An independent candidate, who has a mandate in his/her capacity as independent candidate, shall, in the event that he/she stands as a candidate for election of an authority at the same or lower level than the authority where he/she holds his/her mandate, be exempt from the obligation of collecting the signatures referred to in Article 4.4 of this Law, except the obligation of collecting the signatures for election of the members of the BiH Presidency, President and Vice Presidents of the Republika Srpska.