Monrovia - A bill to prevent all public officials from contesting and participating in general and Presidential elections while serving duty has been introduced at the National Legislature.

The Bill was introduced by Representative James Biney (NPP-District#1 Maryland County) and was for the first time read in plenary of the House of Representative.

The Bill requests that for all ministers proper and deputy ministers, assistant Ministers, superintendents, Deputy and Director Generals, governors and deputy governors, mayors and commissioners have over the period campaign for the incumbent president in the general elections have tilted the process of election.

Biney in his proposed bill also claims that the process has in the past undermined the tenets that enhance democracy when people who have the power of executing and administering authorities use their authorities to campaign and contest in an election.

The bill also speaks against individuals employed with International Humanitarian Organizations engaged in relief work, which enjoyed duty free and other government given privileges from using their relief work for enhancing their individual political agendas contrary to their intent and purpose of the organization.

According to the propose act, a similar legislation was enacted in America 1939 (The Hatch Act) upon which the fundamentals of the American democracy has become more strengthened, Transparent and free of undue influence.

Section 2.1 of the bill states that; "all executive appointees desirous of campaigning for a candidate in the general elections or desirous of contesting for elective office shall be free to do so provided such individuals resign his or her post."

Section 2.2 of the bill also call for executives appointees wanting to contest for president or Vice President shall resign their post three (3) years prior to the stipulated election date in the constitution of the republic of Liberia.

The bill also calls for executive appointees wanting to contest for legislative seats to resign two (2) years prior to the stipulated election date in the constitution of the republic of Liberia.

Speaking to legislative reporters, Biney said the bill will bring about fair play in the field of elections in Liberia and give everyone equal opportunity to contest without being victimize by people in authority and using their authority to get elected positions.

Responding to questions as to why the bill is not affecting, members of the legislature, Biney said: "This bill cannot affect the legislature because they are elected officials and if members of the legislature are made to resign it will break down a whole government that is why lawmakers are not allow or made to resigned before contesting for elected positions."

Biney, who is one of the oldest lawmaker at the National legislature said, he is introducing the bill now because he never thought about it. Now that he has seen the need, Biney says it is necessary that such law be put in place.