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Hungary

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Boundary Delimitation

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies

Question:	Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	Single-member and district constituencies of the election of Members of Parliament
Source:	Cabinet Council Decree (2/1990. (I.11.) on establishment of single-member and district constituencies of the election of members of Parliament
Verified:	2002/07/05

BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries

Question:	On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s):	a. "Equality" of population d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
Comments:	d)Those are based on the minority, religion, historic, geographical or other local characteristics.
Source:	Act C/1997 on the electoral procedure.
Verified:	2002/07/05

BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries

Question:	The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s):	b. Legislature (2nd chamber)
Comments:
Source:	Based on Act C/1997 art 152 and Act XXXIV/1989 art 50(2) the goverment is entitled to draw the constituencies. The Decree of The Government 2/1990.
Verified:	2002/07/05

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Electoral Systems

ES001

Head of State

Question:	How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):	d. Indirectly elected by legislature
Comments:
Source:	Constitution Art. 29/a
Verified:	2002/07/05

ES002

Head of Government

Question:	How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:	c. Indirectly elected by legislature/chosen by parliament
Comments:	The Head of Government is elected by the Parliament on the initiative of the Head of State, by the majority of the representatives votes.
Source:	Constitution Art 33, paragraph(3).
Verified:	2002/07/05

ES003

President

Question:	Does the country have a president?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:
Source:	András Vincze, Ministry of Interior, central data processing, registration and election office, indep(a)konyv.kozig.b-m.hu
Verified:	2002/07/05

ES004

Number of Chambers

Question:	The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:	a. One chamber
Comments:
Source:	András Vincze, Ministry of Interior, central data processing, registration and election office, indep(a)konyv.kozig.b-m.hu
Verified:	2002/07/05

ES005

Electoral System (Chamber 1)

Question:	What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):	e. Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies)
Comments:
Source:	Act XXXIV/1989
Verified:	2004/07/13

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Legislative Framework

LF001

Status of Electoral Law

Question:	What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s):	a. Part of Constitution b. Separate legislation c. Decree d. Regulations or administrative rules
Comments:	The basic principles and regulations are found in the Constitution, the law on the election of deputies to National Assembly and the Law on the electoral proceedings are acts of the legislation. Some technical question is regulated by decrees and administrative measures.
Source:	Constitution, Act C/1997 and Act XXXIV/1989.
Verified:	2002/07/05

LF003

Electoral Law covers

Question:	The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s):	a. National elections b. Regional elections c. Local elections d. Referendums e. Other
Comments:	e) Election of the local governments of national minorities.
Source:	C/1997 art 1.
Verified:	2002/07/05

LF004

Compulsory/voluntary voting

Question:	Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s):	a. Voting is voluntary
Comments:	"Exercise of the right to vote shall be optional"
Source:	Act No. XXXIV/1989 and Act C/1997 art 3, subparagraph b.
Verified:	2002/07/05

LF007

Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)

Question:	What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s):	b. EMB
Comments:	Comments: The members of the election committees: 1) elected members 2) charged/delegated members of candidates. (Rights and obligations of elected and charged members are the same.)
Source:	Act C/1997 Art 80.
Verified:	2002/05/23

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Electoral Management

EM001

Please provide the following contact information for the national electoral management body:

Name of Institution: Ministry of Interior - National Election Office
                     National Electoral Committee
Website Address: www.election.hu
                 www.registrationshu.org

Source

Verified

2009/11/04

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EM002

Responsibility of national EMB

Question:	Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s):	a. National level b. Regional level c. Local level d. Other kinds of elections (church, union, etc.) Please specify.
Comments:	d) The election of the local governments of national minorities.
Source:	András Vincze, Ministry of Interior, central data processing, registration and election office, indep(a)konyv.kozig.b-m.hu
Verified:	2008/01/21

EM004

EMB budget determined by

Question:	The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):	c. The legislature
Comments:	The National Electoral Committee does not have a budget of their own. The personal and objective expenses are ensured by the Central Registration and Election Office.
Source:	András Vincze, Ministry of Interior, central data processing, registration and election office, indep(a)konyv.kozig.b-m.hu
Verified:	2008/01/21

EM005

EMB expenditures controlled by

Question:	The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):	g. Other
Comments:	As it does not have an own budget, the expenses are not being controlled directly.
Source:	András Vincze, Ministry of Interior, central data processing, registration and election office, indep(a)konyv.kozig.b-m.hu
Verified:	2008/01/21

EM006

Term of EMB members

Question:	The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:	b. For a specified number of years
Comments:	For a term of 4 years.
Source:	Act C/1997
Verified:	2002/05/23

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Voter Education

VE001

Information campaigns performed by

Question:	Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
Answer(s):	d. National Government g. NGOs/ Civic Organizations
Comments:	d) Electoral offices are authorities carrying out state tasks in connection with party-independent information of voters, publish an election bill about the day of the election, inform about voting, nominating and number of proposals needed for a valid candidature. The electoral officiers are not the members of electoral commissions, they are administrative agencies of the Government. Electoral commissions are independent from these agencies.
Source:	Act C/1997 on electoral procedure.
Verified:	2002/07/05

VE002

Frequency of voter education programs

Question:	At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Answer:	b. Election time only
Comments:	Primary during election campaign, Foundation for Electionsâ education system for the preparation of the first time voters by facultative program
Source:	Source Info: András Vincze, Ministry of Interior, central data processing, registration and election office, indep(a)konyv.kozig.b-m.hu
Verified:	2002/05/23

VE003

National civic education

Question:	Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
Answer(s):	h. Yes, conducted by NGOs/ Civic Organizations
Comments:	In the year of 2002 the Open Society Institue made a poster/media campaign about the role of the elections.
Source:
Verified:	2002/05/23

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Voter Registration

VR001

Voting age

Question:	What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer:	c. 18
Comments:
Source:	Constitution and Act XXXIV/1989.
Verified:	2002/07/05

VR002

Other voting requirements

Question:	Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s):	a. Citizenship
Comments:
Source:	Act XXXIV/1989.
Verified:	2002/07/05

VR004

Body responsible for voter registration

Question:	Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer:	a. Central Government Department (specify)
Comments:	The local offices of The Central Data Processing, Registration and Election Office are responsible for registration. This Office is created by and within the authority of the Minister of Interior.
Source:	Act C. of 1997, art 12.
Verified:	2002/07/05

VR008

Compulsory voter registration

Question:	Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:
Source:	Act C/1997, Chapter IV.
Verified:	2002/07/05

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Voting Operations

VO003

Electors vote at

Question:	Where can electors vote?
Answer(s):	a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections e. At mobile polling stations
Comments:	e) Mobile ballot-boxes for disabled and ill persons by request. By certification in other places than where the voter has his/her place of residence.
Source:	Act C. of 1997.
Verified:	2002/07/05

VO004

Voting outside the country is permitted for

Question:	Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s):	a. Outside the country voting is not permitted
Comments:
Source:	Constituion and Act C. of 1997.
Verified:	2002/07/05

VO005

Locations for voting outside of the country

Question:	If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s):	g. No information available
Comments:	Voting outside the country is not permitted.
Source:	András Vincze, Ministry of Interior, central data processing, registration and election office, indep(a)konyv.kozig.b-m.hu
Verified:	2002/07/05

VO011

Voting method

Question:	How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s):	a. Manually marking of ballots
Comments:
Source:	Act C. of 1997.
Verified:	2002/05/23

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Parties and Candidates

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)

Question:	What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):	a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)
Comments:	There are three elements of the election system: national list, territorial list and single-member constituencies. To be a candidate in a single member constituency 750 signatures are required. Only those parties are entitled to territorial list which in this territory have candidates. The party has to have 25% but at least 2 candidates of the eligible deputies of this territory. Only those parties are entitled to a national list which have at least 7 territorial lists.
Source:	Act XXXIV/1989
Verified:	2002/07/05

PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)

Question:	What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):	a. Age b. Citizenship d. Residence f. Registration
Comments:
Source:	Act XXXIV/1989, art 3.
Verified:	2002/07/05

PC008

Independent candidates

Question:	Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):	e. In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments:
Source:	Constitution Art 29/A, Act XXXIV/1989
Verified:	2002/05/23

PC012

Public funding of parties

Question:	Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):	b. Direct c. Indirect
Comments:
Source:	Act XXXIII/1989 on the political parties, Chapter IV. Act I/1996 on the media.
Verified:	2002/07/05

PC015

Basis of public funding

Question:	What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):	a. Equal funding, regardless of size and previous performance c. Based on current legislative representation d. Based on number of candidates put forward in present election
Comments:	25 % to the political parties, which have deputies in the Parliament regardless of size. 75 % to all parties based on the result of previous elections.
Source:	Act XXXIII/1989 art 5.
Verified:	2002/07/05

PC017

Private funding of parties

Question:	Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	Private funding means: 1) financial contribution of private company 2) by testament 3) limited economy activity of the party 4) company founded by the party
Source:	Act XXXIII/1989 Art 4
Verified:	2002/05/24

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Vote Counting

VC004

Voters are sorted/counted at

Question:	Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Answer:	a. The polling stations
Comments:
Source:	Act C. of 1997. 72.
Verified:	2009/11/04

VC011

Conditions for recount

Question:	Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s):	c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions d. By request f. Other
Comments:	d)A recount may be ordered in a legal remedy process. c)Ballots are automatically recounted if the difference between the winner and the second best candidate is within 1 %.
Source:	Act C. of 1997.
Verified:	2009/11/04

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Media and Elections

ME037

Parties receive free broadcast time based on

Question:	What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties?
Answer(s):	a. Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance
Comments:	a) Applies to free broadcast time. At the election of members of Parliament: Act C of 1997 on Electoral Procedure: § 93 (1) National public service program providers shall publish the political advertisements of nominating organisations putting forward national lists, regional public service program providers shall publish the political advertisements of nominating organisations putting forward regional lists in their region of reception, local public service program providers shall publish the political advertisements of candidates announcing themselves in single mandate constituencies in their region of reception from the 18th day preceding the elections the latest until the 3rd day before the elections, at least once, free of charge. (2) On the last day of the election campaign the program providers defined in paragraph (1) shall publish the political advertisements produced by nominating organisations and candidates pursuant to the provisions set forth in paragraph (1), free of charge. At the election of members of the European Parliament: Act C of 1997 on Electoral Procedure: § 99/A. The provisions § 93 shall be properly applied in the election of the Members of the European Parliament, providing that national program providers shall publish the political advertisements of nominating organisations setting up a list at least three times free of charge. At the election of the members and mayors of local governments: Act C of 1997 on Electoral Procedure: § 106 (1) Local public service broadcasters shall at least once, free of charge publish the political advertisements of nominating organisations, and candidates for mayor in proportion to the nomination or the setting up of lists, from the 15th day before voting to the 3rd before voting. All of the independent candidates are entitled to this right jointly, in proportion to their nomination. (2) On the last day of the election campaign, national program providers shall publish the summary of the eight nominating organisations that have put forward the most candidates for representative and mayor in terms of nationwide aggregation. Joint candidates and lists shall be taken into consideration in proportion to nomination.
Source:	International IDEA (2003) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns". See various legislation above.
Verified:	2007/01/29

ME059

Existence of televised debates

Question:	Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
Answer(s):	b. Yes, in legislative elections
Comments:	Unregulated. It is the participants and the editors of the discussion who lay down the rules.
Source:	Tamás Mucsi, The Central Data Processing, Registration and Election Office
Verified:	2007/01/29

ME062

ME080

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Direct Democracy

DD002

Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	C:26 "(6) The President of the Republic shall ratify the law subject to national referendum if such law is confirmed by the national referendum." C:28/C "(1) A national referendum may be held for reaching a decision or for an expression of opinion. Carrying out a national referendum may be mandatory or may be the result of the consideration of a matter. (2) A national referendum shall be held if so initiated by at least 200,000 voting citizens. (3) If a national referendum is mandatory, the result of the successfully held national referendum shall be binding for the Parliament. (4) Based on its consideration, the Parliament may order a national referendum upon the initiative by the President of the Republic, the Government, by one-third of Members of the Parliament or by 100,000 voting citizens. (5) National referendum may not be held on the following subjects: a) on laws on the central budget, the execution of the central budget, taxes to the central government and duties, customs tariffs, and on the central government conditions for local taxes, b) obligations set forth in valid international treaties and on the contents of laws prescribing such obligations, c) the provisions of the Constitution on national referenda and popular initiatives, d) personnel and restructuring (reorganization, termination) matters falling under Parliamentary jurisdiction, e) dissolution of the Parliament, f) the Government's program, g) declaration of a state of war, a state of emergency or a state of national crisis, h) use of the Hungarian Armed Forces abroad or within the country, i) dissolution of the representative body of local governments, j) amnesty. (6) A national ratification referendum shall be considered successful if more than half of the votes of the citizens voting are valid, but at least more than one-quarter of all eligible voters have given the same answer in the referendum. C:28/D "At least 50,000 voting citizens are required for a national popular initiative. A national popular initiative may be for the purpose of forcing the Parliament to place a subject under its jurisdiction on the agenda. The Parliament shall debate the subject defined by the national popular initiative." C:28/E "In order to call a national referendum, signatures may be collected for a period of four months in the case of a civic initiative, and for a period of two months in the case of a national popular initiative." C:44 "(1) Eligible voters exercise the right to local government through the representative body that they elect and by way of local referendum."
Source:	The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary, art. 26, 28/C-E and 44 Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm
Verified:	2006/12/01

DD003

Mandatory referendums (national level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	C:26 "(6) The President of the Republic shall ratify the law subject to national referendum if such law is confirmed by the national referendum." C:28/C "(1) A national referendum may be held for reaching a decision or for an expression of opinion. Carrying out a national referendum may be mandatory or may be the result of the consideration of a matter. (2) A national referendum shall be held if so initiated by at least 200,000 voting citizens. (3) If a national referendum is mandatory, the result of the successfully held national referendum shall be binding for the Parliament. (4) Based on its consideration, the Parliament may order a national referendum upon the initiative by the President of the Republic, the Government, by one-third of Members of the Parliament or by 100,000 voting citizens. (5) National referendum may not be held on the following subjects: a) on laws on the central budget, the execution of the central budget, taxes to the central government and duties, customs tariffs, and on the central government conditions for local taxes, b) obligations set forth in valid international treaties and on the contents of laws prescribing such obligations, c) the provisions of the Constitution on national referenda and popular initiatives, d) personnel and restructuring (reorganization, termination) matters falling under Parliamentary jurisdiction, e) dissolution of the Parliament, f) the Government's program, g) declaration of a state of war, a state of emergency or a state of national crisis, h) use of the Hungarian Armed Forces abroad or within the country, i) dissolution of the representative body of local governments, j) amnesty. (6) A national ratification referendum shall be considered successful if more than half of the votes of the citizens voting are valid, but at least more than one-quarter of all eligible voters have given the same answer in the referendum. C:28/D "At least 50,000 voting citizens are required for a national popular initiative. A national popular initiative may be for the purpose of forcing the Parliament to place a subject under its jurisdiction on the agenda. The Parliament shall debate the subject defined by the national popular initiative."
Source:	The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary, art. 26 and 28/C-D Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm
Verified:	2006/12/01

DD004

Optional referendums (national level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	C:26 "(6) The President of the Republic shall ratify the law subject to national referendum if such law is confirmed by the national referendum." C:28/C "(1) A national referendum may be held for reaching a decision or for an expression of opinion. Carrying out a national referendum may be mandatory or may be the result of the consideration of a matter. (2) A national referendum shall be held if so initiated by at least 200,000 voting citizens. (3) If a national referendum is mandatory, the result of the successfully held national referendum shall be binding for the Parliament. (4) Based on its consideration, the Parliament may order a national referendum upon the initiative by the President of the Republic, the Government, by one-third of Members of the Parliament or by 100,000 voting citizens. (5) National referendum may not be held on the following subjects: a) on laws on the central budget, the execution of the central budget, taxes to the central government and duties, customs tariffs, and on the central government conditions for local taxes, b) obligations set forth in valid international treaties and on the contents of laws prescribing such obligations, c) the provisions of the Constitution on national referenda and popular initiatives, d) personnel and restructuring (reorganization, termination) matters falling under Parliamentary jurisdiction, e) dissolution of the Parliament, f) the Government's program, g) declaration of a state of war, a state of emergency or a state of national crisis, h) use of the Hungarian Armed Forces abroad or within the country, i) dissolution of the representative body of local governments, j) amnesty. (6) A national ratification referendum shall be considered successful if more than half of the votes of the citizens voting are valid, but at least more than one-quarter of all eligible voters have given the same answer in the referendum. C:28/D "At least 50,000 voting citizens are required for a national popular initiative. A national popular initiative may be for the purpose of forcing the Parliament to place a subject under its jurisdiction on the agenda. The Parliament shall debate the subject defined by the national popular initiative." C:28/E "In order to call a national referendum, signatures may be collected for a period of four months in the case of a civic initiative, and for a period of two months in the case of a national popular initiative."
Source:	The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary, art. 26 and 28/C-E Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm
Verified:	2006/12/01

DD005

Citizens' Initiatives (national level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	C:26 "(6) The President of the Republic shall ratify the law subject to national referendum if such law is confirmed by the national referendum." C:28/C "(1) A national referendum may be held for reaching a decision or for an expression of opinion. Carrying out a national referendum may be mandatory or may be the result of the consideration of a matter. (2) A national referendum shall be held if so initiated by at least 200,000 voting citizens. (3) If a national referendum is mandatory, the result of the successfully held national referendum shall be binding for the Parliament. (4) Based on its consideration, the Parliament may order a national referendum upon the initiative by the President of the Republic, the Government, by one-third of Members of the Parliament or by 100,000 voting citizens. (5) National referendum may not be held on the following subjects: a) on laws on the central budget, the execution of the central budget, taxes to the central government and duties, customs tariffs, and on the central government conditions for local taxes, b) obligations set forth in valid international treaties and on the contents of laws prescribing such obligations, c) the provisions of the Constitution on national referenda and popular initiatives, d) personnel and restructuring (reorganization, termination) matters falling under Parliamentary jurisdiction, e) dissolution of the Parliament, f) the Government's program, g) declaration of a state of war, a state of emergency or a state of national crisis, h) use of the Hungarian Armed Forces abroad or within the country, i) dissolution of the representative body of local governments, j) amnesty. (6) A national ratification referendum shall be considered successful if more than half of the votes of the citizens voting are valid, but at least more than one-quarter of all eligible voters have given the same answer in the referendum. C:28/D "At least 50,000 voting citizens are required for a national popular initiative. A national popular initiative may be for the purpose of forcing the Parliament to place a subject under its jurisdiction on the agenda. The Parliament shall debate the subject defined by the national popular initiative." C:28/E "In order to call a national referendum, signatures may be collected for a period of four months in the case of a civic initiative, and for a period of two months in the case of a national popular initiative."
Source:	The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary, art. 26 and 28/C-E Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm
Verified:	2006/12/01

DD006

Agenda Initiatives (national level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	C:28/C "(1) A national referendum may be held for reaching a decision or for an expression of opinion. Carrying out a national referendum may be mandatory or may be the result of the consideration of a matter. (2) A national referendum shall be held if so initiated by at least 200,000 voting citizens. (3) If a national referendum is mandatory, the result of the successfully held national referendum shall be binding for the Parliament. (4) Based on its consideration, the Parliament may order a national referendum upon the initiative by the President of the Republic, the Government, by one-third of Members of the Parliament or by 100,000 voting citizens. (5) National referendum may not be held on the following subjects: a) on laws on the central budget, the execution of the central budget, taxes to the central government and duties, customs tariffs, and on the central government conditions for local taxes, b) obligations set forth in valid international treaties and on the contents of laws prescribing such obligations, c) the provisions of the Constitution on national referenda and popular initiatives, d) personnel and restructuring (reorganization, termination) matters falling under Parliamentary jurisdiction, e) dissolution of the Parliament, f) the Government's program, g) declaration of a state of war, a state of emergency or a state of national crisis, h) use of the Hungarian Armed Forces abroad or within the country, i) dissolution of the representative body of local governments, j) amnesty. (6) A national ratification referendum shall be considered successful if more than half of the votes of the citizens voting are valid, but at least more than one-quarter of all eligible voters have given the same answer in the referendum. C:28/D "At least 50,000 voting citizens are required for a national popular initiative. A national popular initiative may be for the purpose of forcing the Parliament to place a subject under its jurisdiction on the agenda. The Parliament shall debate the subject defined by the national popular initiative." C:28/E "In order to call a national referendum, signatures may be collected for a period of four months in the case of a civic initiative, and for a period of two months in the case of a national popular initiative."
Source:	The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary, art. 28/C-E Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm
Verified:	2006/12/01

DD007

Recalls (national level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:
Source:	Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm
Verified:	2009/10/23

DD129

Binding referenda

Question:	Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer:	b. Sometimes binding
Comments:
Source:	Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm
Verified:	2009/10/23

DD130

National referenda deal with

Question:	Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer:	c. Both constitutional and other issues
Comments:
Source:	Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm
Verified:	2009/10/23

DD131

Direct Democracy at sub-national level

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:
Source:	Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm
Verified:	2009/10/23