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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
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Authorities should provide adequate funding for the organization of elections. The CEC should be provided with the necessary resources to attract sufficient and qualified staff to effectively administer all its tasks.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
In view of providing for effective protection of electoral rights, the deadline for filing complaints could be extended, particularly for complaints about ongoing violations. The CEC should be proactive in reviewing possible irregularities ex officio, including upon notifications received from observers. Judicial review of CEC decisions on complaints and appeals should be made possible.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Authorities should proactively publish information of public interest, including related to elections, in the public domain. Access to such information should be easy, prompt, effective and practical, facilitating a wide range of inquiries. Information requests should be reviewed swiftly; any refusals should have clear justifications.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The state should take effective measures to protect the voters’ right to a free and secret choice. The voting procedures should be reviewed to ensure the secrecy of the vote and protection against undue influence on voters. The importance of ballot secrecy should be emphasized during the training of election commissions and in voter education materials.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
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
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The authorities should take effective measures to protect the voters’ right to a free and secret choice. The importance of ballot secrecy, protecting a voter’s identity, and ensuring voters can vote in a free atmosphere should be emphasized during the training of election commissions and in voter education materials. The polling station layout should be reviewed, and overcrowding should be addressed to ensure the secrecy of the vote and protection against undue influence on voters.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To ensure equal suffrage in accordance with international standards, restrictions to the right to vote based on intellectual or psychosocial disability should be abolished.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
As previously recommended by ODIHR, all public broadcasters should provide impartial and balanced coverage in their news and political programmes to all parties and candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To enhance the scope of the information available for voters and promote balanced and impartial reporting in the news and current affairs programmes, the public broadcasting service should be granted a stable system of funding.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
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