Voting at foreign representations of Hungarian citizens having residence in Hungary - National Election Office
- What should voters having residence in Hungary do, if they would like to vote abroad?
- Requests for entry in the foreign representation register can be submitted by voters who will probably be abroad on election day.
- These requests for entry in the foreign representation register shall arrive to the municipality clerk at 16.00 o’clock 31 March 2018. Requests can be filed in person, via mail, or on the website www.valasztas.hu.
- Can Hungarian citizens having residence in Hungary, but staying abroad vote via mail, or just at foreign representations?
Voters having residence in Hungary and staying abroad may not cast their votes via mail, only in person at foreign representations.
- Is it possible to change the venue of the polling station in the foreign representation list?
Voters enrolled in the foreign representation voters list can modify the venue of voting not later than 16.00 o’clock 31 March.
- Is it possible to ask for deletion from the foreign representation voters list if a voter would rather like to vote in Hungary?
Voters registered in the foreign representation voters list can ask for deletion from the foreign representation voters list not later than 16.00 o’clock 31 March.
- How can I appeal against the rejection of my enrolment in the foreign representation voters list?
One can lodge an appeal to the local election office not later than the third day after receiving the information (via email or telefax), or till 16.00 o’clock 6 April at latest.
- How shall I know where I can vote abroad?
Contacts of Hungarian foreign representations (embassies, consulates) can be found here.
- When does voting take place at foreign representations?
The date of voting at foreign representations:
Location
on the American continent
in Western European or Western African countries where the time difference is -1 hour or -2 hours compared to Central European time
countries using the (Hungarian) Central European time zone, or those to the East of that
some countries (e.g.)
USA, Argentina, Canada
Ireland, Morocco, UK, Portugal
Australia, Austria, Belgium, South-Africa, China, Germany, Romania, Switzerland, Serbia
election day
7 April (Saturday)
8 April (Sunday)
8 April (Sunday)
starting time of voting
6.00 o’clock local time
6.00 o’clock local time
6.00 o’clock local time
closing time of voting
19.00 o’clock local time
19.00 o’clock Central European (Hungarian) time
19.00 o’clock local time
- What are the main characteristics of voting at foreign representation?
- Before voting at foreign representations voters should identify themselves at the polling station by a valid Hungarian identification card, Hungarian passport or Hungarian driving license, but contrary to domestic voting identification by an address card is not required for voting.
- When voting at foreign representations ballot papers must be put and sealed in an envelope. Not doing so the ballot is not valid.
- Mobile voting (i.e. application for a mobile ballot box) at foreign representations is not possible.