POLLING STATIONS OPENED IN SREBRENICA AND DOBOJ: REPEATED ELECTIONS HELD TODAY

(Patria) - Today in Srebrenica and Doboj, polling stations in the repeated Local Elections opened at 7:00 AM and will close at 7:00 PM.

On February 2, the CEC made decisions on holding repeated elections for the Mayor of Doboj and the City Assembly of Doboj at 89 polling stations, and for the Mayor of Srebrenica Municipality and the Municipal Assembly of Srebrenica at 28 polling stations /26 regular polling stations and two polling stations for voting in absence in Gradačac and Živinice.

In accordance with the Election Law of BiH, repeated elections are conducted based on the same candidate lists and the same excerpts from the Central Voters' Register used in the annulled elections.

Following the announcement of repeated elections, the Commission adopted a series of acts regulating the repeated elections in Doboj and Srebrenica, including the Instruction on the Procedure for Conducting Repeated Elections for the Mayor of Doboj and the City Assembly of Doboj, and the Mayor of Srebrenica Municipality and the Municipal Assembly of Srebrenica, the Instruction on the Deadlines for Election Activities for Holding Repeated Elections in the Basic Election Units of Doboj and Srebrenica, and the Instruction on the Application of the Article of the Election Law of BiH Governing the Procedure for Coordinating and Monitoring Repeated Elections in the Basic Election Units of Doboj and Srebrenica.

The repeated elections in Doboj and Srebrenica will be monitored by 130 supervisors on behalf of the CEC, who have been trained and certified in accordance with the adopted Program and Methodology for Training Supervisors for Monitoring Repeated Elections.

The ballot for the election of the Mayor of Doboj includes three candidates representing three certified political parties, while the ballot for the City Assembly of Doboj includes candidates representing 85 certified political entities /34 independent candidates, four coalitions, and 47 political parties/.

The ballot for the election of the Mayor of Srebrenica Municipality includes four candidates representing four certified political entities /two independent candidates, one coalition, and one political party/, while the ballot for the Municipal Assembly of Srebrenica includes candidates from 27 political entities /one independent candidate, four coalitions, and 22 political parties/.

At the 89 regular polling stations for the repeated elections in Doboj, 427 presidents and members of polling station committees and an equal number of their deputies have been appointed.

At the 26 regular polling stations in Srebrenica, 108 presidents and members of polling station committees and an equal number of their deputies have been appointed, as well as one special COVID mobile team with three members.

Members of polling station committees have also been appointed at two polling stations for voting in absence for Srebrenica in Gradačac and Živinice.

The right to vote in the repeated elections at 89 polling stations in Doboj belongs to 50,615 voters.

The right to vote at 26 regular polling stations in Srebrenica belongs to 10,002 voters, and 437 voters at two polling stations for voting in absence in Gradačac and Živinice.

For the observation of the repeated elections in Doboj and Srebrenica, the Central Election Commission of BiH accredited 118 observers from citizens' associations on February 18, while the municipal/city election commission is responsible for accrediting observers from political entities to monitor the work of polling station committees and the municipal/city election commission.

The Commission notes that all observers accredited to observe the annulled elections held on November 15, 2020, are also entitled to observe the repeated elections.