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Article 2.05
 

Except in the case regulated by Article 19.1 of this law, the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of seven (7) members: two (2) Croats, two (2) Bosniacs, two (2) Serbs, and one (1) other member.

The nominees for the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be jointly nominated by the members of the Ad hoc Commission for Selection and Nomination. The Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina nominees shall be legal experts with experience in the administration of elections and/or electoral experts.

 

Ad hoc Commission for Selection and Nomination shall have seven members out of whom two shall be appointed by the President of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council from amongst members of the Council, three members shall be appointed by the Administrative Commission of the House of Representatives of Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina from amongst members of the Commission and two shall be appointed by the President of the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina from amongst members of the Election Commission of Bosnian Herzegovina.

 

The constituent peoples, two Bosniaks, two Serbs, two Croats and one from amongst the others must be represented in the Ad hoc Commission for Selection and Nomination.

 

Ad hoc Commission for Selection and Nomination shall meet in its full composition for the purpose of decision making on issues of appointments regulated by this Law. In accordance with the provisions of this Law, the announcement and nomination procedure shall follow the Rules of Procedures established by the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A decision on the appointment of nominees for the election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be made by two third (2/3) majority votes.

 

In accordance with its procedures, the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall elect members of the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the list of nominees. If this list is not submitted to the House of Representatives thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the mandates of the members of the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, then the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall nominate and elect the members of the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

In the event a member of the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot perform his/her duties as established in Article 2.15 of this law the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall notify the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall in this case appoint a new member who is of the same Constituent Peoples including others as the previous member. A new member shall be appointed from the list of nominees submitted by the Ad hoc Commission for Selection and Nomination.