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Opinion on the draft Amendments to the Constitution of Republika Srpska, Venice Commission (2008)

The Venice Commission was asked to assess of the proposed Amendments to the Constitution of Republika Srpska. They provided comments on the provisions relating to local government at the request of the Directorate of Democratic Institutions of the Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs. The present Opinion was adopted by the Venice Commission at its 75th Plenary Session in Venice from 13 to 14 June 2008.

Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Election Law of BiH, Venice Commission (2008)

This joint opinion on the amendments to the Election Law of BiH is prepared by the (OSCE/ODIHR) and the Council of Europe’s European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission).

Lajcak, Dodik agree constitutional reform talks will begin after BiH's local elections, SET.com (2008)

High Representative and Republika Srpska Prime Minister agreed on June 17th in Banja Luka that constitutional reform talks will begin immediately after the October 5th local elections.

Election laws are changed for Srebrenica voters who moved, New Europe (2008)

Bosnia-Herzegovina’s state parliament passed amendments to the country’s elections law on May 7 in Sarajevo, changing voting rules for voters of the eastern town of Srebrenica.

BiH parliament approves new voting procedures for Srebrenica, SET (2008)

The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) parliament adopted amendments to the country's election law on Wednesday (May 7th). People who lived in Srebrenica until the 1992-1995 conflict but now reside elsewhere will be able to participate in the municipality's local elections later this year.