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Boundary Delimitation

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies


Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Yes, for the elections on Regional (Entity) and National level.
Source: Electoral Law: Election Law, Art. 20.13. 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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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries


Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): g. Other
Comments: The Central Election Commission (CEC) of BiH is given the mandate to review constituency boundaries every four years. This process. The Republika Srpska (RS) entity has adopted its own election law in 2024, which attempts to establish a separate entity-level election commission with authority over elections within RS.
Source: Electoral Law: Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Arts. 10.12, 10.2 and 11.9. 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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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries


Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): g. Other
Comments: House of Representatives draws its boundaries (10.2); National Assembly draws its boundaries (11.2)
Source: Electoral Law: Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Arts. 20.13, 10.2 and 11.2. 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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