Open letter to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in BiH
Many Bosnian citizens in the US have not received their voting forms
Honorable Ambassador Douglas Davidson, Head of Mission
OSCE in BiH
Fra Andela Zvizdovica 1A
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Suad Arnautović, President of the Central Election Commission of BiH
Mrs. Božica Ban, Secretary General of the Central Election Commission of BiH
CEC of BiH
Mula Mustafe Bešeskije 6, 71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dear Ambassador Davidson and Dr. Arnautović,
Congress of North America Bosniaks (CNAB), an umbrella organization representing American and Canadian Bosniaks, is bringing to your attention serious issues about the forthcoming local elections in BiH. Many Bosnian American citizens have complained that they have not received their voting papers, even though they have registered to vote. This is a serious breach of election law in Bosnia and is a repeat of previous years’ failure to provide adequate documentation to Bosnian citizens who live abroad.
Many of those who have registered were expelled during the war by the aggression and ethnic cleansing policies of the “Republika Srpska†entity. This is a just a continuation of the policy of creating ethnically clean areas. CNAB requests an immediate inquiry into why many of those who have sent in their documents from the United States have not received their voting paperwork.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
On behalf of the CNAB
President of the Board of Directors
Emir Ramic