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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
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
The CEC regulations could require that the MECs hold regular, announced formal sessions. To enhance transparency, all MECs could regularly update their announcement boards and consideration could be given to publishing relevant MEC information online.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The constituencies and the number of mandates for the state and entity parliaments should be periodically reviewed to ensure equality of vote. Such reviews should be conducted in line with international commitments and good practice. Consideration could be given to introducing legal provisions prescribing action by the CEC if the respective parliaments do not fulfil their statutory duties.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System
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
2024
EOM
Local
elections
Relevant authorities should take additional steps to enhance women’s participation. Political parties should identify and address barriers to women’s active participation, including by conducting gender audits and adopting plans to address internal culture and practices hindering women's effective representation within party structures. Legislative bodies at all levels could adopt rules of procedure banning misogynistic behavior, with violations being subject to dissuasive sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Political Background
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2025
SEAM
Local
and Presidential
elections
To enhance transparency and accountability, the Central Election Commission and Municipal Election Commissions shall publish all relevant documents related to the electoral process, including decisions, regulations, and complaints, in a timely and comprehensive manner and ensure effective access to information of public interest.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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
2014
EOM
Parliamentary
and Local
elections
While the presence of political party representatives in polling stations is a potential safeguard of the process, the authorities should address the high risk of political imbalance in PSCs by conducting a thorough review of the legal provisions and practice for allocation of PSC members. This should be done in a public consultative process that includes MECs and other relevant stakeholders. Furthermore, the CEC could consider disclosing the names of the nominating organizations of PSC members per polling station.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
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
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To ensure the equality of the vote, the boundaries of multi-member constituencies and their relevant number of mandates should be reviewed periodically and well in advance of the next elections, in line with the national legislation, international standards and good practice.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System
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