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Yet, the term national minority is used in the context of local elections under Chapter 13A, Participation of Members of National minorities in the Elections for Municipality Level. In this part of the law, the affirmative action electoral rules are more obvious. The legislator states that members of all national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina shall have the right to elect their representatives in Municipal Councils/Municipal Assemblies. To achieve this in Article 13.14 it is stipulated that members of all national minorities which make up to 3% of the total population of a municipality shall be guaranteed at least one seat in a Municipal Council/Municipal Assembly.