(1) A candidate shall drop out if before the start of the voting in Hungary he is deregistered from the central electoral register or loses the right to stand as a candidate at the election, or if before the start of the voting the nominating organisation of the candidate is or all nominating organisations involved in nominating the joint candidate are deregistered from the register of nominating organisations, candidates and lists. Moreover, a candidate shall drop out if he resigns from candidacy in writing by 16.00 on the second day before voting day by electronic means after electronic identification, by submitting in person or through a delivery agent a declaration to the election office at the election commission that decided on registration. The drop-out candidate shall be deregistered 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.