Article 43 of the amendments introduces a new Article 5.29a, which requires the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to publish preliminary, unofficial and incomplete results of elections for each level of authority. Results are to be published at 00:00 hours on the first Sunday in October; twice during the next 24 hours; every 24 hours during the next five days; and in the days following every 48 hours until the final, official and complete results of the elections are published. This amendment should increase transparency and trust in the election results. However, greater trust and transparency could result if the new Article 5.29a specifically required that “publication” of this information include posting at the website of the Commission. It is recommended that this requirement is included in Article 5.29a and the Commission publish all protocols on its website as soon as they are electronically documented.
