The Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina is an independent body, which derives its authority from and reports directly to, the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Commission shall:
co-ordinate, oversee and regulate the lawful operation of all election commissions and Polling Station Committees in accordance with this law;
issue administrative Regulations for the implementation of this law;
propose a budget for the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Secretariat and report on its spending;
be responsible for establishment, accuracy and maintenance of the Central Voters Register for the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
certify the participation of political parties, coalitions, lists of independent candidates and independent candidates for all levels of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
verify and certify the lists of candidates for all levels of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
be responsible for the timely printing, distribution and security of ballots and forms for all levels of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
define the contents and the form of the ballot for all levels of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
verify, certify and publish election results for all levels of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
issue certificates to persons who receive mandates;
notify an election commission or Polling Station Committee that it does not comply with or violates a provision of this law and order the remedial action required to be taken by the competent body;
publicize all Rules of Procedure, Regulations and election results, voter information and all other information necessary for the implementation of this law and all electoral laws, in the Official Gazettes and the media, both inside and outside Bosnia and Herzegovina as appropriate;
conduct all election activities for the elections for the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the members of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
review the termination of a mandate of an elected official by the competent body of authority at all levels in order to ensure that the elected official’s mandate was terminated in accordance with law and in the case where a member resigns that it is of his or her own volition;
report annually to the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the state of electoral administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the implementation of this law and any proposed amendments to this law; and
