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42. Authorising provisions
 

The Minister responsible for regulating elections and referendums is authorised to specify by decree


a) the detailed rules on the execution of tasks falling within the competence of election offices,


b) the forms to be used in the course of national and local referendums when initiating national or local referendums,


c) the calendar dates of the deadlines of the procedure on national referendum,


d) the data to be covered by national referendum result summaries,


e) the flat rates of national referendum costs, items and related expense reporting and internal audit procedures,


f) the remuneration paid, in the course of national referendums, to members of election commissions – with the exception of the National Election Commission – and to members of election offices,


g) the documents accepted as proof that a person acting as the representative of a media content provider is doing so with authorisation,


h) the detailed rules on the payment of fines,


i) the settlements and foreign representations where voters with no Hungarian address may – on their own request – collect the voting package in person,


j) the detailed rules for government offices of the counties and for the government office of the the capital city as regards the carrying out of IT tasks relating to referendums,


k) the range of the expenses justified and certified – incurred by the elected members of National Election Commission – in connection with the operation of the National Election Commission and the rules as regards the reimbursement of those expenses.