The Election Complaints and Appeals Council is a body established by this law, which shall have first instance competence on:
violations of the Rules of Conduct as established in Chapter 7 of this law, excluding violations of Chapter 7 of this law that occur at Polling Stations, and
violations of the rules established in Chapter 15 of this law.
The Election Complaints and Appeals Council shall be competent to adjudicate appeals against decisions of Municipal Election Commissions regarding violations of the code of conduct at a Polling Station stipulated by Chapter 7 of this Law.
If a complaint or appeal is submitted to the Election Complaints and Appeals Council and it is not within its competence, then the Election Complaints and Appeals Council shall refer the complaint or appeal to the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the competent Municipal Election Commission.
If a complaint or appeal is manifestly ill founded, the Election Complaints and Appeals Council may refuse to hear the complaint or appeal by a vote of at least three (3) members.
A complaint or an appeal shall be undoubtedly unfounded when allegations from the complaint or the appeal are obviously contradicting the facts.
