Electoral system for the president

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Election Law (2001, last amended 2022) [Unofficial consolidated text], accessed 25 October 2022

Article 8.1 (1) The members of the Presidency of BiH (hereinafter: The Presidency of BiH) directly elected from the territory of the Federation of BiH – one Bosniak and one Croat shall be elected by voters recorded in the Central Voters Register to vote for the Federation of BiH. A voter recorded in the Central Voters Register to vote in the Federation of BiH may vote for either the Bosniak or Croat Member of the Presidency, but not for both. The Bosniak and Croat member that gets the highest number of votes among candidates from the same constituent people shall be elected.

(2) The member of the Presidency of BiH that shall be directly elected from the territory of RS - one Serb shall be elected by voters recorded in the Central Voters Register to vote in the Republika Srpska. Candidate who gets the highest number of votes shall be elected.

(3) The mandate for the members of the Presidency of BiH shall be four (4) years.