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Article 36
 

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.    


1)Act No. 62/2023, Article 12