Liberia: Elections Coordinating Committee Wants New Threshold for 2017

Monrovia — The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) in a communication to both Houses of the Legislature says it is deeply concerned that as the country approaches the 2017 election, a decision is yet to be reached between the National Election Commission (NEC) and the Legislature on setting a new threshold to reapportion constituencies for the 2017 Legislative elections in keeping with Articles 80 (d) and (e) of the Liberian Constitution.

"The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) wishes to point out that in 2010 constituencies were not apportioned based on the 2008 census report in keeping with constitutional provisions cited above," ECC Chairperson Oscar Bloh said.

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