...the elector ... is called upon to vote for none but those
whom prayer and reflection have inspired him to uphold. Moreover, the practice
of nomination, so detrimental to the atmosphere of a silent and prayerful
election, is viewed with mistrust inasmuch as it gives the right to deny that
God-given right of every elector to vote only in favour of those whom he is
conscientiously convinced are the most worthy candidates....
(Shoghi Effendi, from a letter dated 27 May 1927 to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada, published in "Bahá'í Administration"; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Baha’i Elections)
(Shoghi Effendi, from a letter dated 27 May 1927 to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada, published in "Bahá'í Administration"; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Baha’i Elections)
