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Results of the second round of the elections
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ANALYSIS
Economy in Balance
M.R. Gerami
The ramifications of the elections on Iran's economy

Role of Rafsanjani

Dilip Hiro
A look at the role of Rafsanjani in the elections

Elections & Women
Ziba Mirhosseini

The participation of women in the elections

The reformists
Michael Theodoulou

Conservatives vs Reformists, the electoral battle

THE PARLIAMENT
Introduction
A guide to the role of the Majles (Parliament) and the regulations of its proceedings

New Parliament
The constituencies & deputies of the new parliament, their number of votes and their affiliations.

Current Parliament

Constituencies, profiles of representatives and how they got there

The Candidates
The candidates who participated in the elections.
ELECTION SYSTEM
The System in brief
A summary guide to the election system and the official calendar of events leading to polling day

Detailed Rules
A translation of the detailed election rules and regulations

In the Constitution
The parts of the constitution which relate to the election

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The Elections Act of Islamic Consultative Assembly
Chapter 7- Fines & Offences
Article 66:
In addition to the offences stipulated in this law, commitment of the followings shall be considered as offence:
  1. Buying and purchase of vote
  2. Voting with the Identity Card of a person who is not present
  3. Threatening or corruption in election
  4. Voting with forged Identity Card
  5. Voting with other's Identity Card
  6. Voting more than one time
  7. Recommendation to write the name of a specified candidate on ballot paper by outsiders at the polling station
  8. Disruption in election
  9. Decreasing or increasing the number of vote or tariffs
  10. Cheating in voting and counting
  11. Cheating and cunning in the tariff papers or ballot papers or minutes of meeting
  12. Recommendation to write the name of a specified candidate on ballot paper by members of polling station, supervisors and inspectors.
  13. Change, forgery and destruction of election papers such as tariff, ballot, minutes o f meeting, telex, telegram and telegraphs.
  14. Opening and breaking of the locks of polling stations without legal permit
  15. Displacement, interference or destruction of election documents without legal permit
  16. Causing fear and terror among the voters or polling members with or without weapons.
  17. Interference in election with forged position or under any illegal way
  18. Performance or failure in performance resulting in spoiling of voting of people such as prevention from sealing of tariff papers or identity cards or transfer of polling station to the place not publicly announced.

Note: If the offences mentioned in this Article causes disruption in the election of one or more than one polling stations, and the election goes beyond its legal framework being effective in the general result of election, the matter shall be announced to the central supervisory committee to be set forth in the guardian council.

Article 67:
Judicial organizations of each polling station shall take proper action within the framework of the usual regulations in order to prevent from any offence, through coordination with the supervisors of guardian council and the executive board.

Note:
From the beginning of nomination until the end of election, summoning and arrest of nominees of the Islamic Consultative Assembly for the offences before nomination or election offences is forbidden, unless non-arrest of them spoils other's rights at discretion of the head of the judiciary.


The Elections Act of Islamic Consultative Assembly
approved on November 28, 1999
Chapter 1 - Generalities
Chapter 2 - The Quality of the Elections
Chapter 3 - Candidates and Electors' Particulars
Chapter 4 - Executive Board
Chapter 5 - Candidature Announcement and Eligibility of Candidates
Chapter 6 - Campaigning
Chapter 7- Fines & Offences
Chapter 8 - Complaints and Investigations
Chapter 9 - Punishment
Chapter 10 - Preliminary Preparations, organization and opening of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
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