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Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The election administration should consider additional safeguards to enhance confidence in postal voting and to protect the integrity of the process. This could include requiring the use of registered mail or hand-delivery of ballots to voters.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Voter Rights and Registration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The state, entity and local-level authorities should make more efforts to ensure IDPs participation by maintaining accurate data. Consideration could be given to reviewing existing co-operation mechanisms between the CEC, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Voter Rights and Registration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
In line with good practice, the authorities could review the legal requirements for the return of registration deposits so that they are not excessive and based on candidates receiving a reasonable percentage of votes rather than winning a seat.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate/Party Rights and Registration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
Consideration could be given to requiring all electoral contestants to open dedicated bank accounts for campaign financing, through which all campaign transactions could be made.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The practice of announcing voters’ names in the polling stations should be reconsidered. Consideration should be given to a ban on keeping track of voters who voted on election day by political subjects, including by using voter lists in the polling stations.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The regulatory framework should be strengthened to provide for transparency and accountability of campaign finances. Consideration should be given to explicitly prescribing in the law that all campaign-related financial transactions be conducted via dedicated bank accounts.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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