National minority self-governments registered as nominating organizations nationwide are entitled to receive, free of charge, upon their written request, on the thirty-eighth and thirteenth days before the election, from the National Election Office, the name, address, age, and gender of voters who are registered in the central voter registry as voters of the specific national minority with effect also for the election of Members of the National Assembly. This data may only be used for the purpose of direct political campaigning. Any other use, copying, or transfer to third parties is strictly prohibited.

A form for requesting the data provision can be found here (the use of the form is not mandatory).

The request can be submitted:

• in person at the headquarters of the National Election Office (1054 Budapest, Alkotmány u. 3.) during customer service hours on weekdays (Mon-Thu: 8:30-16:00, Fri: 8:30-13:30);
• by post, by sending the request to 1397 Budapest, Pf.: 547, by the indicated deadline; or
• by email to nvb@nvi.hu by the indicated deadline.

National minority self-governments must destroy the data from the data provisions, including the data provided upon the initial handover of the recommendation forms, no later than 4:00 PM on election day, and the minutes prepared on this must be submitted to the National Election Office within three days. (The minutes of destruction can also be sent in signed, electronically scanned form to nvb@nvi.hu by the indicated deadline.)

A sample destruction protocol for national minority self-governments is available here.

Please note that in case of unauthorized use of the data, or violation of the obligation to destroy the data and send the minutes of destruction – based on an objection to this effect – a fine may be imposed!

Furthermore, please note that the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) has already published several recommendations on its website (www.naih.hu) regarding the handling of election-related data, which all parties involved are advised to take into account. The NAIH's recommendations can be viewed at the following link:https://www.naih.hu/ajanlasok.html