Is the biometric data used in voter identification at polling stations?

Hungary

Hungary

Answer
No
Source

Hungary, Act XXXVI of 2013 on election procedure [as in force on 20 November 2021], accessed 12 April 2022

Section 176 (1) Voters shall provide proof of their identity by furnishing an official verification card suitable by verifying identity issued by a Hungarian authority. Nationals of another Member State of the European Union shall verify their identity by furnishing a passport or other identity card issued by the competent authority of the Member State of their nationality.

(2) Voters shall verify

a) their address by furnishing a document suitable for verifying address, or

b) their personal identifier by furnishing a document suitable for verifying personal identifier.

(3) The polling station commission shall verify whether the citizen is on the printed copy of the polling district electoral register.

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