
Aspiring MHKs have until 1pm on Wednesday to declare
It's Nomination Day in the 2016 House of Keys general election.
Anyone wishing to stand as a candidate in one of the Island's 12 constituencies has until 1pm to submit their nomination papers. (24 August).
Documents are checked by returning officers and a short period allowed for any objections to be raised.
Each returning officer will then issue a list of confirmed candidates - before campaigning begins in earnest.
Island residents go to the polls to elect 24 members of the Keys on 22 September.