[1] On 23 February 1934 the candidacies of Andres Larka, Johan Laidoner and Konstantin Päts were submitted to the Main Election Committee.

Theodor Rõuk nominated Andres Larka, the leader of the Vaps movement as a candidate for State Elder with 77 citizens having signed the submission letter.

Hendrik Vahtramäe nominated Johan Laidoner, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces, as a candidate for State Elder with the backing of 38 citizens.

The actual collection of signatures ended after the arrival of the Riigi Teataja issue (in Tallinn on March 21, 1934, at 12 o'clock).

[3] This means that on the basis of the signatures given as of 21 March, all nominated candidates except for August Rei would have qualified for the election.