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Article 3.16
 

(1) A citizen of BiH referred to in Article 3.15, paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Law shall be obliged to provide all changes affecting the data that he previously submitted to the Central Election Commission of BiH and based of which he is recorded in the excerpt from the Central Voters Register for out-of-country voting. The changes of the data must be submitted not later than the deadline established for the submission of applications for outof- country voting in the next elections.


(2) If a citizen of BiH referred to in Article 3.15, paragraph (1) of this Law fails to submit an application before the deadline established for out-of-country voting in the next elections, he shall be recorded in the excerpt from the Central Voters Register for voting in the appropriate Polling Station in the basic electoral unit of his permanent residence.


(3) If a citizen of BiH referred to in Article 3.15, paragraph (2) of this Law, fails to submit proof of his permanent residence in BIH in accordance with Article 20.8 of this Law, he shall be recorded in the excerpt from the Central Voters Register for voting out-of-country with the right to vote for the basic electoral unit of his permanent residence according to the information available to the authority which performs technical maintenance of the records of the Central Voters Register.


(4) If a citizen of BiH, who is recorded in the excerpt from the Central Voters Register for outof- country voting has returned to BiH before the deadline established for submission of applications for out-of-country voting in the next elections, he is obliged to submit a request to change his voting option to the competent Voters Register Center.


(5) Voters Register Center shall receive through the Municipal Election Commission and process all requests referred to in paragraph (4) of this Article in accordance with the regulations of the Central Election Commission of BIH and shall deliver these data to the Central Election Commission of BIH in order to record changes in excerpt from the Central Voters Register for out-of-country voting.


(6) If a citizen of BiH who is recorded in the excerpt of the Central Voters Register for out-ofcountry voting has returned to BiH after the expiry of the deadline established for submission of applications for out-of-country voting in the next elections, he shall be allowed to vote with the tender-ballot/enveloped ballot in the Polling Station in the basic electoral unit he has right to vote for.