628. On 1 July of the year in which the election is held, the presiding officer shall, by public notice, publish:(a) the place, day and hour fixed for the nomination of candidates;
(b) the day of the opening of the polls for taking the votes of the electors in case a poll is held; and
(c) the appointment of the deputy presiding officer and of the election clerks.
The election period shall begin on the day of publication of the notice of the election and end, for each candidate for any office, on the day on which the presiding officer declares a candidate for such office elected.