SARAJEVO: MPS AND DELEGATES OF PSBIH HOLD MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF CEC BIH

SARAJEVO, DECEMBER 27 (ONASA) – Deputies and delegates of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PSBiH) held a meeting today with the President of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of BiH Suad Arnautović and members of the CEC of BiH Vlado Rogić, Željko Bakalar and Jovan Kalaba at to whom information, opinions and positions were exchanged on the Draft Law on Amendments to the BiH Election Law, which will be considered at the 10th emergency session of the House of Representatives of the PSBiH.
The meeting was convened on the basis of the conclusion adopted at the 14th regular session of the House of Representatives of the PSBiH; by which the president and members of the CEC of BiH are invited to organize a meeting with representatives of all political parties in the PSBiH in order to present proposals for changes to the electoral legislation and proposals for the adoption of the electoral process integrity package (introduction of new technologies into the electoral process), as well as proposals for improving the resolution process election disputes.
During the meeting, which was attended by members of the House of Representatives Jasmin Emrić, Šerif Špago, Safet Kešo, Saša Magazinović, Miroslav Vujičić, Sabina Ćudić, Milan Dunović and Nenad Grković, and representatives of the House of Peoples Zdenko Ćosić, Džemal Smajić and Zlatko Miletić, members of the CEC Bosnia and Herzegovina presented the previous activities related to the changes in the electoral legislation related to the improvement of the integrity of the electoral process and the introduction of new technologies.
Members of the CEC said that, after PSBiH makes a decision on changes to the Election Law of BiH, they are ready to intensify activities on the introduction of new technologies in order to ensure a safer, more efficient and more credible election process. They also said that, after the adoption of amendments to the Election Law of BiH, they planned to implement a pilot project of introducing new technologies at 165 polling stations in 10 municipalities in BiH this year, which would be implemented on a voluntary basis.
Most of the participants assessed the meeting as a useful exchange of opinions, and expressed the need to improve communication between the PSBiH and the CEC of BiH with the aim of searching for the best solutions for improving the electoral process.