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LF001

Status of Electoral Law
Question:What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s): a. Part of Constitution
b. Separate legislation
комментарии The national electoral law was amended in 2024.
Source: Constitution: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. http://www.ccbh.ba/osnovni-akti/ustav/?title=preambula Electoral Law: Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina. https://www.izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/BiH_Election_Law_last_consolidated_version.pdf?v-4 (2024) OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission Bosnia and HerzegovinaLocal Elections, 6 October 2024. https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/7/3/576603.pdf
Verified: 2025/06/23
LF003

Electoral Law covers
Question:The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s): a. National elections
c. Local elections
e. Other
комментарии Article 1.1 This law shall regulate the election of the members and the delegates of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and shall stipulate the principles governing the elections at all levels of authority in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Source: Electoral Law: Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina. https://www.izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/BiH_Election_Law_last_consolidated_version.pdf?v-4 (2024)
Verified: 2025/06/23
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Compulsory/voluntary voting
Question:Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s): a. Voting is voluntary
комментарии
Source: Electoral Law: Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina. https://www.izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/BiH_Election_Law_last_consolidated_version.pdf?v-4 (2024)
Verified: 2025/06/23
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Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
Question:What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s): b. EMB
комментарии For different types of disputes, different bodies are responsible in the first instance: Municipal Election Commission, Central Election Commission.
Source: Electoral Law: Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, art. 6:4 & art. 6:6. https://www.izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/BiH_Election_Law_last_consolidated_version.pdf?v-4 (2024)
Verified: 2025/06/23
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