At today’s session of the Central Constituency, Central Election Commission President Suad Arnautovic said that according to the law, the General Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be called on May 4.
Arnautovic said that because there is still a dilemma in the public whether the General Elections will be called in October this year, it is necessary to say “loud and clear” that the CEC will act in accordance with the provisions of the Election Law.
“One of those legal obligations is that the CEC announces the elections at least 150 days before the election day. We know that the election day is fixed as the first week in October. scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to make a decision on calling the 2022 General Elections, “Arnautovic said.
He added that the dilemma of individuals is whether there will be money to conduct the elections, Klix.ba writes.
“We should remind the public that the provisions of the Election Law prescribe obligatory behavior in connection with the provision of those funds,” Arnautovic said.
He cited the provisions of the Election Law, which states that funds for the elections must be provided within 15 days from the day the CEC made a decision on calling the elections.
“What the CEC and other bodies will do, we will not prejudge, they say it is important for the public to mention that there are also explicit provisions in the BiH Criminal Code that apply to those who prevent voters from exercising their right to vote,” he added.
He pointed out that if the CEC finds that a crime has been committed in the sense that he, as the president of the CEC, will report the same to the competent prosecutor’s office.
