In Article 9, paragraph 1, the words: "state secretary" are replaced by the words: "deputy minister", after the words: "director of a state administrative institution, deputy director", the words: "and assistant" are deleted, before the words: "secretary of the Government of the Republic of Croatia", the following word is added: "general", before the words: "secretary of a Ministry", the following word is added: "general", and the words: "deputy county prefect" are replaced by other Croatian words, with no relevance to the English translation.

In paragraph 2, the words: "pursuant to" are replaced by the words: "in accordance with", and after the words: "deemed incompatible", the following word is added: "duty". 

After paragraph 3, a new paragraph 4 is added and reads:

"Voters and political parties may not nominate persons sentenced to an unconditional punishment of incarceration over six months in duration by a court decision in full force and effect if at the moment of the entry into force of the decision to call an election the punishment is being enforced or to be enforced. Voters and political parties may not nominate persons whose rehabilitation terms under a special law have not expired at the moment of the entry into force of the decision to call an election, and who were sentenced by a court decision in full force and effect for any of the following:

1. criminal offences stipulated in Title IX of the Criminal Code (Official Gazette 125/11 and 144/12) against humanity and human dignity:

- genocide, a crime of aggression, a crime against humanity, a war crime, terrorism, terrorist association, torture, slavery,

2. criminal offences stipulated in Title X of the Criminal Code (Official Gazette 125/11 and 144/12) against life and body: aggravated murder,

3. criminal offences stipulated in Title XXVIII of the Criminal Code (Official Gazette 125/11 and 144/12) against official duty: abuse of position and authority."