The National Election Committee, acting within its own competence, noticed that the head of a regional election office had published a circular letter requesting clarification on the validity of ballot papers.

At its meeting on 10 May 1998, the National Election Committee issued the following

resolution

The head of the Capital City Election Office requested in his circular letter no. 71-201/1998 that, in addition to the seal, the ballot paper should also bear the signature of the president of the ballot-counting committee or at least one person appointed by him.

According to Act C of 1997 on the electoral procedure (hereinafter: Ve.) Section 67 (1) and Section 69 (3) a), the validity of a ballot paper requires - among other things - an official stamp.

According to Ve. Section 69 (5), if the ballot paper meets the other conditions, the validity of the vote is not affected if any comments have been made on the ballot paper.

Accordingly, the signature is not a legal requirement, so the validity of the ballot paper must be examined and determined exclusively on the basis of the provisions of the Ve. Thus, the validity of the ballot paper is not affected by the presence or absence of the signature placed on it by the president or a member of the ballot-counting committee.