Among its main tasks, it determines the national results of elections, decides on appeals against the decisions of parliamentary single-member constituency election commissions and regional election commissions. Furthermore, the National Election Commission decides on objections in matters of national importance, certifies national referendum initiatives, and issues guidelines for the uniform interpretation of the law. Its decisions can only be reviewed by the Curia (Supreme Court) in the appropriate procedure.
In the context of the principle of publicity of the election procedure [Section 2 paragraph (1) point f) of the Act XXXVI of 2013, hereinafter: Act], civil participation in election observation is provided by the Act through a process-integrated model.
As a general rule, elected members of election commissions represent the civil society, since such members must comply with the strictest conflict of interest rules of the Act. Elected members of the election commission may not be member of political parties, or nominating organisations, or serve in government service.
Delegated members of the election commissions – while representing the delegating nominating organisation or candidate – also have election observation-related tasks, since they shall take part in all sessions of the election commission as members and have the right to monitor documents related to decision-making. All election commissions are regulated in the same way in this respect, including the polling station commissions. This model, together with international election observation, further safeguards, and publicity-related measures of the election bodies result in a solid and sustainable system of guarantees protecting the integrity of the elections.