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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
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 legislator should address the ECtHR judgments with regards to discriminatory ethnicity and residency-based restrictions to stand for elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
A comprehensive review of the legal framework should be undertaken to eliminate the shortcomings identified in this and prior ODIHR reports and to prevent the abuse of public resources for campaign purposes.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Political subjects should follow the law and refrain from exercising pressure on voters. Cases of alleged pressure on voters should be examined promptly, thoroughly and effectively, and perpetrators held accountable in a timely manner by the prosecutors and the CEC.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign
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
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