With less than a month left to election day, the European Union has deployed an Election Observation Mission to the country.
Slovenian Company Certified to Print Elections Ballot Papers
With less than two months to the October 10 polls, the National Elections Commission has named CETIS as the company certified to print all ballot papers.
NEC Declares Campaign Open Amid Release of Final List of Candidates
The National Elections Commission has officially declared the campaign period opened for the October 10 presidential and legislative elections.
Supreme Courts Denies Motion for Prohibition against NEC Chairman
Despite several media reports and displays of evidence linking him to a U.S. citizenship, the chairman of the National Elections Commission, Jerome Korkoya has defeated a motion filed against him at the Supreme Court.
Korkoya Clarifies Earlier Statement on Voter Roll Exhibition
The chairman of the National Elections Commission, Jerome Korkoya, has clarified an earlier statement attributed to him that all citizens bearing valid voters’ cards will vote on October 10, even if their names are not included on the final voters roll.
Four Local Organizations Launch Elections Observation Network
As Liberia prepares to hold an election to see the first handover of power from one democratically elected leader to another since 1944, four civil society organizations have banded together to serve as local observers to the elections under the banner of the Liberia Election Observation Network.
NEC Formally Allows Magistrates to Hold Elections; Sets July 24 as Deadline to Nominate Candidates
The National Elections Commission has issued the writs of elections to the 19 elections magistrates across the country. The process means that the magistrates now have the authority to hold the 2017 elections in the country’s 73 electoral districts.
Despite Denials, Additional Proof Emerges Confirming that Korkoya is a U.S. Citizen
Despite his consistent denial of media reports that he holds a U.S. citizenship, at least one more document has surfaced confirming that the chairman of the National Elections Commission, Jerome Korkoya, is a U.S. citizen.