ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Electoral Management Body

Here is a link to the official website of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Electoral Management Body

Election Results - Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

Upcoming and past elections

IFES Election Guide - Bosnia and Herzegovina

Association of Election Officials

The Association of Election Officials in BiH (AEOBiH) was established in 1999 under the auspices of OSCE. In the beginning of 2000 AEOBiH became independent of OSCE. AEOBiH has a close working relationship with OSCE. The US-based International Foundation of Election Systems (IFES) provided professional expertise to AEOBiH until March 2003. Since March 2003, AEOBiH acts as independent nongovernmental organization.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: OSCE-ODIHR Election Observation Mission report on Municipal Elections (2004)

OSCE-ODIHR Election Observation Mission report on Municipal Elections - Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2 October 2004

Bosnia and Herzegovina: OSCE-ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report on General Elections (2006)

OSCE-ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report on Municipal Elections, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1 October 2006

Bosnia and Herzegovina: NORDEM Report on General Elections (2006)

The Norwegian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights (NORDEM) recruited 4 short-term observers at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, and this report is based on their findings and observations.

OSCE - ODIHR Documents about Bosnia and Herzegovina

Document collection including all observation reports

Bulgaria President Proposes New Political Model, Novinite.com (2008)

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov presented Tuesday his proposal for the reform of the political model in Bulgaria, focusing on the three main points that could lead to real political results.

Bulgaria President Wants Electoral System Changes by November, Novinite.com (2008)

The Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov demanded changes in the electoral system legislation by November 2008.

Election Results - Bulgaria

 

Upcoming and past elections

IFES Election Guide - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Report on the 2006 Presidential elections

Bulgaria: OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Report on the 2006 Parliamentary elections

Bulgaria: OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Report on the 2005 Parliamentary elections

Bulgaria: OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Report on the 2005 Parliamentary elections

Bulgaria: OSCE-ODIHR Final report on 2001 Parliamentary elections

Bulgaria: OSCE-ODIHR Final report on 2001 Parliamentary elections

Bulgaria:Political preference on-line test (2005)

Glasovoditel is an educational tool. It has the potential to to better inform citizens about parliamentary elections , teach voters about the programmatic differences between the contesting parties and to increase the voter turnout. This site is available in Bulgarian. For information in English about similar tools please click on http://www.votematch.net/.

OSCE - ODIHR Documents about Bulgaria

Document collection including all observation reports