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Voter Registration

Hungary Hungary

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments:
Source: Act XXXVI of 2013 on Electoral Procedure (last modified by Act CCVII of 2013), Section 102(2): http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=159995.329468.
Verified: 2018/07/30
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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
e. Other
Comments: Every adult citizen of any other member state of the European Union who is a resident of Hungary shall have the right to be a voter as well as a candidate in the elections of local representatives and mayors, and of members of the European Parliament. A person disenfranchised by a court for committing an offence or due to his or her limited mental capacity shall have no suffrage.
Source: Constitution: The Fundamental Law of Hungary (as Amended to 2013), Freedom and Responsibilities, Article XXIII: http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=140968.322953.
Verified: 2018/07/30
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: d. Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: § 12 After having called the election, the head of the local election office shall compile, on the grounds of the data of the particulars and address register and the register of major citizens disfranchised, the electoral roll, and shall continuously bring forward alterations in it.
Source: Act XXXVI of 2013 on Electoral Procedure (last modified by Act CCVII of 2013), Sections 75 & 76: http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=159995.329468.
Verified: 2018/07/30
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Eligible voters and citizens are automatically entered into the register.
Source: Act XXXVI of 2013 on Electoral Procedure (last modified by Act CCVII of 2013), Sections 81-83: http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=159995.329468.
Verified: 2018/07/30
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