Opposition Succeeds in Recruiting More than 20K Ballot Counters for Election
The opposition has succeeded in recruiting more than 20,000 vote counters for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Previous elections have seen half of Hungary’s polling stations without opposition delegates, but now there will be at least two for each
The opposition has succeeded in recruiting more than 20,000 vote counters for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Previous elections have seen half of Hungary’s polling stations without opposition delegates, but now there will be at least two for each of them.
More than 27,700 people have registered as ballot counters on the website of ’20k22,’ a movement which, through the cooperation of the six parties of Hungary’s joint opposition, aims to have an equal representation of Fidesz and opposition-delegated volunteers in every electoral district around Hungary.
In Hungary, ballot-counting committees consist of at least five members, three of whom are chosen by the representative body of local governments from among local voters who apply to join the committee.
Other members are delegated by the parties running for election (up to a maximum of two members each per constituency). If this is not possible, the committees are supplemented by substitutes elected by the local government in order to meet the statutory number requirement. Read More...
