Election legislation

Title “Official Gazette Number” Date of Publishing
Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 23/01 19/09/2001
High Representative Decision Amending the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Insertion Into Chapter 18 of the Following Two Articles After Article 18.9 No. 139/02 BH, 7/02 10/04/2002
High Representative Decision Amending the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 148/02 BH, 9/02 03/05/2002
High Representative Decision Enacting the Law on the Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 151/02 BH, 9/02 03/05/2002
Correction to the Law on Changes and Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 25/02 10/09/2002
High Representative Decision Enacting the Law on the Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 181/04 BH, 4/04 03/03/2004
Law on Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 20/04 17/05/2004
High Representative Decision Enacting the Law on the Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 349/05 BH, 25/05 26/04/2005
Law on Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 77/05 07/11/2005
High Representative Decision Enacting the Law on the Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 397/06 BH, 11/06 20/02/2006
Law on Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 24/06 03/04/2006
Law Amending the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 33/08 22/04/2008
Law Amending the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 37/08 07/05/2008
Law Amending the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 32/10 22/04/2010
Law on Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 18/13 11/03/2013
Law on Changes and Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 7/14 28/01/2014
Law on Amendments to the BIH Election Law BH, 31/16 29/04/2016
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ruling on the Constitutional Court Decision on Admissibility and Merits U-23/14 (“Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” 1/17):It is hereby established that the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to execute the Constitutional Court Decision on Admissibility and Merits U-23/14 of 1 December 2016.It is established that the provision of Sub-chapter B, Article 10.12 (2), in part stating that each of the constituent peoples shall be allocated one seat in every canton and the provisions of Chapter 20 – Transitional and Final Provisions of Article 20.16A (2), items a-j of the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23/01, 7/02, 9/02, 20/02, 25/02, 4/04, 20/04, 25/05, 52/05, 65/05, 77/05, 11/06, 24/06, 32/07, 33/08, 37/08, 32/10, 18/13, 7/14 and 31/16) shall cease to be valid on the day after the day of publishing this Ruling in the “Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina.” BH, 1/17 06/01/2017
Law on Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina
High Representative Decision Enacting the Law on the Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 3/22 BH, 38/22 10/06/2022
High Representative Decision Enacting the Law on the Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina (No. 5/22) BH, 51/22 02/08/2022
High Representative Decision Enacting the Law on the Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina (No. 7/22) BH, 67/22 07/10/2022
High Representative Decision Enacting the Law on Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina (No. 17/24) BH, 24/24 05/04/2024
Corrigenda of the High Representative Decision Enacting the Law on Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina (No. 17/24) BH, 24/24 05/04/2024
Election Law of Republika Srpska RS, 61/24 09/07/2024
NOTE: According to the BHCC Decision U-12/24, adopted on 24 July 2024 and published in the “Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” 52/24, the Election Law of the Republika Srpska (Official Gazette of RS, 61/24) is temporarily rendered ineffective. This decision shall enter into force immediately and shall produce legal effect from the day of the entering into force of the Election Law of the Republika Srpska (Official Gazette of RS, 61/24) pending the final decision by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the filed request. This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Official Gazette of the Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Official Gazette of the Republika Srpska, and the Official Gazette of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
DECISION ON INTERIM MEASURE BHCC U-12/24 BH, 52/24 30/07/2024
Law on Conflict of Interest in Governmental Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
High Representative Decision Imposing the Law on Conflict of Interest in Governmental Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 184/02 BH, 13/02 15/06/2002
BH, 16//02 11/07/2002
FBH, 25/02 15/06/2002
RS, 34/02 18/06/2002
BDBH, 11/02 12/09/2002
Correction to the Translation of the Text of the Decision of the High Representative Enacting the Law on Conflict of Interest in Governmental Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Published in the “Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, no. 13/02, 16/02 “Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, 25/02, “Official Gazette of Republika Srpska”, 34/02 and “Official Gazette of Brcko District”, 11/02 BH, 14/03 29/05/2003
FBH, 44/03 04/09/2003
RS, 36/03 23/05/2003
BDBH, 9/03 20/06/2003
Law on Amendments to the Law on Conflict of Interest in Governmental Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 12/04 14/04/2004
Law Amending the Law on Conflict of Interest in Governmental Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 63/08 05/08/2008
Law on Amendments to the Law on Conflict of Interest BH, 18/12 06/03/2012
Law on Amendments to the Law on Conflict of Interest BH, 87/13 11/11/2013
Law on Amendments to the Law on Conflict of Interest BH, 41/16 03/06/2016
Law on Succession of a BH Presidency Member
Law on Succession of a BH Presidency Member BH, 21/00 10/08/2000
High Representative Decision on Amending the Law on Filling a Vacant Position of the Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina BH, 21/00 10/08/2000
BH, 16/02 11/07/2002
Party Financing
Law on Political Party Financing BH, 95/12 27/11/2012
Law on Changes and Amendments to the Law on Political Party Financing BH, 41/16 03/06/2016