(1) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall determine design, content, properties and characteristics of the ballots for direct elections at all levels of authority in BiH.
(2) The ballot shall allow a voter to vote for only one of the following options:
an independent candidate, if there are any; or
a political party, coalition, or independent candidates list, if there are any; or
within the list of candidates of one political party, coalition, or list of independent candidates, the opportunity to mark one or a maximum of three candidates on the one list chosen by the voter. Where a voter has validly marked more than three candidates on one list, the list shall be considered to have received one valid vote for the purpose of allocating the mandates, while the preferential votes shall be considered invalid.
(3) A voter may cast his or her vote only as provided in this Article, which shall be regulated in greater detail in a bylaw adopted by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
