In describing Baha'i elections, Shoghi Effendi, through a
letter written on his behalf, conveyed that "Baha'i electoral procedures
and methods have, indeed, for one of their essential purposes the development
in every believer of the spirit of responsibility. By emphasizing the necessity
of maintaining his full freedom in the elections, they make it incumbent upon
him to become an active and well-informed member of the Baha'i community in
which he lives."
(The Universal House of Justice, from a message dated 25
March 2007 to the Baha’is of the World)
