Member of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Irena Hadžiabdić, who voted this morning, said that the introduction of specific election technologies is a completely new process for both voters and the election administration.
“It started anyway. We waited in line for a while, but it is common for us to wait from 10 to 40 minutes at the opening, even when there are no new technologies. Today we are testing something that will be the future of the electoral process, so we all have to be patient, because the benefits are many,” said Hadžiabdić.
She added that the CEC of Bosnia and Herzegovina was guided by only one goal, which is to create a system as reliable as possible in which the voters will trust again.
She asked voters to be patient.
“Otherwise, we have the usual delays in the opening of polling stations due to the late arrival of the members of the polling boards, or someone does not come and we have to wait, and then there is an unnecessary crowd right at seven o’clock,” she stated.
Asked whether polling stations can be expected to be closed at 7 p.m., she replied that there would probably be an extension for as long as the opening was delayed, adding that she hoped it would not be a significant extension.
“Regardless, the results will start arriving immediately after polling closes, and the Central Election Commission will start announcing them at 8 p.m.,” said Hadžiabdić.
A member of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Suad Arnautović, after voting at his polling station, stated that the procedure was mostly orderly.
“When I say orderly, I mean that in some parts, especially older people, they wait a bit for certain instructions. Basically, I turned on the stopwatch and my complete, with one stoppage, process took four minutes. There is no crowd at this polling station. Either we are all happy or the committee is well trained,” said Arnautović, adding that voting works at that polling station.
As for other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he stated that they have certain minor delays that they are solving as they go.
He invited all voters, that is, all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the right to vote, to come out and exercise their right to vote today, Fena writes.
