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Section 269
 

(1) Voting at foreign missions shall be possible if the host state does not object to it.


(2) Votes may be cast at foreign missions on the voting day in Hungary between 6.00 and 19.00 local time. At foreign missions where the time difference is -1 or -2 hours compared to Central European Time, votes may be cast between 6.00 local time and 19.00 CET. At foreign missions established on the American continent, votes may be cast on the day before the voting day in Hungary between 6.00 and 19.00 local time.


(3) With the exception of vote counting, the foreign mission election office shall carry out the tasks set out for the polling station commission. The head of the foreign mission election office shall decide any disputed matters arising during the voting.


(4) Voters recorded in the foreign mission electoral register may vote at the foreign mission or, if the building of the foreign mission is not suitable for conducting the voting, at another premises provided by the foreign mission. If necessary, more than one premises shall be provided for voting, and a sufficient number of polling booths and ballot boxes shall be provided to ensure continuous voting for the voters recorded in the foreign mission electoral register.


(5) From the start of voting to the closing of voting, only members of the foreign mission election office, media content provider representatives, observers at foreign missions and international observers may be present in the polling station.


(6) The National Election Office shall be informed of the suspension of voting without delay with a view to ensuring the lawful continuation of voting.


(7) The foreign mission election office shall place a control sheet in the ballot box containing the time and date of the placement of the control sheet and the signatures of the members of the foreign mission election office present and of the voter voting first.