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Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The legally binding December 2009 ECtHR decision must be implemented in order to eliminate the legal provisions that discriminate against citizens on the grounds of ethnicity. Residence-based limitations should be also eliminated and the legislation amended accordingly. All BiH citizens should have the right to stand for any office and to vote on equal terms in accordance with OSCE commitments and international standards for democratic elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Voter Rights and Registration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
Efforts should continue to fully harmonize legislation at the state, entity and Brčko district level in order to enhance legal certainty.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The authorities should review the system of allocation of mandates per electoral unit or the delineation of electoral boundaries to ensure that the number of votes needed to elect members in parliaments is equal.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The authorities at state and entity level should address the problem of the allocation of the voting option for Brčko residents for general elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Voter Rights and Registration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
Legislation governing political party and campaign financing could be strengthened to improve the transparency of funding candidates’ election campaign. Detailed data on donations, incomes and expenditures could be publicly available and enforcement and accountability could benefit from requirements to report campaign finances prior to election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
State and entities laws and other regulations on the participation of women in public decision-making positions should be harmonized with the Law on Gender Equality. Particularly, the BiH Election Law could be reviewed in order to provide for greater representation of women as candidates and in elected bodies and lists of candidates, as well as on functions in the decision-making process in the governmental structures and judiciary.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Participation of Women
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The transparency of the election results would increase if all public information included in the results protocols at the PS level was published on the CEC website, including the number of invalid ballots and the proportion of blank ballots.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
Considering the amount of work and the procedural problems observed on election day, attention should be given to increase the professionalism and accountability of PSCs. The complex election day paperwork suggests that emphasis should be put on training PSC members to deal exclusively with this.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
Amendments to the Law on Conflict of Interest could be considered in a way that another competent authority implements its provisions and the CEC, thus relieved, can focus solely on election related matters.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The authorities should consider amending the BiH Election Law to remove the restriction that prohibits voters from signing in support of more than one candidacy.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
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