38. Is there a ban on vote buying?

Source: 

Article 7.3, BiH Election Law 2001, consolidated version (with 2024 amendments)

(BS)

(1) Kandidatima i pristalicama političkih stranaka, listi nezavisnih kandidata, listi pripadnika nacionalnih manjina i koalicija, kao i nezavisnim kandidatima i njihovim pristalicama, te zaposlenima ili na drugi način angažovanim u izbornoj administraciji nije dozvoljeno: 1. nositi i pokazivati oružje na političkim skupovima, biračkim mjestima i njihovoj okolini, kao i za vrijeme okupljanja u vezi sa aktivnostima političkih stranaka, koalicija, listi nezavisnih kandidata i nezavisnih kandidata u izbornom procesu; 2. ometati skupove drugih političkih stranaka, koalicija i nezavisnih kandidata, kao i podsticati druge na takve aktivnosti; 3. sprečavati novinare da vrše svoj posao u skladu sa pravilima profesije i izbornim pravilima; 4. obećavati novčane nagrade ili druge materijalne koristi s ciljem dobijanja podrške birača ili prijetnje pristalicama drugih političkih stranaka, koalicija, listi nezavisnih kandidata i nezavisnih kandidata; 5. podsticati na glasanje lice koja nema pravo glasa; 6. podsticati lica da glasaju više puta na istim izborima, ili da glasaju u ime drugog lica; 7. koristiti se govorom mržnje, i/ili objaviti ili upotrebiti slike, simbole, audio i video zapise, SMS poruke, internet komunikacije, društvene mreže i mobilne aplikacije ili druge materijale koji mogu tako djelovati; ili 8) zloupotrijebiti dijete u političke svrhe. (2) Zabranjeno je lažno predstavljanje u ime bilo koje političke stranke, koalicije, liste nezavisnih kandidata ili nezavisnog kandidata kao i zloupotreba zakonskog prava na učešće u radu biračkog odbora ispred jednog političkog subjekta protivno odredbi člana 2.19 ovog zakona i to fiktivnim predstavljanjem u ime političkog subjekta kojem je mjesto u biračkom odboru pripalo sa ciljem pogodavanja drugom političkom subjektu kojem to mjesto u biračkom odboru nije pripalo. Ova zabrana primjenjuje se i na članove biračkog odbora.

(EN)

(1) Candidates and supporters of political parties, lists of independent candidates, lists of members of national minorities and coalitions, as well as independent candidates and their supporters, and persons employed or otherwise engaged in the election administration, are not permitted to: a) Carry or display weapons at political gatherings, polling stations and their surroundings, as well as during gatherings related to the activities of political parties, coalitions, lists of independent candidates and independent candidates in the electoral process; b) Disrupt gatherings of other political parties, coalitions and independent candidates, or incite others to engage in such activities; c) Prevent journalists from performing their work in accordance with professional standards and electoral rules; d) Promise monetary rewards or other material benefits in order to gain voter support, or threaten supporters of other political parties, coalitions, lists of independent candidates and independent candidates; e) Encourage persons who do not have the right to vote to cast a ballot; f) Persuade individuals to vote more than once in the same election, or to vote on behalf of another person; g) Use hate speech and/or publish or use images, symbols, audio and video recordings, SMS messages, internet communications, social networks and mobile applications, or other materials that may have such an effect; or h) Exploit a child for political purposes. (2) It is prohibited to falsely represent any political party, coalition, list of independent candidates or independent candidate, as well as to abuse the legal right to participate in the work of a polling station committee on behalf of a political entity, contrary to the provisions of Article 2.19 of this Law, namely by fictitious representation on behalf of a political entity to which a seat on a polling station committee has been assigned, with the aim of favoring another political entity to which that seat on a polling station committee has not been assigned. This prohibition also applies to members of a polling station committee.

Available at: 

https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/zakoni/Izborni_zakon_BiH.pdf