Deadline for submitting candidatures and receipt of candidatures.
When elections are to be held, all candidatures must be submitted no later than at 12 noon 36 days before polling day. [When parliamentary elections take place after a notice of dissolution of parliament is served, all candidatures must be submitted no later than at 12 noon 30 days before polling day.] 1) The submissions may be signed by hand or by a fully valid electronic signature.
The National Electoral Commission receives submissions of candidatures for elections to the Althingi, whereas the senior electoral commissions of municipalities receive those for municipal elections.