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Article 1.5
 

(1) All BiH citizens who have the right to vote, pursuant to this Law, shall have the right to vote in person in the municipality of their permanent residence.


(2) A BiH citizen, who is temporarily residing abroad and has the right to vote, shall be entitled to vote in person (by appearing at an appropriate polling station in BiH or at a diplomatic and consular representation office of BiH abroad) or by mail (sending the ballot by mail) for the municipality where the person had the permanent place of residence prior to his or her departure abroad, provided that he or she is registered as a permanent resident in that municipality at the moment of submitting his or her application for out-of-country vote.


(3) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall issue a separate regulation, in accordance with this Law, in order to regulate the complete procedure of voting at the diplomatic and consular representation offices of BiH (the voting application procedure and deadlines, the appointment of polling station committees, determining the number and arrangement of polling stations and the procedure of conducting the elections).


(4) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall determine the number and arrangement of polling stations in the diplomatic and consular representation offices of BiH according to the criteria referred to in Article 5.2 of this Law.


(5) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall appoint the polling station committees for voting in the diplomatic and consular representation offices of BiH by ensuring the representation of members from among each constituent people in each polling station committee.