Article 1. (Subject and principles)
This law regulates the election of the President of the Republic and representatives of the Assembly, voting rights, candidacies, election administration, digital voting, protection of voting rights and the referendum.
Article 2 (Voting rights)
(1) A citizen who has reached 16 years of age and is entered in the Central Register of Citizens and the electoral register no later than the date the electoral roll is closed has the right to vote.
(2) A voter votes in the district constituency of the voter's domicile. A citizen with status outside the Republic selects one district constituency for that electoral cycle upon registration in the electoral register; that selection does not create domicile, temporary residence or an administrative connection.
(3) Citizenship, domicile and voter status are verified from the competent registers; no candidate or official may alter them manually outside the prescribed procedure.
Article 3 (Composition of the Assembly and electoral model)
(1) The Assembly has 15 representatives. Višnjik District, Breka District and Logavina District each elect five representatives.
(2) Five seats in each district are allocated among confirmed lists using the Sainte-Laguë proportional method. A list participates in the allocation if it obtains at least five percent of valid votes in the district. An independent candidate is treated as a one-candidate list.
(3) Seats within a list are awarded to candidates according to their individual votes. If a future territorial unit is established outside the City of North Sarajevo, the Assembly shall regulate its electoral position by law before the next regular election. If an existing district lacks enough candidates, a vacant seat is filled through a by-election within 60 days.
Article 4 (Candidacies)
(1) A candidate for elected office must be at least 16 years old and have the right to vote. Registration of a political organisation requires five signatures of support, an Assembly list or independent candidacy requires fifteen signatures, and a candidacy for President of the Republic requires twenty signatures.
(2) A candidacy contains verifiable identification data, a statement accepting the candidacy and a declaration of conflicts of interest.
(3) The Republic Election Commission decides on a candidacy within seven days; a refusal may be appealed to the Supreme Court within three days.
Article 5 (Electoral cycle)
(1) The electoral cycle has the following statuses: not called, called, registration in progress, signatures in progress, campaign, electoral silence, voting in progress, closed, preliminary results, final results and archived.
(2) No subordinate act may establish conflicting or ambiguous statuses.
Article 6 (Digital voting)
(1) Voting is done through a secure system that separates the voter's identity from the secrecy of the vote, prevents multiple voting and keeps a verifiable record.
(2) The system must be independently tested before each election. RIK publishes a description of integrity measures, without revealing security secrets.
(3) If the integrity of the electoral process is seriously threatened, the REC may order a repeat vote in the affected electoral unit with a reasoned decision.
Article 7 (Campaign and Finances)
(1) The campaign must be clear about the source, author and paid content; impersonation, vote buying and abuse of voter data are prohibited.
(2) Each candidate shall publish a summary report on campaign income and expenditure no later than ten days after the final results.
Article 8 (Results, objections and repetition)
(1) REC publishes provisional results without delay. The objection is submitted within 72 hours.
(2) REC decides within five days; the decision can be appealed to the Supreme Court within three days.
(3) In case of an equal number of votes for the last mandate, a repeated vote will be held between tied candidates within 14 days.
Article 9 (Referendum)
(1) A referendum is called when it is prescribed by the Constitution or when requested by at least two thirds of all representatives.
(2) Territorial reorganization introducing or abolishing a district council requires a referendum with at least two-thirds of valid votes for the proposal.
Article 10 (Transitional provision)
Previous election regulations and rules apply only if they are not contrary to this law. RIK publishes a harmonized rulebook within 30 days.