National Elections Commission completes successful presidential election runoff
29 December 2017 The general election, held on 10 October 2017, was the start of a process to elect a new president and members of the Legislature. This process was completed on 26 December 2017, as voters went to the polls to elect a new president in a highly contested runoff. These are the first […]
Liberia organizes a two-day refresher training workshop for the NEC’s Hearing Clerks and Hearing Officers
Press Release,19 December 2017 As preparations resume for the runoff presidential election on 26 December 2017, 44 magistrate-level hearing officers and clerks, are participating in refresher training and a review of cases related to the 10 […]
National Elections Commission receives and begins deploying ballot papers in advance of the 10 October 2017 general elections
On 29 September 2017, the National Elections Commission (NEC) received the penultimate batch of ballot papers that will be used during election day on the 10 October 2017, now barely 10 days away. With support from UNDP, operations and logistics plans are in place and fully in use. The NEC is preparing to transport the […]
UNDP and partners support young people coming together in advance of 10 October 2017 Liberia elections
On 7 September, 120 young people from 22 countries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas came together to close a four-day summit they were attending in Farmington, Margibi County, Liberia. The conference site was the location where the Farmington Declaration committing political parties to peaceful elections was signed earlier in the year […]
Press release 28 August 2017: Party Agent Training
The 260 representatives of political parties have started a training on the role that agents of political parties can play in the next general elections of 10 October 2017. This training is led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its partner, the National Elections Commission (NEC), in cooperation with the National Democratic Institute […]
NEC Magistrate training 22 August 2017
With less than two months before the 10 October 2017 general elections in Liberia the National Elections Commission and UNDP continue strengthening core staff skills in preparation for election activities. [one_half]Magistrates that are responsible for managing key field level activities of the National Elections Commission this week are participating in project-supported training sessions to strengthen […]
Press Release 9 August 2017: Security Training
PRESS RELEASE 9 August 2017 In advance of the 10 October 2017 general elections in Liberia civilian security personnel are participating in a series of training sessions in electoral security with support of the multi-donor basket fund in cooperation with the Liberia National Police and the National Elections Commission. The United Nations Development Programme, European […]
Liberia: Exhibition of the Provisional Voter Register
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has successfully conducted the exhibition of the provisional voter register from 12 to 18 June 2017 in all of the 2080 exhibition centers across the 15 counties of the country. This activity enabled voters to verify information about their identity data, including county, registration center name, date of birth, and […]
Liberia Reflects on Civic and Voter Education Campaign & Electoral Operations
On 10 and 11 April 2017, in cooperation with the EU-funded Support to the 2015-2018 Liberia Elections Cycle project, the National Election Commission (NEC) organized a lesson-learnt exercise focusing on the civic and voter education campaign. [one_half]This national campaign, supported by the joint EC-UNDP electoral project and organized by the National Election Commission of Liberia, […]
Liberia Registers more than 2 Million Voters
Approximately 48% of the registered voters are women. The high registration turnout, combined with the significant percentage of women registered, are encouraging and positive signs for the upcoming elections, declared Pa Lamin Beyai, UNDP Country Director in Liberia. The interest of women to get registered highlights the need to break down the barriers that prevent […]