The Election Commission (EC) on June 8 revealed that the Presidential Elections will be held on September 23 of this year, reports Edition/Mihaaru. The date was decided in meeting comprising EC members, leaders of the Political parties, and all other important stakeholders of the election. The candidacy for the Presidency would open on July 15 and the potential candidates would have a 10-day period to submit their papers to the commission, said Election Commissioner Ahmed Shareef. Just as previous elections, ballot boxes would be placed in: Trivandrum and New Delhi in India; Colombo in Sri Lanka; Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia; London in UK and Singapore. Additionally, a ballot box would also be placed in Bangalore in India, revealed the EC. The Article 110 of the Constitution of the Maldives states that elections for the office of the President should be held within 120 – 130 days prior to the expiry of the existing Presidential term. Since the President elect has to take the oath and assume office on November 11, according to the Article 301 (b) of the Constitution, 120-days to the current presidential term expiring would be July 14.