Non-involvement in politics does not mean that Bahá’is should shirk their civic responsibilities. The friends should therefore be left free to register to vote. Since partisanship is contrary to the spirit of the Faith, the friends should not join a political party; they can vote for individual candidates or for a party, on the basis of merit, without becoming members of any such party. Whether or not a person votes in civil elections is a matter for that person’s independent decision, is better kept private and, as with Bahá’i elections, should not become an issue in the Bahá’i community.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 20 June 1989 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly; compilation: ‘Selected Extracts on Political Non-Involvement and Social Transformation’, attached to a letter dated 26 February 2021 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; US Baha’i National Administrative website)
