(1) A citizen of BiH who has the right to vote under this Law and is temporarily residing abroad and is recorded in the Central Voters Register, in order to be included in the excerpt from the Central Voters Register for out-of-country voting, is obliged to submit an application to the Central Election Commission of BiH for every elections. Proof of identity of the applicant as prescribed by this law and accurate details of the address abroad, as well as a declaration concerning the voting option: in a diplomatic and consular representation office (DCRO) or by mail, shall be attached to the application, signed by the applicant.

(2) A citizen of BiH who has the status of a refugee from BIH and has the right to vote under this Law, and is recorded in the Central Voter Register, in order to be included in the excerpt from the Central Voters Register for out-of-country voting, is obliged to submit an application to the Central Election Commission of BIH for every elections. The application must be received before the deadline set by the Central Election Commission of BIH in the period after the elections are announced and contain the declaration concerning the voting option: in a diplomatic and consular representation office (DCRO) or by mail. The applicant should attach to the signed application, the following proofs:

a) proof of identity of the applicant as prescribed by this Law;
b) accurate details of the address abroad and
c) proof of the permanent residence in BiH in accordance with Article 20.8 of this Law, if he wants a change of the data recorded in the Central Voters Register for the basic electoral unit that he has the right to vote for.

(3) A refugee from BiH who is not recorded in the Central Voters Register, in order to be recorded in the Central Voters Register and to exercise thereby his right to vote under this Law, must submit an application to the Central Election Commission of BiH. The application must be received before the deadline set by the Central Election Commission of BiH in the period after the elections are announced. The applicant should attach to the signed application, the following proofs:

a) proof of identity of the applicant,
b) proof of the citizenship of BiH,
c) proof of change of the permanent residence in BiH, in accordance with Article 20.8 of this Law and
d) accurate details of the address abroad.

(4) The following documents shall be admissible as valid proof on identity of the applicant, pursuant to Item a) of paragraph (3) of this Article:

a) Passport
b) Driving license
c) Valid personal identity card issued by the host country and
d) Refugee card issued by the Government of the host country or another international organization.

(5) The applicant may send the completed and signed application and the required documents by fax and electronically. The procedure and method of sending, receiving, processing, filing (archiving) and protection of electronic applications and documents shall be established by the Central Election Commission of BiH under a separate regulation.