(1) For the purposes of this Act,

1. voter with a disability means a voter who has significantly limited or no sensory abilities, especially vision and hearing, or significantly limited or no locomotor abilities or mental capacity, or who has considerably limited communication abilities, and this puts him at a permanent disadvantage in terms of actively participating in social life,


2. relative means a spouse, a registered partner, a cohabitant, a lineal relative or the spouse or registered partner of a lineal relative, an adopted, step or foster child, an adoptive, step or foster parent, a sibling, a lineal relative or sibling of a spouse or registered partner, and the spouse or registered partner of a sibling,


3. nominating organisation means

a) for the election of the Members of the National Assembly, a political party which is recorded with final and binding effect in the court register of non-governmental organisations when the election date is set, as well as a national self-government of a national minority;

b) for the election of the Members of the European Parliament, a political party which is recorded with final and binding effect in the court register of non-governmental organisations at the time when the date for the election is set;

c) for the election of local government representatives and mayors, a political party or association, not including a trade union, which is recorded with final and binding effect in the court register of non-governmental organisations when the election date is set;

d) for the election of the national minority self-government representatives, a national minority organisation which is recorded with final and binding effect in the court register of non-governmental organisations when the election date is set,

provided that the election commission entered it into the register of nominating organisations,

4. representative means a representative who has been elected at an election, a national minority advocate and a mayor,


5. address in Hungary means the address of a registered domicile in Hungary; for a person with no registered domicile in Hungary or abroad, the address of a registered place of residence in Hungary,


6. diplomatic mission means a diplomatic and consular mission of Hungary operating abroad, established by a decision of the Government,


7. proxy means a person duly authorised to this end in a public deed or a private deed of full probative value,


8. Minister means the Minister responsible for regulating elections and referendums,


9. name means married family and given name or, in the absence thereof or for the name of mother, family name and given name at birth,


10. national-level media service means a media service that is available for at least fifty percent of Hungary’s inhabitants,


11. mayor means a mayor or the Mayor of Budapest,


12. official identity verification card means a valid identity card, passport or driving licence issued by a Hungarian authority,


13. settlement means a village, a town, a district seat town, a town with county rights or a district of the capital,


14. settlement-based domicile means a domicile regarding which the register of personal and address data of citizens contains the note “lakcím nélküli” (“without address”) alongside the name of the settlement,


15. election body means an election commission or an election office.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, the rules on

a) submission in person shall apply to submitting a request concerning the electoral register or for legal remedy on the basis of authorisation drawn up in a public deed or a private deed of full probative value,

b) submission by mail shall apply to delivering a copy of a request concerning the electoral register or for legal remedy put into an envelope by a postal service provider or another person having no authorisation.