(1) The following persons shall not serve in election commissions:

a) the President of the Republic;

b) the first officer of Parliament;

c) representatives;

d) deputy mayors;

e) municipal clerks;

f) members of other election commissions and election offices;

g) professional soldiers and soldiers on contract serving in the Hungarian armed forces, officer candidate, non-commissioned officer candidates, voluntary reservists and

h) candidates.

            (2) In addition to those listed in (1), the following persons may not serve on election commissions:

a) members of political parties;

b) members of nominating organisations that put forward a candidate in the constituency in question;

c) relatives of candidates standing in the constituency in question;

d) persons – except public sector employees – in Government service, public employee or service relationship or other work-related relationship with central administration bodies as defined in the Act on Central Administration Authorities, and on the Legal Status of Members of the Government and State Secretaries or other administrative bodies with powers in the election commission's areas of competence, and state leaders

            (3) The reason of conflict of interests as defined in (1) f) shall not apply in relation to

a) the members of a parliamentary single-member constituency election commission if, with the exception of a local election commission operating in a settlement with a single polling district, they are elected members of a local election commission operating in a settlement lying in the area of a parliamentary single-member constituency;

b) the members of a local election commission operating in a settlement lying in the area of a parliamentary single-member constituency, with the exception of a local election commission operating in a settlement with a single polling district, if they are elected members of the local election commission of a parliamentary single-member constituency.

            (4) A voter proposed to become an elected or alternate member of an election commission shall make, before his/ her being elected, a written statement that he/ she claims no conflicts of interest. A voter proposed to become an appointed member of an election commission shall make, at his/ her appointment, a written statement that he/ she claims no conflicts of interest. Should a conflict of interest concerning a member or alternate member of an election commission arise, that member or alternate member shall immediately inform the head of the election office operating alongside the election commission of that conflict of interest and he/ she shall declare the existence of that conflict of interest during the next session of the election commission.