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| Registration of Candidates |
| The registration of candidates wishing to be members of the Sixth Islamic Consultative
Assembly
(Majlis) was started on Saturday 11th December 1999 for a period of one week.
To be nominated, a candidate must first comply with the following basic
conditions:
- Believe and be binding to Islam and the Islamic Republic of Iran
(although Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and Assyrians also elect their own deputies
to the Parliament)
- Be an Iranian National
- Be binding to the Constitution and the absolute religious guardianship
- Hold at least one higher
education degree
- Have no 'bad' reputation at
his or her electoral constituency
- Have good physical health to
the extent of being able to see, hear and speak
- Be of at least 30 years of age or at most 70
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| 'Legitimacy' of Candidates |
| From the end date of the registration and for a total period of 66 days the candidates will go through a process of screening during a number of stages to determine their
"legitimacy" as candidates.
This screening is carried out by the:
- Ministry of Information
- The Attorney General
- State Personal Status Registry
Office
- Identity Control Office
- The International Police
Each office will present its finding to the Ministry of Interior and the Guardian Council so as to determine and ratify the
'legitimacy' of candidates.
At every stage, candidates who have been found
'illegitimate' to take part in the elections have the right of appeal. Candidates who appeal will have their case reviewed.
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| Candidates
decided & campaigns begin |
| On the 9th of February
2000 the final list of candidates eligible to take part in the elections will be published.
Candidates will then have seven days to campaign and must stop their
electioneering activities at the end of 16th of February 2000, i.e. 24 hours before the election
on the 18th, or face immediate disqualification and a possible jail sentence.
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| First Round
of the Elections |
On the 18th of February
2000 the people of Iran will go to their voting stations to elect 290 representatives.
To be elected, a candidate must obtain a majority of 25% (as opposed to
33% in the previous Parliamentary elections) of the votes in his or her constituency. Candidates who achieve this majority will be automatically elected as members of the sixth parliament.
Should more than the required number of candidates achieve this majority, candidates with the highest number of votes will be elected.
Should two or more candidates have exactly the same number of votes, a lot will be drawn to determine which candidate is elected.
Constituencies that do not fill their allocated seats at this stage of the elections will have to enter in the second round of elections
(see below) to be held a few months later. (Date not yet set) |
| Second
Round of Elections |
Constituencies that do not fill their allocated number of seats in the first round of elections will have to field candidates
equivalent to twice the number of their remaining unfilled seats.
Candidates chosen to participate in the second round of elections are based on the remaining candidates of the first round with the highest number of votes. All other candidates are disqualified at this stage.
Should there not be enough candidates in a constituency equivalent to
twice the number of unfilled seats, all remaining candidates will be chosen to stand again.
It is deemed improbable for there to be less candidates available than the number of remaining seats.
At this round of elections as in the first round, candidates that achieve a
25% majority will be elected as members of the sixth parliament.
Should no candidates achieve this majority or there are still seats
unfilled, then candidates with the highest number of votes will be elected.
Should more than the required number of candidates achieve this majority, candidates with the highest number of votes will be elected.
Should two or more candidates have exactly the same number of votes, a lot will be drawn to determine which candidate is elected.
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| 11-Dec-99
to 17-Dec-99 |
| Registration of candidates
takes place. |
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11-Dec-99 to
16-Dec-99 |
| Formation of
election committees. |
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12-Dec-99 to
22-Dec-99 |
Review of
candidate records by the Information Ministry, Attorney General, State Personal Registry Office, Identity Control Office and International Police Office.
The above centers have five days to present relevant reasons and evidence
for the disqualification of candidates to the Ministry of Interior and the Guardian Council.
Five days are given for questions and
answers on the given reports.
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18-Dec-99 to
27-Dec-99 |
| Review of the
'legitimacy' of candidates at the election committee center at the end of the candidate registration. |
| 28-Dec-99 |
| The
Governor office of each constituency informs candidates who have been
declared 'illegitimate'. |
| 29-Dec-99
to 01-Jan-00 |
| Submission of complaints by candidates found
illegitimate to the supervisory committee of their county. |
| 02-Jan-00
to 08-Jan-00 |
| Presentation and review of candidate's complaints by the
supervisory committee of their county while seeking the views of central supervisory
committee. |
| 09-Jan-00
to 28-Jan-00 |
| Receipt of
candidate complaints and final deliberation of views by the Guardian Council on all candidates,
apart from those who have been approved at an earlier stage. |
| 29-Jan-00
to 31-Jan-00 |
| Receipt
of complaints of those candidates that where found legitimate at the earlier stages but
were rejected by the Guardian Council. |
| 01-Feb-00
to 07-Feb-00 |
| Review of candidate complaints by the
Guardian Council and the announcement of results to the election committees. |
| 08-Feb-00 |
| Presentation of the final list of candidates to the centers of
constituencies by the Interior ministry. |
| 09-Feb-00 |
| Publication of names of candidates through the
Governor's office of the individual constituencies. |
| 10-Feb-00
to 16-Feb-00 |
| Start of the campaign by candidates. |
| 17-Feb-00 |
| End
of campaign, no electioneering allowed on this day. |
| 18-Feb-00 |
| First round of
the elections. |
| Date
not announced |
| Second
round of elections. |
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