Bosnia and Herzegovina: Voting Technologies Information Rollout
To facilitate the rollout of new voting technologies for the 2026 general election and support stakeholders in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Civic Hub has convened a group of international and domestic experts who supported the implementation of a successful technology pilot project to discuss progress, identify potential challenges and provide recommendations to stakeholders in a series of roundtables and critical activities in the run up to elections. This initiative will facilitate transparency and information sharing surrounding the technologies which will be used at full scale in the October 4 general election. Intended to support the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in partnership with CEDES Ltd. and in coordination with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in BiH, the project runs from August 15 to November 15, 2026.
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Press Clippings
N1 BiH New day: Is the system ready for October 4?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNw5DmznKQQ
https://n1info.ba/vijesti/novi-dan-da-li-je-sistem-spreman-za-4-oktobar/
Dnevnik 1 BHRT - 12’49”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuWXnBrECQY
How to rebuild trust in elections – Best international practice presented in Sarajevo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmw-JweK-ug
FTV / Federalna.ba CIK BiH & Civic Hub about technology and trust in elections
https://federalna.ba/cik-bih-i-civic-hub-us-o-tehnologiji-i-povjerenju-u-izbore-bxted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Jiqf9xLWo
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Tihana B. Blanc N1 New Day Sep 15,6
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Streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Zm0TJQip4
“The piloting of new technologies was rated as extremely successful at 97.9% of the polling stations observed.” (2024 Pilot)
“As many as 81 percent of BiH citizens (in both RS and FBiH) support the introduction of the new voting technologies.” (2026 Opinion Poll)
Pod Lupom Coalition Activities
Civic Hub, in partnership with the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, organized a roundtable discussion on new voting technologies and best practices for building trust in elections, ahead of the October 4 general election. The roundtable presented practices applied to strengthen trust in results and institutions, and shared the key information voters and electoral stakeholders need ahead of elections. Panelists included representatives from the Central Election Commission, local election commissions in the RS and FBiH, that piloted the new technologies, domestic and international institutions providing support, election observers, and members of the media. You can watch it on CEC’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Zm0TJQip4
To help improve the training of election officials, especially on the installation and handling of the new technology, Civic Hub is helping the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina develop interactive materials and training videos. A step-by-step video showing how to set up biometric authentication devices and scanning machines is under development. These videos will be distributed to polling station operators during training sessions, helping them learn how to set up the new devices and troubleshoot issues the day before and on Election Day.