(1) A candidate shall drop out if before the start of the voting in Hungary he is deleted from the central electoral register, he loses the right to stand as a candidate at the election, or the nominating organisation of the candidate is deleted from the register of nominating organisations, candidates and lists. Moreover, a candidate shall drop out if he resigns from candidacy in writing before the starting time of voting according to section 269 (2) at a diplomatic mission on the American continent where voting starts at the earliest. The names of drop-out candidates shall be deleted from the register of nominating organisations, candidates and lists and from candidate ballot papers.

(2) Resignation by a candidate after the expiry of the time limit referred to in paragraph (1) shall not produce legal effects, and the votes cast for the candidate shall be considered valid votes.

(3) A candidate shall drop out of the list if he does not win a mandate at the election and resigns from candidacy in writing after voting day.