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Article 6.08
 

The Election Complaints and Appeals Council shall consist of five  (5) members: one Croat member, one Bosniac member, one Serb member, one representative of Others and a member from the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Except in the case regulated by Article 18.2 of this law, the members of the Election Complaints and Appeals Council shall be selected by the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina from amongst judges or legal experts with the appropriate expertise and experience in the administration of elections. The President of the Election Complaints and Appeals Council shall be selected by the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina from amongst its members.

 

The President of the Election Complaints and Appeals Council may not also at the same time be the President of the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina.  The President of the Election Complaints and Appeals Council may not participate when the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina reviews a decision of the Election Complaints and Appeals Council.

 

Members of the Election Complaints and Appeals Council shall be elected for a five (5) year term and may not be elected more than twice consecutively.

 

Article 2.1 paragraph 2 and Article 2.8 shall apply to the members of the Election Complaints and Appeals Council. However, the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall have the authority to revoke the immunity of a member of the Election Complaints and Appeals Council.