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Article XXIII
 

1)   Every adult Hungarian citizen shall have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections of Members of Parliament, local government representatives and mayors, and of Members of the European Parliament.


(2)   Every adult citizen of another Member State of the European Union who is a resident of Hungary shall have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections of local government representatives and mayors, and of Members of the European Parliament.


(3)   Every adult person recognized as a refugee, immigrant or resident in Hungary shall have the right to vote in elections of local government representatives and mayors.


(4)   A cardinal Act may subject the right to vote or its completeness to residence in Hungary, and it may prescribe additional criteria for eligibility to stand as a candidate in elections.


(5)   In elections of local government representatives and mayors voters may vote in the locality of their residence or their registered place of stay. Voters may exercise their right to vote in the locality of their residence or their registered place of stay.


(6)   Those disenfranchised by a court for a criminal offence or for limited mental capacity shall not have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections. Citizens of other Member States of the European Union who are residing in the territory of Hungary shall not have the right to stand as a candidate in elections if – pursuant to a rule of law, judicial or other official decision of their State of citizenship – they have been excluded from the exercise of this right in their country.


(7)   Everyone who has the right to vote in elections of Members of Parliament shall have the right to participate in national referenda. Everyone who has the right to vote in elections of local government representatives and mayors shall have the right to participate in local referenda.


(8)   Every Hungarian citizen shall have the right to hold public office according their suitability, qualifications and professional competence. Public offices that shall not be held by members or officers of political parties shall be specified in an Act.