Who are we?
Free Vote Foundation is an independent, non-partisan civic initiative that works to protect the integrity of elections in Hungary.
We believe that every vote counts and that a credible, transparent electoral process is the foundation of democracy.
“The Free Vote Foundation’s civic coalition for clean elections in Hungary is a unique initiative.”
Who is on the team?
Experienced professionals from a range of fields — law, IT, communications and organisation — united by one goal: making elections clean and transparent.
Our leadership team
Our story – beginnings in 2022
Most members of our Foundation’s staff previously worked together on the central team of the 20K initiative. In the 2022 parliamentary elections, we recruited, trained and deployed more than 20,000 volunteers to over 10,000 polling stations across the country.
It was the first time such a large civic team had worked in a coordinated way for clean elections in Hungary. The results showed that an independent presence strengthens public trust and reduces the likelihood of irregularities.
In the 2024 European Parliament and local elections, 20K not only provided ballot counters, but also jointly published the Hungarian Citizen Election Report with the country’s leading civic organisations.