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NEC Revisits Hearing Procedure Ahead Of 2023 Presidential, General Polls


  26 Octobre      44        Politique (25166),

 

GBARNGA, Oct. 24 (LINA) – National Elections Commission (NEC) Upper Bong County M0agistrate, Daniel Newland, has disclosed that the Commission has embarked on activities to adjust hearing procedures into election cases ahead of the 2023 General and Presidential Elections.

Speaking in the County on October 22, Mr. Newland said NEC met in Ganta, Nimba County from October 18-21, 2021 to begin working on new strategies ahead of 2023, while the Representative By-election process in the four counties, including Bong, is ongoing.

He indicated that the Commission is trying to introduce « new hearing procedures » in election cases based on experiences from the 2020 Midterm Senatorial Election.

The forum, according to the Upper Bong Magistrate, brought together election magistrates and the full bench of the Board of Commissioners of NEC.

« Most election complaint cases end at the Supreme Court of Liberia where sometimes a Writ of Injunction is placed on a process. This time around, agents will have to channel their complaints through their candidates and not just anyone will file in legitimate complaint, » he noted.

Quoting the Supreme Court, Mr. Newland pointed out that any legitimate case that will in no way change the results of the election will be adjudicated following the official announcement of the election results.

Commenting on the Bong County District #Two Representative by-election, Newland called on the 12 candidates in the race to make available the listing of their poll watchers and official campaign schedules.

« In addition, people taken as poll watchers by the candidates must be from that voting center, » he said, noting that it is intended to avoid conflict during the election period.

Twelve candidates have been registered for the Representative by-election in Bong County, the highest in the four counties, with no female in the race.

Some of the candidates are from political parties, including the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC).

They include Joe K. Better from the Movement for One Liberia (MOL); Joshua D. K. Better, Collaborating Political Parties (CPP); Lawunkono Jefferson Blackie, Rainbow Alliance; Edward Gboe, Independent Candidate; James M. Kolleh, People’s Unification Party; Jerry Kollie, Independent; and James Ngenda, Independent Candidate.

Others are Melvin K. Salvage, Coalition for Democratic Change; James Karpee Saybay, Liberia Restoration Party (LRP); Matthew Siakor Jr., Liberian National Union (LINU);, James Mulbah Tartor, Movement for Progressive Change (MPC); and Paasewe Yarkpawolo, Jr., Independent.

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