(1) After the establishment and announcement of the election results by the Central Election Commission of BiH, a Municipal Election Commission, a certified political party, coalition, list of independent candidates, or independent candidate may request that a recount ofballots be conducted bythe Central Election Commission of BiH in specified constituencies in which the political party, coalition, list of independent candidates, or independent candidate stood for election. An accredited observer may request that a recount of ballots be conducted by the Central Election Commission of BiH in a Polling Station at which the observer observed. A certified political party, coalition, list of independent candidates, independent candidate, or observer may also request that a recount of ballots be conducted by the Central Election Commission of BiH of absentee ballots, ballots cast outside BiH or tendered/enveloped ballots.

(2) A group of 50 or more voters who voted at the same Polling Station may request that a recount of ballots be conducted by the Central Election Commission of BiH in the Polling Station at which they voted.

(3) A Municipal Election Commission may request that a recount of ballots be conducted by the Central Election Commission of BiH in a Polling Station in its municipality.

(4) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall consider a request for recount if the request meets each of the following requirements:

1. the request is in writing and signed by the accredited observer, group of 50 or more voters who voted at the same Polling Station, independent candidate, president of the political party, leaders of the list of independent candidates, any of the presidents of political parties which formed a coalition or Municipal Election Commission;


2. the request states with specificitythe facts which justifya recount, including the specific articles of this law which were disregarded or violated;


3. the request states with specificity the approximate number of ballots believed to have been affected;


4. the request states how the results would have been affected by the violation of this law, and


5. the request is presented to the Central Election Commission of BiH within 72 hours of the date the Central Election Commission of BiH announced the established election results.

(5) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall order a recount if it is established that the number of ballots exceeds the number of voters who have voted at the Polling Station by more than 2%.

(6) The Central Election Commission of BiH shall order a recount if it is established that this law was violated and the violation affected the allocation of mandates.

(7) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina may ex officio order a recount even if no request for the recount has been made under paragraph (1) of this Article, notwithstanding the requirements specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6)  ofthis Article.