Governor-General Bob Dadae pre-signed 89 open seats' instruments/writs and continued with the 22 provincial instruments.
Over 4000 intending candidates, who have shown interest to contest, will start their nomination today at 4pm with a K1000 fee.
The election returning officers and election managers will now start receiving nominations throughout the country, starting at 4pm today.
Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato said campaign will commence for a period of eight weeks.