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Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
The legislator should comprehensively address outstanding ODIHR recommendations, including lifting discriminatory residency and ethnic restrictions on suffrage rights to further align the legal framework with OSCE commitments, international standards, and good practice. Such a revision should be done through an open consultative procedure in advance of the next elections, providing sufficient time for an effective implementation.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
To ensure equal suffrage in accordance with international standards, restrictions to the right to vote based on intellectual or psychosocial disability should be reviewed.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
To ensure the secrecy of the vote, the layout of polling stations and the positioning of polling booths should be reconsidered.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
To ensure equal representation of women, additional temporary special measures should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
Defamation should be de-criminalized. Interference with the activities of journalists and media personnel should not be tolerated, and authorities should fulfil their duty to protect the safety of media staff through effective and timely protective measures.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
The legal deadlines for consideration of complaints by the election administration and the judiciary should be adjusted in order to ensure timely and effective provision of remedies against electoral violations. All CEC decisions should be subject to judicial appeals.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
The system of calculating campaign expenditure limits could be revised to provide for adequate financing of election campaigns. Sanctions for the violations of campaign finance rules should have a dissuasive effect but at the same time be proportionate to the severity of the violation.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
Relevant authorities should take additional steps to enhance women’s participation. Political parties should identify and address barriers to women’s active participation, including by conducting gender audits and adopting plans to address internal culture and practices hindering women's effective representation within party structures. Legislative bodies at all levels could adopt rules of procedure banning misogynistic behavior, with violations being subject to dissuasive sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Political Background
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
To further enhance transparency of election administration, the CEC and MECs should publish the minutes of their meetings and ensure that all decisions and instructions, including on complaints, are published in a timely manner in full.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
To further enhance the impartiality and professionalism of the lower-level election administration, in line with the 2024 amendments, and to avoid delays in PSC appointments, the CEC could identify and train PSC presidents and deputy presidents well in advance. In addition to continuous training, a refresher course closer to the elections could take place to ensure adequate preparedness for the elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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