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As per above, Hungarian citizens (unless they want to vote elsewhere than their primary residence) don't have to register at all: the state/local authorities maintain data on people's residence, and that is used to assemble voter lists, without any active imput from citizens. So the declaration on not voting elsewhere is simply not applicable to citizens.

There is unequal treatment in the process, however: I forgot to point out that foreign residents do not get automatically on the voter lists, they have to present their residence permit along with the declaration to be put on it.

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by DoDo on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 08:11:33 AM EST
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without any active imput from citizens.

A minor correction, because the above would make appear that you can't do anything about database errors and learn it only on vote day. Before the elections, everyone gets mailed a personal election announcement (if the election in question involves a vote on party lists, a party recommendation form is included). So if you don't get one or you'll move soon, you can have active input by requesting a correction.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 08:15:48 AM EST
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Spain's system is substantially the same as Hungary's.

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 12:50:12 PM EST
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A further clarification: even though they aren't on voter lists automatically, the election office collects the data of foreign residents, too, who are also mailed personally at the same time by the election office.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 01:35:25 PM EST
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