(1) Territorial election offices shall be headed by the clerks of the county self-government or the chief clerk of the Municipality of Budapest.

(2) Parliamentary single-member constituency election offices shall be headed by the municipal clerk of the settlement that is the seat of the parliamentary single-member constituency.

(3) Local election offices shall be headed by the municipal clerk.

(4) If the position listed in (1)-(3) is vacant, the head of the territorial election office shall be appointed by the President of the National Election Office, and the head of the parliamentary single-member constituency election commission or local election office shall be appointed by the head of the territorial election office.

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(5) The heads of election offices shall appoint a deputy from among the members of the election office.