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Standing for election
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected together on a joint ticket. A ticket needs more than half of the valid votes; otherwise a runoff between the two leading tickets is held three weeks later.
Requirements
| Age | At least 30 years on the day of nomination. |
|---|---|
| Residence | Ten years of continuous residence in the Irad Special Economic Zone before nomination. |
| Signatures | 10,000 signatures of registered voters, verified by the Commission. |
| Nomination | By a registered political party, whose congress nominates its ticket, or as independents. |
Procedure
- The ticket lodges its nomination papers with the Commission between 1 June and 2 August 2027.
- Each candidate signs the residence declaration in the presence of a member of the Commission (procedures of 2015).
- The signature sheets are verified against the voter registers. Sheets with incomplete or unverifiable entries are not counted.
- The Commission decides on registration by 15 September 2027 and publishes the registered tickets.
Registered tickets
No nominations have been received. Nominations open on 1 June 2027.
Registered political parties
Under the Political Parties Act 2010 a party must have at least 10,000 members, with at least 500 in each of the eight constituencies. Registered party: Democratic Party of Irad.
Candidates for the Territorial Legislature and the city councils: see the Guide to the General Election, to be published with the nomination forms.