The National Election Committee, acting within its competence as laid down in Section 90/A (4) a), Section 99/K (5) a), Section 105/A (4) a) and Section 124/A (3) a) of Act C of 1997 on Electoral Procedure (hereinafter: Ve.), issues the following

resolution

on the calculation of deadlines.

The National Election Committee notes that the Ve. uses the expression "... by the day" in some places and "... on the day" in others when specifying deadlines.

In order to ensure a uniform interpretation of the legal provisions, the National Election Committee has taken the position that the deadline expires at 4:00 p.m. on the specified day.

Budapest, 22 January 2008

Dr. Péter Szigeti
President of the National Election Committee