Decree 33/2002. (XII. 23.) of the Minister Of the Interior
on the procedural terms and deadlines of the national referendum called for 12 April 2003

On the grounds of the authorisation pursuant to clause b) paragraph (1) of Article 153 of Act C of 1997 on Electoral Procedure (hereinafter referred to as “the Procedural Law”), I shall determine the terms and deadlines calculated according to calendar days of the national referendum called for 12 April 2003 as follows:

The registration of voters

1. § (1) The register shall be publicly displayed from 25 March to 1 April 2003 (Article 123 of the Procedural Law).
(2) The notice on having been entered into the register shall be sent to voters between 20 March and 27 March 2003 (Article 123 of the Procedural Law).
(3) Reserves may be submitted because of having been omitted from or entered into the register from 25 March to 04:00 p.m. 1 April 2003 [Paragraph (1) of Article 82 of the Procedural Law].
(4) Certificates may be applied for either personally or via a delegate before 04:00 p.m. 10 April 2003, and by registered mail in such fashion that the letter shall have arrived at the election office before 7 April 2003. Certificates may be issued before 04:00 p.m. 10 April 2003 the latest. [Paragraph (4) of Article 89 of the Procedural Law].
(5) The modified register may be inspected before 04:00 p.m. 10 April 2003 at the mayor’s office [Paragraph (3) of Article 15 of the Procedural Law].

Establishing election bodies

2. § The delegated members of the election committees may be notified by the parties having a parliamentary representative group before 04:00 p.m. 27 March 2003 the latest [Paragraph (2) of Article 25 and Paragraph (1) of Article 125 of the Procedural Law].

Campaign

3. § (1) The campaign shall last until 12:00 p.m. 10 April 2003 [Paragraph (1) of Article 40 of the Procedural Law].
(2) No campaign shall be pursued from 0:00 a.m. 11 April to 7:00 p.m. 12 April 2003 [Paragraph (2) of Article 40 of the Procedural Law].
(3) The result of public opinion polls related to the referendum shall not be published from 4 April to 7:00 p.m. 12 April 2003 [Paragraph (1) of Article 8 of the Procedural Law].
(4) Posters shall be removed by those who have placed them or on behalf they have been placed before 12 May 2003 [Paragraph (6) of Article 42 of the Procedural Law].

Aggregating ballots

4. § (1) A copy of the electoral district minutes may be inspected at the local election office before 4:00 p.m. 15 April 2003 [Paragraph (2) of Article 75 of the Procedural Law].
(2) The ballot papers shall be preserved at the mayor’s office until 11 July 2003. After 11 July 2003, the election documents, except for the minutes, shall be annihilated [Paragraph (3) of Article 75 of the Procedural Law].
(3) The minutes shall be handed over to the competent archives on 14 July 2003 [Paragraph (4) of Article 75 of the Procedural Law].
5. § This Decree shall come into force on the day it is promulgated.