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Article 4.21
 

(1) Political parties, lists of independent candidates and coalition’s candidates’ lists must be submitted to the Central Election Commission of BIH no later than 90 days prior to the elections.


(2) No later than 25 days after a candidates list has been submitted to it, the Central Election Commission of BiH shall review the candidates list and shall certify or reject candidates on the list. The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Hercegovina shall notify the political party, coalition or list of independent candidates of any rejected individual candidates. A political party, coalition, or list of independent candidates shall have five days after the date of receipt of such notification to correct a candidates list by replacing candidates or providing further documentation if requested by the Central Election Commission of BiH.


(3) From the certification of the candidates’ lists until the mandate of the body expires, the political party, coalition or list of independent candidates may not amend the candidates list nor may a candidate withdrawn his/her candidacy.


(4) Following certification of the candidates’ list and until such time as the printing of the ballots has commences, a political party, coalition or list of independent candidates shall be entitled to replace a candidate on the list only in case of death of the candidate or if in the meanwhile circumstances referred in Article 1.10, paragraph (1), point 5 of this Law occurred.