16. At the close of nominations, if there are more candidates than seats to be filled, the returning officer shall draw up a list of candidates and send it to the executive director of the institution within 3 days.
Not later than 20 days before the polling date, the executive director shall publish a notice indicating the polling date, time, and location, as well as the candidate list in at least 2 media, including at least one newspaper circulated in the region in which the institution’s facilities are located. The polling period indicated in the notice shall run at least from noon to 8:00 p.m.
The polling notice shall state that there will be no advance polling and that proxy voting is prohibited.
The executive director shall also post this notice within the same period in at least one location accessible to the public in each of the institution’s facilities, along with a copy of the information sheets provided for in Schedule II and filled out by candidates, as the case may be.