Model of electoral management

Nemzeti Jogszabálytár, Act XXXVI of 2013 on election procedure (2013. évi XXXVI. törvény a választási eljárásról), accessed 20 April 2026

Chapter II Election Commissions

10. Election commission 

Section 14 (1) Election commissions shall be independent bodies serving voters that are subordinated only to the law; their primary task shall be to determine the result of the election, to ensure the fairness and lawfulness of elections, to ensure impartiality and, if necessary, to restore the lawful order of election. 

(2) Election commissions shall be the following: 

a) National Election Commission, 

b) regional election commission, 

c) parliamentary single-member constituency election commission, 

d) local election commission, 

e) polling station commission. 

(4) The National Election Commission shall consist of at least seven members; (...)

28. The National Election Office 

Section 53 (1) The National Election Office shall be an autonomous state administration organ. (2) The National Election Office shall be independent and only subordinated to the law; it shall not be instructed in relation to its functions; and shall perform its responsibilities independently of other organs and of undue influence. The tasks of the National Election Office may only be determined in an Act or in a law adopted on the basis of an authorisation by an Act.