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Boundary Delimitation

Liberia Liberia

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: 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.
Source: 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
Verified: 2024/10/25
BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
Comments: 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
Source: 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
Verified: 2024/10/25
BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): e. Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Comments: The National Elections Commission
Source: 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
Verified: 2024/10/25
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