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Electoral Management
EM002
Responsibility of national EMB
Question: Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s):
a . National level b . Regional level c . Local level d . Other kinds of elections (church, union, etc.) Please specify.
Comments: The National Electoral Commission shall conduct all elections for elective public offices including the chieftaincy election and all referenda and declare the results thereof.
Source: The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 2, Art. 2.9 (g), http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature g . Other
Comments: The election expenditure and the recurrent expenditure of the National Elections Commission (including salaries and allowances of the employees) shall be a charge upon the National Revenue of the Republic of Liberia.
Source: The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 11, Art.11.1, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
g . Other
Comments: The NEC shall establish a Finance and Audit Committee to oversee spending and provide assurance of regularity and propriety.
At the end of each year, the NEC shall publish an annual
report and an externally audited set of accounts, which
shall relate to its achievements and activities against the
annual plan.
Source: The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 11, Art. 11.3 (b) & 11.4, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM006
Term of EMB members
Question: The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:
b . For a specified number of years
Comments: The members of the National Elections Commission shall hold their office during good behavior for a period of seven (7) years effective as of the date of their appointment.
Source: The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 2, Art. 2.2, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
b . Independent
Comments: The National Elections Commission of the Republic of Liberia is an autonomous agency of Government, independent of any branch of the Government.
Source: The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 2, Art. 2.1 and 2.9, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
a . 1 - 10 members (specify)
Comments: The National Elections Commission of the Republic of Liberia shall be composed of seven (7) Members, one of whom shall be appointed as Chairman, and another as Co-chairman, respectively; each of the other five (5) Members shall be called Commissioners.
Source: The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 2, Art. 2.1, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
c . Combination of partisanship and expertise
Comments: The Commissioners shall be Liberian citizens and shall not be
less than thirty-five (35) years of age. They shall be of good
moral character, and no two (2) Commissioners shall be from
the same county.
No Commissioner, election officer or any employee of the
Commission shall be a member, or an affiliate of any political
party, or of an association or organization; nor shall any
Commissioner, election officer or any employee of the
Commission canvass for any elective public office directly or
indirectly.
Source: The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 2, Art. 2.3 & 2.5, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
a . Head of State e . Legislature
Comments: The President shall nominate and, with the consent of the
Senate, appoint and commission the Chairman, Co-chairman
and other Members of the Commission.
Source: The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Chapter 2, Art. 2.2, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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