Elections Reform

Says Veep Taylor as UN Women holds seminar on 'Way forward for an enforceable Gender quota and strategies for implementing Elections Law 4.5 (b)...

For future elections, one of which is expected to be held in October this year, the Executive Director of Paramount Young Women Initiative, Facia...

The Liberia Elections Observation Networks (LEON), in collaboration with Cater Center, has begun an aggressive campaign to bring to realization the 30% representation of...

... Of its commitment to consolidate Liberia’s 'young democracy' National Elections Commission (NEC) chair Cllr. Jerome G. Korkoya has assured political parties, civil society organizations...

The House of Representatives is considering concurrence with the Senate to pass three (3) constitutional propositions in accordance with Article 91 of the 1986...

By Robin Dopoe, Jr. and Hannah N. Geterminah The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), a conglomerate of eight prominent Liberian civil society organizations, has pledged its...

"Chiefs had respect. But right now, chiefs... are controlled, sometimes by both the lawmakers and the executive branch of government.” "As you may know, the...

Says Rep. Rosana Schaack In a June 2019 interview with Represent Women, Hon. Rosana Schaack stated that the diversity of experience and perspectives that women...

Civic education is integral to Liberia’s democracy becoming more robust, says veteran journalist John Kollie. In September 2012, almost one year after general elections and...

"We can all say there is a need to have more women in the electoral process; we want to have more women in leadership;...

Speaking on Farbric Radio (101.1 FM) Tuesday, September 17, the Elections Coordination Committee (ECC) spokespersons Oscar Bloh and Malcolm W. Joseph announced the next...

The National Elections Commission (NEC) has completed a nationwide Electoral Law Reform Consultation, which took place in four regions of the Country with the...

Liberia has reached critical milestones in the national electoral reform exercise which began in the aftermath of the 2017 electoral cycle. Numerous factors led to...

The Liberia Accountability and Voice Initiative (LAVI) is the five-year USAID-funded project strengthening Liberian stakeholder partnerships that advocate for and monitor policy reforms. LAVI...

By Dr. Darren Wilkins In developing countries especially Liberia, when elections are held, voters’ decisions are never based on or guided by any solid intelligence...

By Shardrick Tarwily The Center for Media Studies in Liberia (CMSL) brought "good news" to the people of Grand Kru County. The civil society organization on...

The Elections Coordinating Committee, a network of civil society organizations at the forefront of election observation and analysis, last week Tuesday, August 27, submitted...

- River Gee women have their say on elections and constitutional reform For the past six months, electoral reform has been "in everybody's mouth.’’ Having played...

The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), a non-partisan elections observing body working to promote transparency and accountability in Liberia’s electoral process has recently concluded a...

The National Identification Registry (NIR) was established in 2011 to spearhead and oversee provision of biometric identification cards to all Liberians, ECOWAS citizens and...