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Article 2.12
 

A Municipal Election Commission shall consist of between three (3) or five (5) members.

 

The Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall determine the number of the Municipal Election Commission members in accordance with the number of the registered voters and the size of a municipality. 

 

Other criteria may be used by the Election Commission of Bosnia & Herzegovina to determine the number of Municipal Election Commission members.

 

The member of the Municipal Election Commission can be: the president of a regular Court, the Secretary of the Municipal Council/Municipal Assembly, persons professionally employed in Municipal administration and other persons if they meet the conditions established in the Article 2.2 of this Law, and they do not have the obstacles from the Article 2.3 of this Law.

 

The members of the Municipal Election Commission shall be appointed by the Municipal Council/Municipal Assembly, subject to the approval of the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

 

Amongst the members of the Municipal Election Commission from the previous paragraph the Municipal Council/Assembly shall appoint the President, subject to the approval of the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

Members of municipal election commissions shall be entitled to a permanent monthly remuneration. The decision on the amount shall be reached by the municipal council/assembly on yearly basis given that this amount may not be lower than the amount provided for the members of the municipal council/assembly.