CEC BIH: ELECTION CAMPAIGN – EARLY ELECTIONS FOR MAYOR OF MUNICIPALITY OF STARI GRAD SARAJEVO

SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 16 (ONASA) – In accordance with the Instruction on the deadlines for election activities for the holding of early elections for the mayor of Stari Grad Sarajevo, the election campaign began on Saturday, October 14, 2023. and lasts until October 28, 2023. until 7:00 when the election silence begins. Electoral silence lasts until the polling stations are closed, i.e. until October 29, 2023. until 19:00.
“Election campaign” means actions and procedures in the established period in which the political entity introduces voters and the public with its program and candidates for the upcoming elections in a manner established by law.
The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina calls on political parties, candidates and their supporters to adhere to the rules of conduct in the election campaign prescribed in Chapter 7 and Chapter 16 of the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the media to respect the provisions of Chapter 16 of the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the deadlines prescribed by the Instruction on Deadlines election activities for the holding of early elections for the mayor of Stari Grad Sarajevo Municipality.
In accordance with the Decision on concluding and confirming the number of registered voters in the Central Voter List for early elections for the mayor of Stari Grad Sarajevo, which was adopted by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 66th session held on 11 October 2023. in the Central voter register, including data as of October 9, 2023. at 24:00 hours, a total of 36,195 voters were registered for early elections, namely 35,601 regular, 8 in person and 586 voters registered to vote by mail.
It is estimated that the costs from the competence of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the early elections in the Municipality of Stari Grad Sarajevo will cost 89,500 BAM, while the municipality will have additional costs for the payment of fees to the members of the electoral committees and other minor expenses, so that the total costs for the implementation of these early elections will know after the election is done.
We remind you that the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina certified the candidacies of Irfan Čengić (SDP-Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Dženan Selimbegović (SDA-Party of Democratic Action) for participation in the early elections for the Mayor of Stari Grad Sarajevo.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 15.10 of the Election Law of BiH, the maximum amount of funds that a political entity can spend to finance the election campaign in the early elections for the mayor of the Municipality of Stari Grad Sarajevo is 10,858.50 BAM.
Early elections for the mayor of Stari Grad Sarajevo Municipality will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2023.