Budapest, 30 May 2024 - In the European Parliament, local government and national minority elections on 9 June, voters may cast their ballot using a mobile ballot box if they are unable to go to the polling station to cast their vote due to health, disability or detention. To apply for a mobile ballot box, voters must submit an application online, in person or by proxy, or by mail to any local election office.
A new feature compared to previous elections is that if a voter who has requested a mobile ballot box appears at the polling station, they can cast their vote there, provided the mobile ballot box is in the polling station.
It is important to underline that, in the case of an application for a mobile ballot box, the application also applies to all elections under the common procedure, i.e. general elections for members of the European Parliament, local government representatives and mayors, and minority representatives.
The deadlines for submitting an application for a mobile ballot box may vary depending on how it is submitted, as follows:
- can be submitted online to the National Election Office without client identification by 16:00 on 5 June 2024 (Wednesday);
- the application can be submitted online to the National Election Office by 10 a.m. on Friday, 7 June 2024, and thereafter until 12 noon on 9 June 2024, the application for the mobile ballot box can be submitted to the local election office;
- if the application is submitted by post, it must reach the local election office by 4 p.m. on Wednesday 5 June 2024;
- in person at the local election office by 10 a.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024;
- applications submitted through a delivery agent may be submitted to the local election office by 10 a.m. on Friday, 7 June 2024, or to the polling station commission by 12 noon on election day;
- in case of application by delivery service, the application may be submitted to the local election office by 4 p.m. on 5 June 2024 (Wednesday), and to the polling station commission by noon on the day of voting.
The deadline for withdrawing the application for a mobile ballot box is 10 a.m. on Friday 7 June 2024.