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Location Year of election Election type Recommendation # in final report Type of recommendation Thematic area Secondary thematic area Type of change required Status of implementation Comment
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 EOM Presidential and Parliamentary
Additional efforts should be undertaken by the authorities to ensure barrier-free access to polling stations.
Recommendation # in final report: 11
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Secondary thematic area: Election Day
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2024
Final report heading: Election Administration
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 EOM Presidential and Parliamentary
The authorities, including the election administration, should develop a comprehensive long-term voter education and information programme for different target audiences in close consultation with organizations representing these groups. Voter education and information materials should be produced in line with accessibility standards.
Recommendation # in final report: 11
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Partially
Year of assessment: 2024
Final report heading: Election Administration
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024 EOM Local elections
To ensure effective implementation of ICT in elections, the pilots should continue to be implemented in line with the international good practice and accompanied by the timely allocation of resources, adequate training, and post-election audits on the usability and functionality of ICT.
Recommendation # in final report: 11
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Election Administration
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
To ensure a level playing field, the election law should be amended to prevent incumbents and other officials from misusing public resources and official positions, and to prohibit budgetary allocations and financial awards after the call of elections. In cases of violations, timely and dissuasive sanctions should apply to all participants and public officials.
Recommendation # in final report: 11
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Campaign
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Electoral Campaign
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010 EOM Parliamentary and Local elections
A detailed procedure for verifying support signatures by the CEC should be provided by law, ensuring consistency of and legal certainty on the verification process. Political parties should be provided with an opportunity to observe the verification of support signatures.
Recommendation # in final report: 11
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area: Candidate Registration
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Fully
Year of assessment: 2018
Final report heading: Legal Framework
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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
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 EOM Presidential and Parliamentary
Effective measures should be taken to strengthen recruitment and training methods in order to ensure impartiality and professionalism of commissioners, with remuneration commensurate to their workload. To enhance the professional capacity of election commissions, the CEC and MECs could offer periodic training with certification of potential PSC members, with the aim to create a roster of certified people.
Recommendation # in final report: 12
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Partially
Year of assessment: 2024
Final report heading: Election Administration
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 EOM Presidential and Parliamentary
The election administration should consider additional measures, in close co-operation with organizations representing persons with disabilities, to ensure that voters with disabilities, including those with visual impairments, can vote independently or with a proper assistance. Efforts should be undertaken to ensure that polling station premises and layout are suitable for independent access.
Recommendation # in final report: 12
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2024
Final report heading: Election Administration
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024 EOM Local elections
Continuous efforts should be made in close co-operation with civil society organizations working with persons with disabilities, to ensure persons with disabilities can vote autonomously, including ensuring the premises and layout of polling stations are suitable for independent access and providing electoral information in formats accessible to persons with disabilities, including voters with visual impairments.
Recommendation # in final report: 12
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Election Administration
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
While regular political activities should not be prohibited before the official campaign period, expenditure incurred on campaign activities from the call of elections could count towards the campaign spending limit and be included in the campaign finance reports in order to enhance transparency and prevent circumvention of such limits.
Recommendation # in final report: 12
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Campaign Finance
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Campaign Finance
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