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Article 2.1
 

(1) The competent authorities responsible for the conduct of elections are the election commissions and the Polling Station Committees.


(2) The election commissions and the Polling Station Committees shall be independent and impartial in their work. No member of an election commission or a Polling Station Committee shall participate in the decision of a case in which the member and/or a close family member has a personal or financial interest or other conflict of interest, which may raise doubt as to the ability of the member to act impartially. A “close family member” is defined in Article 15.7, paragraph (2) of this Law.


(3) All bodies of authority at all levels, officials in BiH and diplomatic and consular representation offices of BiH shall be obliged to assist the competent authorities responsible for the conduct of elections.