Central Election Commission of BiH issues fines for campaign violations

The Central Election Commission (CIK) of Bosnia and Herzegovina has issued several fines to political entities and candidates for election law violations. The movement ‘Sigurna Srpska’ (PSS) was fined a total of 15,000 KM for the misuse of children in political purposes and conducting an early election campaign. Specific candidates within the party, including Adrijana Basara, Mirna Savić Banjac, Tanja Palačković, and Draško Stanivuković, also received individual fines related to these violations.

Other penalties included 4,000 KM fines for the NiP party due to an early campaign, and 4,000 KM fines for both the ‘Snaga naroda – Ramo Isak’ party and its candidate Edin Kajević for the misuse of children in political content.

In administrative updates, the CIK increased compensation for election board operators to 310 KM and selected a group of bidders, including Smartmatic BiH and Smartmatic International, for a contract valued at 102,558 KM (excluding VAT) to handle the printing and packaging of candidate lists. CIK President Jovan Kalaba confirmed that all scanners have arrived in the country, with the delivery of devices and ballots to local election commissions scheduled to begin on Sunday, September 27.