Jersey will go to the polls on 19 October to elect members of the island parliament, the States Assembly.
The States members are composed of senators (who have an island mandate), deputies, who represent specific areas and constables – the equivalent of mayors: the 12 constables of Jersey each sit to represent their own parish. The 12 parishes of Jersey are the equivalent of counties in a larger community.
For the first time, senators, deputies and constables will be elected on the same day in Jersey. This will reduce the number of members of the States of Jersey from 53 to 51. Six senators were elected in 2008 for a period of six years and will not face election in 2011.
Four senators, 29 deputies and 12 constables are up for election on 19 October.
Eleven politicians have already been returned unopposed into Jersey's new parliament. Nominations for the positions of constable and deputy were held across the island on 7 September.
They followed the nominations of 13 candidates for four senatorial seats the night before.
Constable Simon Crowcroft has been returned unopposed in St Helier, making him the first town constable to enter a fifth term in 100 years.
Similarly, for the first time in more than a century, there will be a constable’s election in St Ouen, the country parish in the west of the island.
The voting age is 16 and over in Jersey. All those who have lived in the island for two consecutive years or for the last six months plus a period totalling five year are eligible to vote.
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