(1) The Central Voters Register constitutes the records of citizens of BiH who have the right to vote in accordance with this Law and shall be established, maintained and used for the following purposes: to organize and conduct elections in accordance with law, to conduct referendums, to conduct recalls of elected officials and to elect bodies of the local self-governance in accordance with Law.

(2) The Central Voters Register and excerpts from the Central Voters Register shall be public, which shall be ensured in accordance with the provisions of this Law and the provisions of bylaws adopted by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the aim of ensuring accuracy and overall integrity of the Central Voters’ Register.

(3) The right to get access to the excerpt from the Central Voters Register shall be exercised in accordance with this Law and the Law on Protection of Personal Data (“Official Gazette of BiH”, 49/06, 76/11 and 89/11).

(4) A voter shall exercise the right to get access to his/her personal data recorded in the excerpt from the Central Voters Register through direct access at the website of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina by entering his/her relevant personal data and/or in another appropriate manner determined by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a bylaw.

(5) The public shall exercise the right to get access to the excerpts from the Central Voters Register by getting access to temporary excerpts from the Central Voters Register shared at the website of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina or in another appropriate manner determined by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a bylaw, taking into account the principles of protection of personal data.

(6) The political subjects certified for participation in the elections, and whose candidate lists are certified for participation in the elections in accordance with this Law, shall be provided, at their own request, with an electronic or printed excerpt from the Central Voters’ Register for the level of authority or for the constituency in which they participate in the elections. The excerpt from the Central Voters’ Register contains the last name and first name of the voter, date of birth, the name of one parent of the voter, the name of the municipality or constituency where (for which) the voter is entitled to exercise his/her right to vote, the name and number of the polling station.