Further to this, please find below reference to Khalifatul Masih IV (rh)'s admonition on exercising one's right to vote:

"A trust must be discharged in good faith.  Therefore, every voter must participate fully in exercising his vote during the elections unless he is unable to do so.  Otherwise, he will have failed in the discharge of his own trust.  The concept of abstention or refraining from exercising the vote, as happens in the USA where reportedly almost half the electorate actually bothers to vote, has no room in the Islamic concept of democracy." Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues, p. 189

Jazakamullah.

Wassalam,
Amjad
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