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Liberia Liberia

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Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, Art. 30, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view National Electoral Commission, Referendum Regulations (May 2016), http://www.necliberia.org/doc_download/8%20Referendum%20Regulations.pdf?a4705305cd27e04fb1f66830e7e0ef9d=Mg%3D%3D
Verified: 2024/10/25
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Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The Constitution may be amended whenever a proposal by either (1) two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of the Legislature or (2) a petition submitted to the Legislature, by not fewer than 10,000 citizens which receives the concurrence of two-thirds of the membership of bout Houses of Legislature, is ratified by two-thirds of the registered voters, voting in a referendum conducted by the Elections Commission not sooner than one year after the action of the Legislature.
Source: The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, Art. 91, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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Optional referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, Art. 91 & 92, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The Constitution may be amended whenever a proposal by either (1) two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of the Legislature or (2) a petition submitted to the Legislature, by not fewer than 10,000 citizens which receives the concurrence of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of the Legislature, is ratified by two-thirds of the registered voters, voting in a referendum conducted by the Elections Commission not sooner than one year after the action of the Legislature.
Source: The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, Art. 91 & 92, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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Question:Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer: a. Always binding
Comments: Each proposed constitutional amendment shall be ratified if it receives the approval of two-third of registered voters, voting in the Referendum.
Source: The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, Art. 91, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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Question:Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer: a. Constitutional changes only
Comments:
Source: The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, Art. 91, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: The 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view National Electoral Commission, Referendum Regulations (May 2016), http://www.necliberia.org/doc_download/8%20Referendum%20Regulations.pdf?a4705305cd27e04fb1f66830e7e0ef9d=Mg%3D%3D
Verified: 2024/10/25
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