62. A person wishing to be a candidate shall file a nomination paper at the office of the returning officer on or before the fourteenth day preceding polling day between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or, as the case may be, during the nomination period fixed by the council of commissioners.
A person wishing to be a candidate may designate in writing a person to act in his name as his mandatary.
The nomination period which may be fixed by the council of commissioners may extend from the twentieth day to the fourteenth day preceding polling day.