, and three minority gender candidates amongst the first eight candidates, et seq. The candidates list shall contain the name and last name of every candidate on the list, their personal identification number (JMBG number), permanent residence address, declared affiliation with a particular constituent people or group of “Others”, signature of the president of the political party and/or signature of coalition’s representative authorized to represent coalition before the BiH Central Election Commission. The proposal of the list shall be accompanied by the declaration of each of the candidates on the list validating the acceptance of candidacy and the statement confirming that there are no impediments referred to in Article 1.8, paragraph (1) and Article 1.10, paragraph (1), point 5 of the Law. The declaration and statement must be certified in the way described by law or with the competent Municipal Election Commission. The declaration of affiliation with the particular constituent people or the group of “Others” referred to in the Article 4.19 Paragraph (4) s used as the grounds for the exercise of rights to hold an elected or appointed office for which the statement of ethnic affiliation with the particular constituent people or the group of “Others” is a condition in the election cycle for which the candidates list has been submitted. A candidate shall be entitled not to declare his or her ethnic affiliation with a particular constituent people or with the group of “Others” on the candidacy list. However, any such failure to declare the personal affiliation shall be considered as a waiver of the right to an elected or appointed office for which the declaration of affiliation with the particular constituent people of the group of “Others” is a condition. ) If the number of candidates on the candidates list exceeds the number required by paragraph (2) of Article 4.19 or if the candidates list fails to meet the requirements established in paragraph (3) of Article 4.19, the Central Election Commission of BiH shall certify the candidate list up to the number fulfilling the requirements established by this Law.

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Candidate Registration (National Assembly members) in line with the question concerning Candidate nomination and party registration, political party must submit court registration decision, signatures of support - five thousand (5,000) signatures of voters recorded in the Central Voters Register for the elections for the members of the BiH parliament and proof of tax payment in the amount determined by the BiH CEC for that particular elections. After the political party submits court decision on registration it subsequently submits candidates’ lists for electoral units. The certified political party or coalition shall submit a separate candidates list for each electoral unit. The number of candidates on a candidates’ list may be higher for 5 candidates than the number of mandates that are to be allocated. Political parties' lists, lists of independent candidates and coalition’s lists must be submitted to the Central Election Commission of BIH no later than 90 days prior to the elections. The BiH Central Election Commissions adopts by-laws that regulate certification of parties and candidates and integral part of these bylaws are application forms for certification. No later than 25 days after a candidates list has been submitted to it, the Central Election Commission of BiH shall review the candidates list and shall certify or reject candidates on the list. The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Hercegovina shall notify the political party, coalition or list of independent candidates of any rejected individual candidates. A political party, coalition, or list of independent candidates shall have five days after the date of receipt of such notification to correct a candidates list by replacing candidates or providing further documentation if requested by the Central Election Commission of BiH.

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Candidate registration deposit: A political party or independent candidate shall enclose a proof that the government stamps have been paid with its application for certification in the amount determined by the Central Election Commission of BiH for the elections in question.

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Uncontested Election: N/A

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Who is responsible for the voters list: The Central Voters Register is maintained ex-officio. The Central Election Commission of BiH maintains the Central Voters Register for the territory of BiH on the basis of records of a competent State authority that maintains the records of citizens of BiH in accordance with the Law on Central Registers and Data Exchange, unless otherwise prescribed by this Law. The Central Election Commission of BIH is responsible for accuracy, correctness and general integrity of the Central Voter Register.

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Voters list preparation procedure: Article 3.5 (1) The Central Voters Register shall be maintained ex-officio. (2) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall maintain the Central Voters Register for the territory of BiH on the basis of records of a competent State authority that maintains the records of citizens of BiH in accordance with the Law on Central Registers and Data Exchange, unless otherwise prescribed by this Law. (3) The competent State authority referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall maintain and shall be responsible for the overall technical processing of all data of relevance for the records of the Central Voters Register (hereinafter: the authority in charge of technical maintenance of the Central Voters Register records). (4) The competent authority that maintains the records on citizens of BiH pursuant to Law on Citizens’ Single Identification Number, Law on Permanent and Temporary Residence of the Citizens of BiH and the Law on Identification Card of BiH Citizens, shall receive the data from: a) Competent Registry Office on death of all citizens over eighteen (18) years of age; and b) Competent Ministry of BiH on deregistration of BiH citizenship (5) The competent authority in charge of technical maintenance of the Central Voter Register shall receive the data pursuant to the Law on Central Registers and Data Exchange as well as the provisions of the Law on Personal Identification Number, the Law on Permanent and Temporary Residence of BiH Citizens, and the Law on ID Cards, from a competent authority in charge of maintaining the records on any change of permanent and temporary residence. (6) The competent authority in charge of technical maintenance of the Central Voter Register records shall receive data from the following parties: a) Municipal Election Commissions on Polling Stations; and b) Central Election Commission of BIH and Municipal Election Commissions on changes of voting options. (7) The competent authority in charge of maintaining the official records concerning such data shall be responsible for accuracy and update of data necessary to produce the Central Voters Register. (8) The competent Registry Offices shall provide to the authority competent for maintaining the official records concerning the Citizens’ Single Identification Number, Permanent and Temporary Residence of the Citizens of BiH with the data on all changes that affect the accuracy of the Central Voters Register, in writing, not later than within seven (7) days from the date the change has occurred. (9) The authority competent for maintaining the official records concerning the Citizens’ Single Identification Number, Permanent and Temporary Residence of the Citizens of BiH is responsible for keeping the data updated and accurate and is obliged to keep the files with documents, public identification documents and requests of citizens, on the basis of which the Central Voters Register is maintained and updated, and make the access to these files possible and the files available at the request of the Central Election Commission. The Central Election Commission of BiH makes the excerpt from the Central Voter Register for each basic electoral unit, containing the data on all voters with the right to vote for the particular basic electoral unit, on the basis of data contained in the records of the Central Voters Register. Such excerpts are delivered to the given Municipal Election Commission not later than twenty (20) days prior to the Election Day. The excerpt is made according to the place of permanent residence of a citizen of BiH and by Polling Station. The Central Election Commission of BIH may issue an excerpt from the Central Voters Register also for other electoral units where the particular elections are to be conducted, for the purpose of conducting the procedure of recalling the elected official and to conducting a referendum, on the basis of data contained in the Central Voters Register. A citizen of BIH is included in one excerpt of the Central Voters Register, for one basic electoral unit and in one Polling Station.

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Inspection and objection procedure: The Central Voters Register and excerpts from the Central Voters Register are public documents. Political subjects certified for participation in elections, and whose candidate lists are certified for participation in elections in accordance with the Election law are provided upon their request with an electronic or printed excerpt from the Central Voter Register for the level of government or for the electoral unit in which they participate in elections. Central Voters Register data is published and its contents made available to the public taking into account the principles of protection of personal information, pursuant to the Law on Protection of Personal Information. Any citizen of BiH has access to an excerpt from the Central Voters Register and is entitled to request its correction if it is the correction of his personal data.

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Presiding officers: The Polling Station Committee consists of three or five members of whom one is appointed President. The President and members of the Polling Station Committee have deputies. The appointment of the President and members of the Polling Station Committee and their deputies is made by the Municipal Election Commission no later than thirty days prior to the date of the election upon nominations by certified political subjects. president shall manage the work of the polling station committee, and together with the members of the polling station committee he/she shall be responsible for legality of the work at the polling station. The president shall also be responsible to maintain integrity of the voting and counting process, take care of peace and order at the polling station and surrounding area; complete all necessary forms; ensure there are no weapons or dangerous items at the polling station; assist the voters who need additional explanation on the voting process; deal with all issues regarding identification and the voters’ right to vote; record in the Minutes the time and the circumstances of all extraordinary events at the polling station by writing next to every objection recorded in the Minutes whether it is justified or unjustified, as well as what measures were undertaken if the objection was justified and to assign duties to every member of the polling station. (2) Member of the polling station committee in charge of controlling the order shall ensure smooth circulation of the voters. (3) Member of the polling station committee in charge of identification shall check voters’ identity; find the voter’s name on the excerpt from the final Central Voters Registers; warn the voter that he/she needs to sign identically to the signature on the ID document and make sure that the voter signs next to his/her name on the excerpt from the final Central Voters Register after which the member shall read out loud the name and the surname of the voter who signed on the excerpt from the final Central Voters Register so that all persons present at the polling station can clearly hear that. (4) Member of the polling station committee in charge of issuing the ballots shall issue the ballots to the voter; provide explanation on how to correctly fill out the ballots and shall direct the voter to unoccupied space at which the secrecy of the vote shall be secured (hereinafter: voting booth). If a voter damages a ballot paper actions shall be taken in accordance with Article 5.20 of the Law, and damaged ballot paper shall mean unusable ballot paper: physically damaged or incorrectly completed ballot paper. (5) Member of the polling station committee in charge of ballot box’s control shall direct the voter to put the ballots into the ballot box and leave the polling station; ensure that no voter leaves the polling station without putting the ballot into the ballot box; ensure that only ballots are put into the ballot box. (6) If a polling station committee consists of a president and two members, the member of the polling station committee in charge of controlling the order shall at the same time be in charge to control the ballot box, while the member of the polling station committee in charge for identification shall at the same time be in charge of issue the ballot papers. (7) The members of the polling station committee shall be individually responsible for breaches made in performing their duties assigned to them by the president of the polling station committee in accordance with the BiH Election Law and the regulations of the BiH Central Election Commission. (8) The president of the polling station committee shall be found responsible for irregularities made by a member of the polling station committee if he/she failed to record observed irregularities and to immediately inform the competent election commission thereof. (9) The president and members of the polling station committee shall ensure that accredited observers and voters do not use cameras, cell phone cameras or other means, which can record or deliver sound, video or text contents, at the polling station from the moment of receiving the ballot paper until the moment they leave the premises. (10) President, members of polling station committee and their deputies, at the polling stations where the deputies participate in the counting process, shall be responsible for accurate counting of the ballots as well as for proper packing of the polling material.

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Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with: Tables, chairs, voting booths, ballot box, electricity.

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Polling station location criteria: A Polling Station may not be located in a place of worship, a government building, a building which is owned by or is the seat of a political party, or a building that has been used as a place of torture or abuse, or premises in which alcohol is served and consumed.

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voting hours: Voting shall last continuously during the day commencing at 0700 hours and ending at 1900 hours.

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Terms of office: The House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH consists of 42 members, 28 of whom are directly elected by voters registered to vote for the territory of the Federation of BiH, and 14 of whom are directly elected by voters registered to vote for the territory of the Republika Srpska. The mandate of members of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH is four years. Of 28 members who are directly elected by voters registered to vote for the territory of the Federation of BiH, 21 is elected from multi-member constituencies under the proportional representation formula set forth in Article 9.5 of the Election Law, and seven are compensatory mandates elected from the territory of the Federation as a whole according to Article 9.6 of the Election Law. Of 14 members who are directly elected by voters registered to vote for the territory of the Republika Srpska, nine are from multi-member constituencies under the proportional representation formula set forth in Article 9.5 of the Election Law, and five are compensatory mandates elected from the territory of the Republika Srpska as a whole according to Article 9.6 of the Election Law. The House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH consists of 15 Delegates, of whom two-thirds from the Federation (including five Croats and five Bosniaks) and one-third from the Republika Srpska (five Serbs). Croat and Bosniak Delegates to the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BIH from the Federation are elected by the Croat and Bosniak Caucus of Delegates as appropriate to the House of Peoples of the Federation of BIH. Croat and Bosniak Delegates to the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of BIH elect delegates from their respective constitutive people. Delegates from the Republika Srpska (5 Serbs) to the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH are elected by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska.

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Elected Offices at the State level: BiH Presidency and the bicameral Parliament Republika Srpska: National Assembly, Council of Peoples, President and Vice Presidents BiH Federation: President and Vice Presidents, bicameral Parliament,

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delimitation of constituencies: Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district): The number of electoral units as well as their size (boundary) and number of candidates elected in each electoral unit are set depending on the level of government for which the elections are administered. When administering elections for the state level (House of Representatives of BiH Parliamentary Assembly) then the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into five electoral units, while the other entity- Republika Srpska is divided into three electoral units.

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delimitation of constituencies: Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district): The number of electoral units as well as their size (boundary) and number of candidates elected in each electoral unit are set depending on the level of government for which the elections are administered. When administering elections for the state level (House of Representatives of BiH Parliamentary Assembly) then the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into five electoral units, while the other entity- Republika Srpska is divided into three electoral units.

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Elected candidates: 2014 General Elections - 518; 2016 Local Elections - 3277

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Reasons for having eligibility revoked: No person who is serving a sentence imposed by the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and no person who is under indictment by the Tribunal and who has failed to comply with an order to appear before the Tribunal, may be recorded in the Central Voters Register or stand as a candidate (the candidate for the purpose of this Law refers to persons of both genders) or hold any appointed, elective or other public office on the territory of BiH. No person, who is serving a sentence imposed by a Court of BiH, a Court of the Republika Srpska or a Court of the Federation of BiH and the Court of the District of Br?ko or who has failed to comply with an order to appear before a Court of BiH, a Court of the Republika Srpska or a Court of the Federation of BiH and the Court of the District of Br?ko for serious violations of humanitarian law where the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has reviewed the file prior to arrest and found that it meets international legal standards, may be recorded in the Central Voters Register or stand as a candidate or hold any appointed, elected or other public office on the territory of BiH. No person who is serving a sentence imposed by a court of a foreign country or has failed to comply with an order to appear before a court of a foreign country for serious violations of humanitarian law where the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has reviewed his or her case file prior to arrest and found that it meets international legal standards, may be recorded in the Central Voters’ Register or stand as a candidate or hold any appointive, elective or other public office on the territory of BiH.

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Most recent elections: Local Elections, 2016

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Date: October 2, 2016

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Political parties in the elections: A total of 102 political parties, 103 coalitions, 17 lists of independent candidates, 171 independent candidate, 52 groups of citizens and 6 citizens' associations were registered for the 2016 Local elections i.e. in total 451 political subjects.

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Turnout: 54,72%

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Number of ballots cast: 1.726.638

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Legal framework for elections: Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Election Law of Republika Srpska, Election Law of Br?ko District of BiH, Law on election, termination of mandate, recall and replacement of municipal mayors in the BiH Federation, Statutes of the municipalities.

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Mission, vision, key objectives, functions: MISSION The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina is an independent body dedicated to promotion and strengthening of democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina by conducting free and fair elections at all levels of authority at the same time ensuring credibility amongst the electorate and political subject, as well as implementation of all other laws under its jurisdiction. VISION Positioning the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent, impartial institution capable of conducting authentic elections and other laws under its jurisdiction. OBJECTIVES ? To keep the status of an independent institution that contributes to democratization of society in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ? Contribution of building institutional capacities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ? Strengthening pluralistic democracy, human rights and freedoms and rule of law. ? Safeguarding accuracy of voters’ registers and voters’ identification. ? Increasing voters’ awareness. ? Development of human resources through guided education. ? Use of state-of-the-art information technologies. ? Improvement of cooperation with all key stakeholders. ? Development of efficient monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. The Central Election Commission of BiH is an independent body, which derives its authority from and reports directly to, the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH. The Central Election Commission of BiH is responsible to: 1. co-ordinate, oversee and regulate the lawful operation of all election commissions and Polling Station Committees in accordance with this law; 2. issue administrative Regulations for the implementation of this law; 2.a issue a decision to hold the direct elections in BiH, as provided by this Law; 3. propose a budget for the Central Election Commission of BiH and report on its spending; 4. be responsible for accuracy, update and overall integrity of the Central Voters Register for the territory of BiH; 4.a ensure the statistical records that are classified by gender, age, polling stations for every part of the election process; 5. certify the participation of political parties, coalitions, lists of independent candidates and independent candidates for all levels of direct elections in BiH; 6. verify and certify the lists of candidates and the candidates for all levels of direct and indirect elections in BiH covered by this law; 7. be responsible for the timely printing, distribution and security of ballots and forms for all levels of direct elections in BiH; 8. define the contents and the form of the ballot for all levels of direct elections in BiH; 9. determine and verify election results for all direct and indirect elections covered by this Law, certify that elections were conducted in accordance with this Law and publish results of all direct and indirect elections covered by this Law; 10. issue certificates to persons who receive mandates at all levels of direct and indirect elections in BIH covered by this Law; 11. notify an election commission or Polling Station Committee or any other competent authority responsible for the conduct of elections that it does not comply with or violates a provision of this law and order the remedial action required to be taken by the competent body; 12. publicize all Rules of Procedure, Regulations and election results of the direct and indirect elections in BIH covered by this Law, voter information and all other information necessary for the implementation of this law and all electoral laws, in the Official Gazettes and the media, both inside and outside BiH as appropriate; 13. conduct all election activities for the elections for the members of the Presidency of BiH and the members of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH; 14. take the decision to terminate the mandate of an elected official at all levels of direct and indirect elections in BiH covered by this Law, but also where necessary conduct the preliminary fact-finding procedure (in the case where a member resigns, that it is done of his or her own volition); 15. review the decision taken by the competent authority to terminate the mandate of an elected official by recall, in order to ensure that the elected official’s mandate was terminated in accordance with this Law; 16. report annually to the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH on the electoral administration in BiH, the implementation of this law and initiates amendments to this law; and 17. perform all other duties as authorized by law.

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EMB budget source: The Budget of the Institutions of BiH and International Obligations of BiH

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EMB expenditure audit: Audit office of the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina http://www.revizija.gov.ba/o_uredu/Default.aspx

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Number of EMB members (commissioners): The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina has seven (7) members.

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Term of EMB members (commissioners): Seven (7) years

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Who appoints members (commissioners)? The House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH elects members of the Central Election Commission of BiH from the list of nominees proposed by the Commission for Selection and Nomination after completion of the open vacancy procedure. The Commission for Selection and Nomination has seven members out of whom two are appointed by the President of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council from amongst members of the Council, three members are appointed by the Administrative Commission from amongst members of the Commission from the House of Representatives of Parliamentary Assembly of BiH and two are appointed by the President of the Central Election Commission of BiH from amongst members of the Central Election Commission of Bosnian Herzegovina.

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Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson: The President of the Central Election Commission of BiH is elected from amongst its members. One Croat, one Bosniak, one Serb and the other member of the Central Election Commission of BiH each serve as the President for one 21 month rotation in a seven year period.

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Body responsible for drawing boundaries: Article 9.11of the BiH Election Law reads "The constituencies and the number of mandates allocated to each constituency established in Chapter 9 shall be reviewed every four years by the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH to ensure that they are drawn, bearing in mind geographical constraints, in a manner that complies with democratic principles, notably proportionality between the number of mandates and the number of registered voters." Article 10.9 The constituencies and the number of mandates allocated to each constituency established in Chapter 10 shall be reviewed every four (4) years by the Parliament of the Federation of BiH to ensure that they are drawn, bearing in mind geographical constraints, in a manner that complies with democratic principles, notably proportionality between the number of mandates and the number of registered voters. Article 11.9 The constituencies and the number of mandates allocated to each constituency established in Chapter 11 shall be reviewed every four years by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska to ensure that they are drawn, bearing in mind geographical constraints, in a manner that complies with democratic principles, notably proportionality between the number of mandates and the number of voters registered in the Central Voters’ Register.

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Requirements on the right to vote: Each citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina who has attained eighteen (18) years of age has the right to vote and to be elected i.e. has the right to vote. To exercise his or her right to vote, a BiH citizen must be recorded in the Central Voters’ Register.

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Preparation of the voters' lists: The Central Voters Register is made and maintained on the basis of data from official records on permanent and temporary residence of citizens of BiH maintained by a competent State authority, from other public identification documents and official records on citizens of BiH maintained by the Central Election Commission of BIH and other competent authorities and on the basis of public documents and data received directly from citizens.

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Reasons for having the right to vote revoked : The Central Voters' Register does not contain names of BIH citizens whose full legal capacity has been withdrawn by the final and binding decision of a competent authority. In the event that such a person has already been recorded, he/she is deleted from the Central Voters' Register, whereas in the event that the competent authority has issued the final and binding decision restoring his/her legal capacity, he/she is recorded in the Central Voters' Register.

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Election campaigning definition: In line with the BiH Election Law election campaign means actions and procedures in the period established by this Law within which a political subject informs the voters and the public, as prescribed by the Law, about its programs and candidates for the forthcoming elections.

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Election campaigning period: 30 days prior to the Election Day

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System of government: According to the Annex 4 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina( the Constitution) Bosnia and Herzegovina is a democratic state.

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Total population: According to the 2013 Census the total population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.531.159

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Total area:According to the BiH Statiscs Agency the total area of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 51 209,2 km². Whereof: land 51 197 km² and sea 12,2 km²

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Number of registered voters: According to the Decision on concluding and confirming the Central Voters' Register for the 2016 Local Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as of August 18, 2016, the total number of voters is 3.263.906.

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Number of registered political parties: A total of 102 political parties, 103 coalitions, 17 lists of independent candidates, 171 independent candidate, 52 groups of citizens and 6 citizens' associations were registered for the 2016 Local elections i.e. in total 451 political subjects.

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Number of polling stations: A total of 5.221 polling stations were designated for the 2016 Local Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Additional five (5) polling stations were designated in the diplomatic-consular representation offices of Bosnia and Herzegovina abroad for the 2016 Local Elections.

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Voting age: Each citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina who has attained eighteen (18) years of age has the right to vote and to be elected.