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Liberians vote Tuesday in crucial senatorial by-election, VOA News (2009)

A much anticipated by-election for a vacant senatorial seat, seen by many as a 'referendum' on President Sirleaf's government, is taking place in Liberia today.

Liberia's NEC to announce by-election results Saturday, but CDC already claims victory, VOA News (2009)

Even though the official results of the contested senatorial by-election will be announced on Saturday, the Congress for Democratic Change announced the victory of its candidate in the first round of the election, indicating that there may be a run off with the ruling Unity Party candidate.

Liberia: Ahead of by-election, President Sirleaf cautions voters, The Liberian Times (2009)

As the Unity Party candidate Clemenceau Urey faces the opposition Congress for Democratic Change candidate Geraldine Doe-Sheriff in run-off by-election in the Montserrado County scheduled for November 24, President Sirleaf calls for caution and massive turnout.

Liberia: Poorest Voters' Show

Voters' turnout in the final round of election for the Montserrado senatorial seat, between the ruling Unity Party and the Congress for Democratic Change, was far poorer than the first round when 20% of an estimated 477,000 voters cast their ballots.

Liberia: Opposition candidate wins senatorial by-election, APANEWS (2009)

Ten candidates had taken part in the first round of the by-election. None of them obtained the required 50 plus one vote to win the seat. It was then necessary to organise a run-off between the two candidates with the highest votes. At the end, the candidate of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change(CDC), Geraldine Doe-Sheriff won the senatorial run-off.

Liberia's President Sirleaf announces she will seek a second term in 2011, VOA News (2010)

Despite promises during her first campaign that she will only limit herself to one term, President Sirleaf has announced that she will run for the second term as president of Liberia in next year's elections. Her success in governing the country has been cited as the reason for her decision to seek re-election. The opposition Liberty Party has criticized President's choice of the venue for announcing the decision, as she was delivering her annual speech to the national legislature.

Voter Registration Crucial Ahead of 2011 Poll, Says Liberia's Electoral Commission Chair, VOA (2010)

Liberia's Electoral Commission chair exoresses need for voter registration ahead of future poll.

Liberean Opposition Unify Ahead of Next Year's Election, VOA (2010)

Seven opposition parties have formed a coalition in hopes of impacting the 2011 election in Liberia. The coalition is still open to more members and looks to challenge President Ellen Sirleaf and her ruling Unity Party.

Liberia: Voting Outside Country Outlawed, All Africa (2010)

This article discusses the announcement from the National Electoral Commission that it will not make efforts to allow Liberians living outside the country to vote in the next election. Voting from outside the country is outlawed by the 1986 constitution.

Challenger for Liberian presidency stumps in Stapleton, SILive (2010)

This article discusses presidential challenger Charles Walker Brumskine as well as the many Liberians living abroad who will return for the vote in 2011.

Liberia's Weah forms alliance, News 24 (2010)

This article reports on a new political coalition that will present itself in the upcoming elections in Liberia. Soccer legend George Weah decided to join the new coalition formed by three opposition parties: Weah's Congress for Democratic Change, the former ruling National Patriotic Party (Charles Taylor's party) and the Progressive Democratic Party (of former warlord Sekou Damate Conneh). The coalition will compete in the 2011 presidential elections. Weah competed before: in the 2005 run-off elections he lost to Sirleaf, who became Africa's first democratically elected female head of state.

Liberia Sets Voter Registration for 2011 Presidential Election VOAnews.com (2010)

In order to prepare the upcoming elections in Liberia, the voters’ registration list is being done. According to Electoral Commission Chairman M. James Fromoyan, having a good voters’ registration list is the beginning of having credible election.

Liberia:NEC Drills Media on Voters' Registration Data Collection Process All Africa (February2011)

The National electoral Commission is putting in place a new documentation system for upcoming elections.

Liberia's Referendum Campaign Gets Underway Sunday Voanews.com (2011)

The campaigns for the referendum will begin on Sunday in order to amend four points, but the most important ones are the residency and the retirement of the judges. The referendum is scheduled for August a month before the October’s presidential election.

Liberia: Nation Prepares for October Election, AllAfrica (2011)

The article reports that the Liberian Electoral Commission has signaled the beginning of the 2011 presidential campaign. The election is scheduled to take place on the 11th of October of this year and "is likely to pit the incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf against the flag bearers of the Congress for Democratic Change, (CDC) Winston Tubman and Charles Brumskine of the Liberty Party (LP)."

Liberia: Elections 2011 Daily News Review AllAfrica (2011)

Couple of weeks before the referendum, many political parties are pleading for the population to go vote. In fact the opposition is asking to boycott the referendum that they are considering unconstitutional, the members of the commission are to just vote no, and that boycotting the referendum would not be fair.

Liberia: Several Opposition Parties Divided Over Referendum allafrica.com (2011)

The referendum in Liberia is dividing the opposition. In fact some members of the opposition are considering the referendum unconstitutional and too sudden. Liberians are called to vote on some points of the constitution such the date of the election to be changed from every second Tuesday in October to every second Tuesday in November, the reduction residency of the candidate in Liberia from 10 to 5 years and tenure of the chief justice.

Liberia: Upcoming Elections Must Be Peaceful, Free And Fair - Ban Allafrica.com (2011)

The UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki Moon, is urging Liberia to hold peaceful and fair elections in October. Liberia has been in conflict for nearly ten years and these elections are considered as consolidating elections and it is important that it goes well.

Liberian Lawmaker to Vote "No" in Constitutional Referendum voanews;com (2011)

The chair of electoral committee Mrs. Jewel Taylor wife of the ex President Mr. Charles Taylors intends to vote “no” to all four point of the referendum because she thinks it is confusing and discriminatory.

Liberian voters reject all 4 proposed constitutional changes; presidential poll set for Oct. Washington Post (2011)

In Liberia the referendum to change 4 points of the constitution such as the candidate’s residency, and the retirement of the judges did not pass. None of the 04 points did get two third of the votes.

Citizens Group Sues to Nullify Liberian Candidates Certification Voanews (2011)

Following the outcome of the referendum, a Liberian Citizen Group through the Lawyer Sayma Syrenius Cephus wants to sue the electoral commission for validating 16 presidential candidates. According to Cephus those candidates are not eligible because they do not meet the residency clause requirements.

Liberia: Carter Center Announces Election Observation Mission All Africa (2011)

In Liberia, the presidential election is scheduled in October, and the Carter center has deployed long term observers in order to meet with the political parties, members of the National Electoral Commission, civil society organization, independent candidates, and so on. They will produce regular report on the situation; also a short term observation mission will be deployed just before the election.

Liberia Considers Presidential Candidate Eligibility 2 Weeks Before Election VOA (2011)

In Liberia, the court was supposed to render its decision on the eligibility of 6 candidates, among those the candidacy of the actual President Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and its main opponent Mr. Winstom Tubman. Now if all candidates are out of the race, the strongest candidate will be “Togba-Nah Tipoteh and the former rebel leader Prince Johnson”

Liberia: ECOWAS Observation Team Hopeful of Successful Polls in Liberia All Africa.com (2011)

The ECOWAS observation team led by the professor Attahiru Jega, the President of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Nigeria, is hopeful on the outcome of the October 11th election in Liberia. According to him the level of organization of the deployment of electoral material was a positive indicator.

Liberia: Calls For Calm as Liberia Counts Presidential Votes Voanews.org (2011)

On Tuesday November 11th, Liberians went to the poll to elect their President, senators and deputies, and the vote was peaceful and calm. These are second elections since the war, and the candidates are urging Liberians to wait for the results in peace.

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ECOWAS to Send More Observers to Monitor Liberia Run-off Voanews.com

Due to the importance of the second round of the presidential election in Liberia, the ECOWAS is going to send more international observers “to make sure that the observation is flawless”.

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Liberia suspends elections due to Ebola outbreak, The Guardian (2014)

Senatorial elections scheduled for October 14 in Liberia have been suspended due to the Ebola outbreak.

Liberia postpones elections again because of Ebola, By Associated Press, The Washington Post (2014)