PREFACE

I. THE SYSTEM OF THE REFERENDUM
I.1 DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN HUNGARY
I.2 RULES OF LAW PERTAINING TO REFERENDA
I.2.1 MAJOR CHANGES IN LAWS SINCE THE LAST REFERENDUM
I.3 WHEN DO REFERENDA TAKE PLACE?
I.4 WHO MAY TAKE PART IN REFERENDA?
I.5 ELECTION BODIES OPERATED IN REFERENDA
I.6 ASCERTAINING THE RESULTS
I.7 ELECTION INFORMATION SERVICE (EIS)
I.8 NATIONAL ELECTION CENTRE

II. THE IT SUPPORT OF THE REFERENDUM
II.1 THE ELECTION PREPARATION SYSTEM MANAGING DISTRICT-DIVISION, THE PRODUCTION OF THE REGISTER OF VOTERS AND THE REGISTRATION OF THE DISFRANCHISED (“NESZA”)
II.2 THE ELECTION-PREPARATION SYSTEM (“VER”) AND THE SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE TRANSMISSION AND RECEIPT OF TYPOGRAPHICAL DATA
II.3 THE ELECTION DAY SYSTEM
II.4 THE INTERNET INFORMATION SYSTEM OF THE DEFINITIVE REFERENDUM ON THE EUROPEAN UNION
II.5 THE FINAL VOTE-SUMMARISING SYSTEM
II.6 THE SYSTEM FOR REPORTING THE PROBABILITY OF ELECTORAL DELICTS
II.7 ELECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
II.8 INTERNET INFORMATION SYSTEM
II.9 THE SERVICES OF THE INTERNET INFORMATION SYSTEM
II.10 THE MENU STRUCTURE OF THE INTERNET SERVICE

III. ADDRESSES

IV. SELECTED RULES OF LAW
ACT XX OF 1949 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC (ABSTRACT ISSUE)
ACT III OF 1998 ON NATIONAL REFERENDUM AND POPULAR INITIATIVE
ACT C OF 1997 ON ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (ABSTRACT ISSUE)
ACT IX OF 2003 ON THE AMENDMENT OF ACT C OF 1997 ON ELECTORAL PROCEDURE
ACT IV OF 1978 ON THE CRIMINAL CODE (ABSTRACT ISSUE)
RESOLUTION 114/2002. (XII.23.) OF THE PARLIAMENT ON THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE BINDING NATIONAL REFERENDUM ON 12 APRIL 2003
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
DECREE 34/2002. (XII. 23.) OF THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT C OF 1997 ON ELECTORAL PROCEDURE AT NATIONAL REFERENDUM AND NATIONAL POPULAR INITIATIVE
MEASURE 2/2003. (III. 20.) OF THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL ELECTION OFFICE ON THE PARTICIPATION OF INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS AND THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA IN THE REFERENDUM CALLED FOR 12 APRIL 2003, PRECEDING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION