She said GONG had objections about several aspects of the law on local elections which it maintains are not in line with the Constitution. She appealed to the legislator to consider them so that the spring local elections were held in accordance with the Constitution.
Jasic said separate lists for ethnic minorities were not in line with the Constitution nor was the choice given to ethnic minority voters whether to vote for general or separate lists.
She also said that although the Constitution stipulates equal voting rights, if minority representation is not achieved in regular local elections, additional elections are held for the same body, which Jasic said meant that some citizens voted for the same body twice.
She also said that although amendments to the law on local elections stipulated that ethnic minority associations could propose candidates for representatives in ethnic minority councils, alongside political parties and independent slates, the law was clear on how to run in the election only for political parties and independent slates.
As for other objections, Jasic mentioned the impossibility to complain to the Constitutional Court about vague or illogical aspects of the law on local elections because complaints could be lodged only about aspects which clashed with the Constitution.
GONG also maintains that the financing of campaigns for local elections has not been regulated, and is concerned about regulations on the media coverage of the campaigns.