Bosnia and Herzegovina

The joint opinion considers only the amendments to the Election Law and, therefore, must be considered with previous assessments of the Election Law by the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR. Of particular relevance are the Final Report of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission for the 1 October 2006 General Elections (Warsaw, 6 February 2007), Venice Commission Opinion on Different Proposals for the Election of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Strasbourg, 20 March 2006) (CDL-AD(2006)004), OSCE/ODIHR Assessment of the Election Law for the 5 October 2002 Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Warsaw, 25 July 2002), and Venice Commission Opinion on the Electoral Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Strasbourg, 24 October 2001) (CDL-INF(2001)21). These documents contain important suggestions on how to improve the Election Law in order to maintain a legal framework for elections consistent with international standards.