(1) The complaint shall be filed on the form prescribed by the Central Election Commission of BiH. It shall contain a brief description of the violation and, as an attachment, the evidence that confirms the allegations of the complaint. The complaint also must be signed by the complainant. If the complainant is a political party or a coalition or a list of independent candidates, it shall be signed by the President or the authorized representative of the political party or the coalition or the list of independent candidates or a person authorized by them, with the authorization attached to the complaint. The data about the authorized representative shall be deposited with the Municipal Election Commission.

(2) The complaint shall be sent to all parties that are named. The parties named in the complaint shall have the opportunity to respond in writing within 24 hours after receiving the complaint. The authorized bodies may order a hearing of the parties.

(3) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall establish Rules of Procedure for adjudicating complaints filed with any election commission.

(4) The complaint, which has been filed by an unauthorized person under Article 6.2 of this Law or which has been filed untimely or is incomplete, shall be rejected.

(5) The complaint shall also be rejected if it is impossible to establish who has submitted the complaint. The filed complaint or appeal in the procedure of protection of the electoral right shall not postpone the conduct of election-related activities prescribed by this Law.