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Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
Election commissions and courts should refrain from handling complaints in an overly formalistic manner and should give thorough consideration to all cases.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
To ensure consistent application of counting procedures and to eliminate mistakes in the results protocols and election forms, the CEC should develop and implement additional training for PSCs, as well as for prospective members on the reserve or vetted polling staff lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
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
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The relatively high number of occurrences of group voting and irregular assisted voting underlines the need for authorities to enhance voter education programmes, including a focus on the importance and obligation to ensure secrecy during the voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
To ensure the integrity of the results and public confidence in case of full implementation of ICT in future elections, the CEC should ensure that the ballot scanning technology continues to offer the possibility of a manual count and keep a paper backup for confirming the results, audits, and complaints adjudication.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
In order to increase the transparency of the process, the CEC should ensure that copies of the results protocols are provided to all accredited observers who request them. Consideration could be given to identifying a practical way for this, which would ensure that each observer is given a copy without hindering the process.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
The CEC could consider conducting a post-election audit of invalid ballots, including a comparison between the manual and electronic count, to assess the margin of error of the ballot scanner. The results of the audit could be used to further improve training of polling staff as well as to inform voter education strategies.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
To ensure consistency and increase transparency of the tabulation process of preliminary results, the CEC could consider regulating in greater detail the work of MECs during the reception of election materials and tabulation.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The CEC should publish the results per polling station as soon as possible after election day, including partial and preliminary results.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
To increase transparency of the verification of results, the process should be thoroughly regulated and the CEC could consider providing more public information about its activities, having in mind the scale, complexity and the importance of this process.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day
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