(1) The Polling Station Committee shall consist of three or five members of whom one shall be appointed President.

(2) The President and members of the Polling Station Committee shall have deputies.

(3) The appointment of the President and members of the Polling Station Committee and their deputies shall be made by the Municipal Election Commission no later than thirty days prior to the date of the election.

(4) A complaint may be filed to the Municipal Election Commission against the decision of the Municipal Election Commission appointing the President, members of the Polling Station Committees, and their deputies. An appeal may be filed to the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina against the decision of the Municipal Election Commission deciding the complaint.

(5) A political party that is a coalition member or an independent candidate that is a member of the list of independent candidates shall not be entitled in that election unit to participate independently in the lottery procedure and the procedure of appointment as members of the Polling Station Committee.

(6) A political party that is a member of several certified coalitions for different government authorities shall be entitled to participate in the lottery procedure as part of a coalition that is certified for the highest authority comprising the election units of a lower level government authority.

(7) If the Municipal Election Commission does not appoint the members of the Polling Station Committee and their deputies in accordance with Paragraph 3 of this Article, then the Central Election Commission of BiH shall appoint the members of the Polling Station Committee and their deputies.

(8) The political subject in that election unit, which has a certified candidate list or a candidate for participation in the elections in accordance with this Law, shall be entitled to participate in the lottery procedure for allocation of positions in the Polling Station Committee.

(9) The lottery procedure referred to Paragraph 8 of this Article shall be conducted by the Municipal Election Commission within the period of no less than sixty (60) days prior to the Election Day.

(10) After the lottery is conducted, but not longer than within 7 days following the lottery, the political stakeholders participating in the lottery procedure shall provide the relevant Municipal Election Commission with the list of candidates who qualify as members of the Polling Station Committee in which they won the positions by way of the lottery procedure.

(11) Should a political subject fail to provide the names of the candidates for the Polling Station Committee members within the period provided by Paragraph 10 of this Article, such failure will be considered as the waiver from the position allocated in the Polling Station Committee, or should the number of the candidates for the Polling Station Committee members proposed by a certified political party be lower than the required number of the Polling Station Committee membership, the Municipal Election Commission shall appoint the Polling Station Committee members independently, taking into account the multi-ethnic composition of the Polling Station Committee where possible.

(12) The lottery procedure shall be conducted in accordance with the mandatory instructions issued by the Central Election Commission of BiH.

(13) Only one representative of a political subject can be a member of a Polling Station Committee.

(14) Candidates appointed as presidents and deputy presidents of the Polling Station Committees shall have the obligation to attend special training required for the work in a Polling Station Committee organized by the Municipal Election Commission. Once the test of knowledge has been completed, the Municipal Election Commission shall award certificates to the successful presidents and their deputies.

(15) The presidents and deputy presidents of the Polling Station Committees who have received the certificate shall have the obligation to participate in the training of the Polling Station Committee members, which is organized by the Municipal Election Commission. Once the test of knowledge has been completed, the Municipal Election Commission shall award certificates to the successful Polling Station Committee members and their deputies.

(16) Members of a Polling Station Committee are entitled to a salary. The decision on the amount of the salary shall be made by the Municipal Election Commission.

(17) The decision on the amount of payment for the members of the Polling Station Committees for the conduct of the General Elections shall be made by Central Election Commission of BiH.