The 111th Bahá’í National Convention will be held April 26-28, 2019 at the Bahá’í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. On April 27, 177 delegates from across the country will cast their ballots to elect the new Bahá’í National Spiritual Assembly. Bahá’í elections are unique. There are no nominations or electioneering. After prayers, devotions and reflection, delegates simply cast their vote by secret ballot for those nine individuals that they believe best represent the interests of the Faith. The newly elected Assembly is responsible for the spiritual and administrative needs of the national community for one year The same practice is followed at the local level. Internationally, every five years the members of the nearly 200 National Spiritual Assemblies gather in Haifa, Israel to elect the Universal House of Justice, the primary institution guiding the affairs of the World-Wide Bahá’í community which includes 5-6 million Bahá’ís residing in more than 100,000 individual locations.
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