 The elections take place on 21 April |
A record number of people have chosen to vote by post in Guernsey's general election on Wednesday. In the 2000 election 662 postal votes were issued. This time the number has risen to more than 1,500.
People who have applied for postal votes must return them to the Registrar General of Electors no later than tomorrow.
Postal voters are being reminded they cannot vote in person at the polling station.
A total of 82 nominations have been received for the elections in seven districts.
Seven seats will be contested in the Vale, Castel and St Peter Port North parishes.
In St Sampson and St Peter Port South 11 candidates are contesting six seats.
The most competitive districts could prove to be in the South East, with St Martins and St Andrews, and the West, which includes St Peters, St Saviours, the Forest and Torteval.
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