It is important to realize that the spirit of Baha'i
consultation is very different from that current in the decision-making
processes of non-Baha'i bodies.
The ideal of Baha'i consultation is to arrive at a unanimous
decision. When this is not possible a vote must be taken.
- The Universal House
of Justice (From a message dated 6 March 1970; ‘Messages from the Universal
House of Justice 1963-1986’)
