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Article 3.9
 

(1) A citizen of BiH who has the right to vote shall be recorded in the Central Voters Register for the basic electoral unit where he is registered as a permanent resident in BiH, unless otherwise specified by this Law.


(2) A citizen of BiH who has the right to vote under this Law and who is temporarily residing abroad shall be recorded in the Central Voters Register for the basic electoral unit in which he was registered as a permanent resident in BiH before the departure abroad.


(3) A citizen of BiH who has the right to vote under this Law and who has the status of a refugee from BiH shall be recorded in the Central Voters Register for the basic electoral unit where he used to have permanent residence in accordance with the provisions of Article 20.8 of this Law.


(4) A citizen of BiH who has the right to vote under this Law and who has a status of a displaced person shall be recorded in the Central Voters Register for the basic electoral unit on the basis of the expressed voting option, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20.8 of this Law.


(5) An application for determination or a change in the voting option, in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Article, shall be submitted by applicants in person, in due time and in the form as prescribed by the Central Election Commission of BIH.


(6) If a citizen of BiH fails to submit an application for determination or a change in the voting option pursuant to Paragraph 5 of this Article, he shall be recorded in the Central Voters Register for the basic electoral unit where he was recorded in the last elections, and if he was not recorded in the Central Voters Register at all, he shall be recorded in the Central Voters Register for the basic electoral unit in which he had a permanent residence according to the last Census conducted by BiH.