Candidates for the kingship were at first the heads of the great stem duchies of Germany ; as these units broke up over time, rulers of smaller principalities and even foreign rulers came to be considered for the position.

Candidates from each era will be considered every third year, starting with the Expansion Era in the 2011 election, followed by the Golden Era and then by the Pre-Integration Era.

Candidates considered for nomination are evaluated using four criteria: " Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Representations " – meaning that the diversity of the LGBT community is represented, " Boldness and Originality " – meaning the project breaks new ground by exploring LGBT subject matter in non-traditional ways, " Cultural Impact " – meaning the project impacts an audience that may not regularly be exposed to LGBT issues, and " Overall Quality " – A project of extremely high quality which adds impact and significance to the images and issues portrayed.

Candidates technically may apply for admission to degree-level courses with a variety of pre-university examinations considered equivalent with STPM, including A-Level.

His Elo rating shot from 2540 in 1971 to 2660 in 1973, when he shared second in the USSR Chess Championship, and finished equal first with Viktor Korchnoi in the Leningrad Interzonal Tournament, with the latter success qualifying him for the 1974 Candidates Matches, which would determine the challenger of the reigning world champion, Bobby Fischer.

* The top players of the day: world champion Mikhail Botvinnik, and those who had qualified for ( or been seeded into ) the inaugural Candidates Tournament in 1950: Isaac Boleslavsky, Igor Bondarevsky, David Bronstein, Max Euwe, Reuben Fine, Salo Flohr, Paul Keres, Alexander Kotov, Andor Lilienthal, Miguel Najdorf, Samuel Reshevsky, Vasily Smyslov, Gideon Ståhlberg, and László Szabó.

# Any player qualifying from the Interzonal tournament to play in the Candidates Tournament, even if he did not play in the Candidates for any reason.

She then confirmed her status as one of the world's leading players, narrowly failing to qualify for the Candidates Tournaments at the rival FIDE and PCA Interzonal tournaments.

In May – June 2007 she played in the Candidates Tournament for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007.

Candidates for an undergraduate degree must also pass oral and written comprehensive exams in their major field of study.

Candidates for members of parliament are voted upon when the prime minister asks the Governor-General to call a national election, a maximum of five years after the previous national election.

Candidates for bishop are chosen only from among the celibate.

Candidates for deputy had to be able to read and write, and have a certain amount of wealth.

Some of political parties from Catalonia, the Valencian Country and the Balearic Islands that follow this idea are the Republican Left of Catalonia, Catalan Solidarity for Independence ( SI ), Rally for Independence and Republican Left of the Valencian Country, Estat Català, Partit Republicà Català, Popular Unity Candidates, Valencian Nationalist Bloc, Bloc per Mallorca, etc.

Candidates for office, like Jill Stein who is running to become the party's 2012 presidential contender, rely on smaller donations to fund their campaigns.

* Warrant officer candidate school, the entry-level training for Warrant Officer Candidates in the United States Army

* Candidates for government office must take civil-service examinations.

Category: Candidates for the Polish elective throne

Category: Candidates for the Polish elective throne

Category: Candidates for the Polish elective throne

Category: Candidates for the Polish elective throne

Category: Candidates for the French presidential election, 2007

Candidates for " safe districts " are determined by the central party office.

Candidates were disqualified for petty reasons such as acts of vandalism against campaign posters.

Candidates could not be nominated by organizations and associations but had to run for district office on the basis of personal qualifications and service to their communities.

Candidates for admission generally must both apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a Member of Congress.

Candidates for the Forbes list were fugitives thought to be dangerous who had " a long history of committing serious crimes ", who had been indicted or charged with a crime in a national jurisdiction or by an international tribunal, and who were involved with a type of criminal activity " with which legal institutions in diverse jurisdictions are grappling ".

Candidates must provide 30, 000 signatures from at least 15 provinces, or 30 members of a chamber of the legislature, or nomination by a party holding at least one seat in the legislature.

The United States is one of the few countries to select candidates through a primary election system ; most countries rely on party leaders to vet candidates, as previously happened in the U. S. Candidates for U. S. President who seek their party's nomination participate in primary elections run by state governments, or caucuses run by the political parties.

Candidates in bold eventually won their party's nomination.

Candidates for the Republican nomination included ; State Attorney General Henry McMaster, State Lt.

Candidates are required to be aged 18 on both the day of nomination and the day of the poll.

Candidates for municipal assemblies are nominated on an individual basis at local levels by the local population at nomination assemblies.

Candidates in this election were not nominated by the party in a contested nomination as with modern elections, but rather proclaimed their support for the governing party or opposition party, or Independent.

Additionally, 30 percent of the players must be Grandmasters who have the absolute right to play in the next World Championship Candidates Tournament, or who have played in such a tournament in the previous ten years.

Candidates must be Irish citizens and over 35 years old.

Candidates must apply separately to Columbia Business School and the other degree program.

Candidates must be able to write in both English and French, must have a substantial publication history ( including poetry ) displaying literary excellence and must have written work reflecting Canada, among other criteria.

Candidates must also pass a physical fitness test and a thorough medical exam as part of the application process.

Candidates for President must be citizens of ROC who has reached 40 years of age, has set their domicile in the ROC for not less than 15 years and lived in the free regions of the ROC for not less than 6 consecutive months.

Candidates wishing to serve with SBS must have completed two years regular service and will only be accepted into the SBS after completion of the selection process.

Candidates for the presidency must be approved by the Council of Guardians, a twelve member body consisting of six clerics ( selected by Iran's Supreme Leader ) and six lawyers ( proposed by the head of Iran's judicial system and voted in by the Parliament ).

Candidates must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants and may apply to enter either Grade 7 or the upper school ( Grade 9 and above ).

Candidates must be able to speak English clearly enough to be understood over radios, intercoms, and similar communications equipment.

Candidates for the office of governor of Kentucky must be at least thirty years of age and have resided in the state for at least six years preceding the general election.

Candidates for governor must be United States citizens who have resided in Virginia for five years prior to the election in which they are running.

Candidates must successfully complete a three-day training course run by Victoria Police, the Magistrates ' Court, and the Department of Justice.

Candidates for diaconate and for priesthood must receive both ministries and exercise them for some time before receiving holy orders.

Candidates for either House must formally nominate with the Electoral Commission.

Candidates to the competitive examination must have their baccalauréat or an equivalent diploma.

Candidates for the PNC must be nominated by a committee consisting of the PLO Executive Committee, the PNC chairman, and the commander in chief of the Palestine Liberation Army.

* Candidates must have occupied one of the top leadership positions in their party for a period of one year.

Candidates must have been members for the preceding three years but may be nominated by anyone.