Liberia: NEC - The People Have Spoken

1 September 2011

The National Elections Commission (NEC) says all the four propositions were not ratified during the just held National Referendum in the country. On Tuesday, August 23, 2011, eligible voters across the country voted in the referendum to amend provisions of the 1986 Liberian Constitution.

The referendum stemmed from a joint resolution approved by the Legislature on September 10, 2010. The referendum sought to amend articles 52(c), 72 (b), and article 83 (a) and (b) of the constitution. Eligible voters voted Yes or No for each of the prepositions during the referendum. Tuesday's referendum was crucial because it was the second ever referendum to be held in Liberia since its existence in 1847. The first ever referendum to be conducted in Liberia was in 1945, (98 years) after independence. The referendum was conducted in a peaceful manner with no violence reported.

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