Across the country, Libyans explain via text message their thoughts about the first free national vote in more than 40 years. [Learn more about the Libya Elections on our spotlight page.]

Courtesy of our partner Souktel, here's what we asked our respondents, translated from Arabic: Al Jazeera would like to know: Will you take part in the July 7 elections and why? What do you hope to achieve in these elections? Please add your name and location in the answer. Thanks. (Messages on map show true respondent location only if hometown was included in the response.)

 Regional maps of Libya's two largest cities, Tripoli and Benghazi: