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 ArT. 24. The five principal nomad tribes, namely the Sháh-savans of Ázarbáyján, the Bakhtiyáris, the Qashqá’is, the ‘Five Tribes’ of Fárs, and the Turkmáns, shall each send directly one representative to be a member of the National Consultative Assembly. The tribal elections also shall be in two degrees, but the Ministry of the Interior shall determine the number of those elected in the first degree by each tribe, and the Electoral Centre of the second degree. In this case the elections in the Second Degree shall be by votes.

25. In case those persons elected by the component towns shall not present themselves at the Centre of that Division at the time fixed for their appearance by the Central Council of Supervision, the right of election shall lapse in their case for that [electoral] cycle, and those who present themselves at the appointed time shall choose the representatives of that Division from amongst their number.

26. No one of the electors has the right to vote more than once, save in cases where a new election shall be necessary.

27. In the first degree the electors are not absolutely compelled to elect from those resident in their own quarter.

28. The Council of Supervision shall prepare and publish from five to fifteen days before the day fixed for the election, according to the importance of the place, a proclamation.

29. The above-mentioned proclamation shall include the following matters:


 * (i) The qualifications of the electors and the elected.
 * (ii) The place and times at which the Council of Supervision, or [local] branch thereof, will distribute the voting papers.
 * (iii) The place and times at which the Council of Supervision will be prepared to receive the votes.
 * (iv) The number of representatives whom the voters are entitled to choose.

30. If those persons who possess the qualifications of electors do not claim their voting papers within the period fixed by the Council of Supervision for claiming them, their right of election for that cycle lapses.