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4. Collection of signatures
 

(1) An electors’ initiative for a national referendum may be supported on a signature sheet issued by the National Election Office. No signature of support can be withdrawn.


(2) On the signature sheet, along with the personal signature of the elector and in order to ensure the verification of his signature, the elector’s family name and his first name as well as his personal identification number and his mother’s name must be written in a legible form. For electors who don’t have a personal identification number, the number of the document proving their Hungarian citizenship must also be written on the signature sheet in a legible form. These data relating to the elector must appear on the same page as the question.


(3) An elector may support the initiative by a single signature, his further signatures shall be invalid.


(4) On the signature sheet, the person collecting the signatures shall indicate


a) his name,


b) his personal identification number or the number of the document proving his Hungarian citizenship, and he shall sign the signature sheet.