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Delimitación de distritos

Liberia Liberia

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
PreguntaAre constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Sí
Respuestas For presidential elections, the whole country territory forms one single constituency. For elections to the Senate, each of the fifteen counties forms one constituency. For the House of Representatives the electoral districts are designated by the National Elections Commission.
Fuente The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 1, Art. 1.2 (l), http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verificado 2024/10/25
BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
PreguntaOn what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Respuestas a. "Equality" of population
Respuestas Each constituency shall have an approximately equal population of 20,000 or such number of citizens as the legislature shall prescribe in keeping with population growth and movements as revealed by a national census, provided that the total number of electoral constituencies in the Republic shall not exceed one hundred. Immediately following a national census and before the next elections, the Elections Commission shall reapportion the constituencies in accordance with the new population figures so that every constituency shall have as close to the same population as possible; provided, however, that a constituency must be solely within a county
Fuente The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, Art. 80 (d) & (e), http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verificado 2024/10/25
BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
PreguntaThe body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Respuestas e. Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Respuestas The National Elections Commission
Fuente The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 1, Art. 1.2 (l), http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, Art. 80 (e), http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verificado 2024/10/25
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