Two-day conference 'Towards the General Elections 2018'

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - A two-day conference "Towards the General Elections 2018" is being held in Sarajevo, organized by the Central Election Commission of BiH with the support of the Council of Europe.

Logistical support for the conference is provided to the Central Election Commission of BiH by the Association of Election Officials of BiH. The conference gathered around 180 participants – representatives of municipal/city election commissions from more than 120 municipalities/cities in BiH.

Guests of the conference include Ambassador Drahoslav Štefánek, Head of the Council of Europe Office in BiH, Mr. Francois Friederich, Head of the Election Assistance and Observation Division, Directorate General of Democracy, Council of Europe, as well as representatives of the OHR, OSCE, and the EU Delegation to BiH.

The topics of the conference include amendments to the bylaws of the Central Election Commission of BiH, the timeline of electoral activities, the appointment of polling station committees, the accreditation of observers, the receipt of election materials, election day, and the proper consolidation of election results.

The goal of the conference "Towards the General Elections 2018" is to familiarize electoral actors with the amendments to the bylaws related to the electoral process, upcoming activities in the implementation of elections, and to exchange views on the current challenges in the 2018 electoral process.