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Article 19
 

(1) A fine in the amount between BAM 600 and BAM 3.000 shall be imposed for a violation on those employed or hired in the election administration, if : 





  1. if he/she participates in the decision which may raise doubt as to his/her ability to act impartially (Article 2.1); 






  1. if he/she fails todesignate polling stations in the territory of the municipality for voting at all levels of authorities in BiH (Article 2.13 item 2.); 








  1. if he/she fails toprovide the polling materials for voting at all levels of the elections in BiH (Article 2.13 item 4.); 






  1. if he/she fails to notify voters of all information necessary for the administration of elections in line with the regulations of the Central Election Commission of BiH (Article 2.13 item 5.); 






  1. if he/she conducts the counting of ballots at polling stations and in municipal counting centers in an inappropriate manner (Article 2.13 item 7.); 






  1. if he/she appoints the president and members of polling stations and their deputies in contravention to Article 2.19 paragraph (3); 






  1. if he/she acts in breach of the prohibition referred to in Article 2.19, paragraph (13); 








  1. if he/she fails to update data in line with the changes in the number of voters and regulations of the BiH Central Election Commission of BiH [Article 3.8, paragraph (3) item b)]; 






  1. if he/she fails toprovide access to the excerpt from the Central Voters Register in the territory of its municipality [Article 3.8, paragraph (3) item c)]; 






  1. if he/she fails toprovide data for the Central Voters List as stipulated by the regulations of the Central Election Commission of BiH [Article 3.8, paragraph (3) item d)]; 






  1. if he/she fails to keep the records of requests and appeals and fails to keep the supporting documentation [Article 3.8 paragraph (4)]; 






  1. if he/she designates the polling stations contrary to Article 5.1, paragraph (3); 








  1. if he/she fails toprovide the polling material for voting [Article 5.3, paragraph (3)]; 






  1. if he/she is not present during the entire process of voting without justified cause (Article 5.5); 






  1. if he/she fails to assign duties to the members of the Polling Station Committee [Article 5.6, paragraph (2)]; 






  1. if the Poll Book on the operation of the polling committee does not contain the information stipulated by this law (Article 5.7); 






  1. if he/she fails to explain to the voters the manner of voting and fails to secure secrecy of the voting [Article 5.11, paragraph (1)]; 








  1. if he/she fails to verify the identity of the voter and his/her signature in the excerpt from the Central Voters Register in accordance with this Law (Article 5.13); 






  1. if he/she issues ballot(s) contrary to the regulations governing the issuance of ballot (Article 5.13); 






  1. if he/she helps individuals with voting in the manner which is not in accordance with this Law [Article 5.19, paragraph (2)]; 






  1. if the forms have been filled contrary to Article 5.25; or 






  1. if the data of the consolidated summary of voting results for the municipality are not in accordance with Article 5.27. 




(2) For the violations referred to in paragraph (1), items 1, 7, and 13 to 21 of this Article, the members of the Polling Station Committee shall be fined in an amount ranging from BAM 600 and BAM 3.000. 


(3) For the violations referred to in paragraph (1), items 1, 7, and 14 to 21 of this Article, the political subject on whose behalf the member of the Polling Station Committee has been appointed shall be fined in an amount ranging between BAM 3.000and BAM 10.000.