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Article 124
 

§ 124 (1) The following election committees shall work during the referendum:
a) ballot counting committees,
b) at settlements having one electoral district the local election committee carrying out the tasks of the ballot counting committees,
c) regional election committees,
d) the National Election Committee.
(2) The following election offices shall work during the referendum:
a) local election offices,
b) election office at the foreign representation,
c) parliamentary single mandate constituency election offices,
d) regional election offices,
e) the National Election Office.

§ 124/A (1) The ballot counting committee shall
a) check the polling station, conduct voting, arrange for the lawful implementation of voting,
b) decide disputes arising during voting,
c) count the ballots, and determine the result in the electoral district, and make out minutes thereof,
d) propose for the competent election committee to annul the results of the electoral district if it notices any violation of law that affects the results on the merits.
(2) The regional election committee shall
a) decide exclusively such referendum related reserves that concern its sphere of competence,
b) decide appeals against the ballot counting committee's resolution adopted pursuant to clause a) and b) paragraph (1),
c) initiate the decision of the body having powers, in case any violation of law is made known to it.
(3) The National Election Committee shall
a) issue a standpoint in order to develop a uniform interpretation of rules of law and uniform legal practice regarding the elections; the standpoint works as a guideline, no appeal against it lies; the standpoint shall be published in the Official Gazette of Hungary,
b) decide the authentication of the signature-collecting sheet and the specific question,
c) carry out the checking of the signatures submitted,
d) approve the data content of the ballot paper of the national referendum,
e) count the ballots cast at foreign representations, and determine the results of voting at foreign representations, and make out minutes thereof,
f) decide reserves regarding the activity of election offices at foreign representations, and any and all reserves that do not fall within the competence of the regional election committee,
g) decide appeals against the ballot counting committee's resolution adopted pursuant to clause c) paragraph (1),
h) decide appeals against the resolution of the regional election committee,
i) annul the results of voting if it establishes any violation of law that affects it on the merits,
j) determine and publish the result of the referendum,
k) initiate the decision of the body having powers, in case any violation of law is made known to it,
l) report on the referendum to the Parliament.