News ID : 179742
Publish Date : 6/28/2024 9:58:07 AM
Details of Iran’s presidential election: When will the election go to a runoff?

Details of Iran’s presidential election: When will the election go to a runoff?

NOURNEWS – Mohsen Eslami, secretary and spokesperson of the Election Headquarters announced: If no candidate secures an absolute majority in the first round, the election will go to a second round or runoff.

He added that the president is elected with an absolute majority, meaning a majority of all votes, both valid and invalid.

He stated that if the election goes to a second round, the voting will take place on July 5.

Eslami noted that those born on or before July 6, 2006, can vote in the second round.

 

25 things to know about the June 28 election

The 14th presidential election will be held on June 28 nationwide and abroad due to the martyrdom of Ayatollah Raisi in a helicopter crash during his third year in office.

Voting starts at 8 a.m. on June 28 nationwide and abroad.

The voting period is 10 hours, but the minister of the interior can extend it.

By law, voters must present either a birth certificate or a national ID card.

There are 344 ballot boxes abroad, where identity verification is done with a passport.

The government of Canada has not issued a permit for the election, so it will not be held there. However, it will take place in the U.S., where voters will go to polling stations and vote with a passport.

The Ministry of the Interior recommends voters bring their national ID cards to the polling stations.

Electronic identity verification will be done at polling stations.

Paper ballots will be used, with voters writing the name and code of their chosen candidate with a pen.

Ballot boxes across the country will have a blue lid.

Campaigning ends at 8 a.m. on June 27.

The Ministry of the Interior has advised election officials not to favor any candidate.

A representative of the governor, a representative of the Guardian Council, security forces, and candidate representatives will be present at polling stations.

Candidates can have one representative at each polling station, who will stay until the votes are counted.

Filming the vote counting process is prohibited.

The number of ballots delivered to each station, used ballots, and void ballots will be recorded.

Votes for each candidate and void ballots will be tabulated separately. The results will be signed and sealed, and the ballot boxes will be sealed as well.

After votes are counted at polling stations, the data will be sent to the governorships via identity verification devices for vote aggregation. After approval, the results will be sent to the Ministry of the Interior.

There are 58,640 polling stations ready for voting nationwide.

There are 34,522 urban stations, 24,118 rural stations, 43,425 fixed stations, and 15,215 mobile stations.

If no candidate secures an absolute majority in the first round, the election goes to a second round between the top two candidates.

The second round will be held on July 5.

Those born on or before July 6, 2006, can vote in the second round.

Those who did not vote in the first round can vote in the second round.

Candidates wishing to withdraw must notify the election headquarters in writing, either personally or through a representative. There is no deadline for withdrawal specified in the law.


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