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Article 3.01
 

A citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, aged eighteen (18) or older, exercises his or her right to vote based on his or her registration into the Central Voters Register.   Each person shall apply for registration personally.  No person may apply for registration on behalf of another person.

 

            The Central Voters Register shall not contain the name of a person who under a valid decision of a competent authority has been deprived of his or her ability to engage in business activities, and names of persons whose BiH citizenship has expired according to law.

 

            The deletion of data from the Central Voters Register shall be carried out within the scope of competence of the Election Commission of BiH.

 

            The Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall keep and manage the Central Voters Register for the entire territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

The Central Voters Register shall include the names and information about all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who have the right to vote and who have registered to vote. From the data contained in the Central Voters Register, a Municipal Voters Register shall be established for each municipality which contains the names and information about all voters who have registered to vote in person or by absentee ballot for that municipality.

 

            The Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina may define Voters Registers for other electoral units for which specific elections are conducted, based on the data contained in the Central Voters Register.

 

            The competent municipal body shall be responsible for the proper registration of voters residing within the territory of that municipality, and the accuracy and validity of data provided for additions to, changes and deletions from the Central Voters Register.  

 

            The Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be responsible for the registration of voters residing outside the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the accuracy and validity of data provided for additions to, changes and deletions from the Central Voters Register.

 

            The Central Voters Register, Municipal Voters Registers shall be public documents.