Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic through his historic messages encouraged the people for massive turn out and vast participations in elections.
Some phrases by Imam regarding elections comes as following:
Today participating in the presidential election is not only a social and national duty, but also a religious, divine Islamic one. Failure is this duty leads to failure of the Islamic Republic, whose preservation is obligatory for all people, and dissuading people is one of the acts of the devil.
(Sahifeh-ye-Imam, Vol. 15, Page 214 )
My dear ones! The Islamic appraisal has banked its hope in you. You should be up in a fixed day to fix the destiny of the country. Rush towards the ballet boxes to cast your votes. I request you to perform this religious obligation in the highest calm and in a consummated demeanor, human and Islamic.
(Sahifeh-ye-Imam, Vol12, page 155)
This election is pivotal in your revolution. You would like to bestow upon a person the power to run your country. Do not act carelessly, go to the ballot box and cast your votes for a person who lacks bad records and is not related to the past regime.
(Sahifeh-ye-Imam, Vol. 11, Page 299 )
The developments come as Iranians are preparing to head to the polls on Friday morning to choose the next president as well as members of the country’s City and Village Councils.
All election campaigns ended across Iran on Thursday at 8:00 a.m. local time (3:30 GMT), 24 hours before the start of the elections.
Voters can cast their ballots at more than 63,000 stations and about 1.5 million staffers, 70,000 monitors and 350,000 security enforcement personnel will be assisting with the election process.
The candidates are also allowed to assign a representative to each polling station to observe the proceedings there.
Read more: