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ANALYSIS
Economy in Balance
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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 9 - Punishment
Article 75:
Punishment of the offender stipulated in the items 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 7, 8 of the Article 66 shall be sentenced to 3 months imprisonment, payment of 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Rials. and 8 years deprivation from membership in executive boards and supervision committee of polling station.
Article 76:
Punishment of the offenders stipulated in the items 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18 of the Article 66 shall be from 6 months to 2 years imprisonment and 3,000,000 Rails. To 15,000,000 Rails. and as the case may be, termination of public service from 6 months to 2 years and 12 years deprivation of membership in the executive boards and supervisory committee.
Article 77:
Punishment of the offenders stipulated in the item 16 of the Article 66 including steward, deputy or intriguer, if not admitted, the punishment shall be the same stipulated in the Article 617 of the Islamic Punishment Law.
Article 78:
Punishment of the offenders stipulated in the item 17 of the Article 66 in addition to the punishment stipulated in the Article 555 of the Islamic Punishment Law, shall be 12 years deprivation of membership in the executive boards and supervisory committee of polling station.
Article 79:
Punishment of violation of regulations stipulated in the Articles 11, 24, 34, 40, 53 and 60 and the notes relevant to the law of attending to administrative violations, shall be deduction of salary, job allowances, etc., at most deduction of up to 1/3 from one month salary for one year or temporary withholding from one month to one year.

Note:
If the offender is not from among the government employees, shall be deprived of membership in executive boards and supervisory committee of polling station for a period of 8 year.
Article 80:
Punishment of violation stipulated in the Articles 57 and 58 is payment of 500,000 Rials up to 1,000,000 Rialls.
Article 81:
Punishment of the offenders stipulated in the Article 59 and its note 2 shall be 3 to 6 months imprisonment or payment of 2,000,000 Rials. to 10,000,000 Rials. and the punishment of the offenders stipulated in the last part of the Article 59, note 1 is the same stipulated in the Article 598 of the Islamic Punishment Law.
Article 82:
Punishment of the offenders stipulated in the Article 61 shall be payment of 100,000 to 2,000,000 Rials.. If the police officers and other authorities in charge refuse to do their duties stipulated in the the Article 61, shall be sentenced to temporary halt in work from 1 to 3 months.
Article 83:
Punishment of the offenders stipulated in the Article 63 in addition to the punishment required in the press law, shall be payment of 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Rls.
If the violation includes allegation, the offender shall be sentenced to the punishment stipulated in the Islamic Punishment Law.
Article 84:
Punishment of the offenders stipulated in the Article 63 shall be payment of the sum of 500,000 Rials. to 2,000,000 Rials.
Article 85:
Punishment of the offenders stipulated in the Article 65 shall be payment of the sum of 50,000 Rls. to 1,000,000 Rls.
Article 86:
In all the cases where the offender of any of the violations subject of this law are from among the candidates, shall be sentenced to the major punishment stipulated.
Article 87:
In keeping with the Article 99 of the Constitution and utter neutrality, supervisors of the guardian council, during their responsibility term, shall keep their utter neutrality and taking side of any of the candidates by the supervisors shall be considered as offence.
Article 88:
Should the supervisors of the guardian council commit any of the offences related to the executive boards or supervisory committees of polling station, shall be sentenced to the punishment stipulated in the Article 66, the note of Article 53 for all the boards.
Article 89:
The punishments included in this chapter shall not be limited to types stated in this law and the judge, at any case, sentence the offender to the punishments stipulated in this law or the punishments stipulated in the book 5 of the Islamic Punishment Law (Inhibitive Punishments) approved on 22.05.1996.


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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