Jason Ross shares in his blog The Third Valley his experience voting in a Baha'i election verses voting in a U.S. election.

After the delegates to the 102nd Baha'i National Convention cast their ballots in a prayerful atmosphere on May 1, 2010, the following people were elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States.

The annual event, held during the 12-day Festival of Ridvan, which commemorates Baha'u'llah's proclaiming in 1863 His mission as God's Messenger for this age, is when delegates come together to elect the nine-member National Spiritual Assembly.

The second century of U.S. Baha'i National Conventions began Thursday, April 23, as the 101st annual convocation opened at the House of Worship for the North American Continent in Wilmette, Ill.

From April 23 to April 26, 171 Baha'i delegates in this country will gather at the Baha'i House of Worship for the North American Continent in Wilmette, Ill., to elect members to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States.

In the University of Washington's The Daily, Wade Caves, a Baha'i, explains why Baha'is vote in general elections, but keep their noses out of politics.

Having witnessed the Baha'i democratic process in action, Jeremy Lambshead now has a different notion from four years ago of what might be possible in our democracy. He explores the topic on the NewsweekWashington Post  "On Faith" blog site.

At the recent 100th U.S. Bahá’í National Convention, 171 delegates elected the nine members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, which governs the affairs of the Faith for the 160,000 members in this country.

Chicago Public Radio's Eight Forty-Eight program featured a story today on the unique Bahá'í election process, through which the Faith's national governing body is elected each year without nominations, campaigning or electioneering.

In prayerful silence, 171 delegates at the 100th U.S. Bahá’í National Convention elected the nine members of the National Spiritual Assembly, which, in lieu of clergy, governs the 160,000 members of the Faith in this country.