(1) Until otherwise decided by the High Representative or the Parliamentary of BiH pursuant to paragraph seven of this article, a citizen of BiH who is a displaced person and has the right to vote, shall have the right to register and to vote in person or absentee for the municipality in which the person had his or her permanent place of residence according to the last Census conducted by the State of BiH, except in the case where the person can provide proof of a change of his or her permanent residence in accordance with the law, in the period from the last Census conducted by the State of BiH until that person acquired status as a displaced person, or in person for the municipality of his or her current residence, under the condition that he or she became a resident of that municipality at least six (6) months prior to the election day.

(2) A citizen of BiH who is a displaced person and has the right to vote under this article, shall register depending on the voting option this person chooses, for the municipality where he or she had a permanent place of residence according to the last Census conducted by the State of BiH, except in the case where this person can provide proof of a change of his or her permanent residence in accordance with the law, in the period from the last Census conducted by the State of BiH until this person acquired status as a displaced person, or for the municipality where this person has current residence and provides proof that he or she has registered as a current resident at least six (6) months prior to the election day.

(3) The citizen of BiH who is occupying a house or an apartment for which s/he does not have an ownership or occupancy right, while an enforcement document is issued by a competent court or administrative authority on the restitution of a house or an apartment, or CRPC decision , has no right to vote in the place of current domicile, until s/he abandons real-estate property owned by other, and may register to vote only in the municipality where s/he had the permanent residence in accordance to the last Census in BiH.

(4) Current residence, for the purpose of this article, is the municipality where a displaced citizen of BiH has temporary residence, until conditions are met for his or her return to the municipality where he or she had permanent residence according to the last Census conducted by the State of BiH.

(5) Until otherwise decided by the High Representative or the Parliamentary of BiH pursuant to paragraph seven of this article, a citizen of BiH who is a refugee and who has the right to vote shall have the right to register and to vote in person or by mail for the municipality in which the person had his or her permanent place of residence according to the last Census conducted by the State of BiH, except in the case where the person can provide proof of a change of his or her permanent residence in accordance with the law, in the period from the last Census conducted by the State of BiH until that person acquired refugee status.

(6) A citizen of BiH who has refugee status and has the right to vote under this article, shall register for the municipality where he or she had a permanent place of residence according to the last Census conducted by the State of BiH, except in the case where he or she can provide proof of a change of his or her permanent residence in accordance with the law, in the period from the last Census conducted by the State of BiH until that person acquired refugee status.

(7) The special rights to register and to vote provided to displaced persons and refugees in this article shall expire on a day determined by the High Representative. If the High Representative does not so decide before his or her mandate terminates, then the special rights to displaced and refugee voters shall continue until so decided by the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH.

(8) The following factors should be considered before deciding on the expiration of the special rights to vote granted to displaced persons and refugees:

1. Status of implementation of property laws;
2. Number of persons registered as displaced persons;
3. Factors establishing sustainability of return, which include safety of returnees, access to education and services, non-discrimination in employment and labor relations and functioning of the judicial system.