Once the election day has been set, the Constituency and Land Returning Officers issue a  public notice calling for the earliest possible submission of nominations and drawing  attention to the conditions for the submission of nominations as per section 18 subsection  (2) of the Federal Elections Act. They state where and by what time the notifications of  participation specified in section 18 subsection (2) of the Federal Elections Act and the  nominations must be submitted and draw attention to the provisions governing the  content and form of the nominations, the number of signatures and the certification to be  provided in particular cases, and the declarations, records and affirmations to be  submitted together with the nominations (sections 20, 21 and 27 of the Federal Elections  Act).