The Nomination of presidential and legislative candidates in the forthcoming 2017 general and presidential slated for October begins today, Monday, June 19, 2017 at the SKD Sports Complex in Paynesville, outside Monrovia.
A press release issued in Monrovia over the weekend, quoted the National Elections Commission (NEC) as saying that the key electoral date gives political parties and independent candidates the platform for inclusion on the ballot papers.
The NEC release, “Nomination forms for Candidates of Political Parties will be delivered to the Chairman or Secretary General of the Parties for distribution to their members. Alternatively, Parties can designate a Liaison Officer to pick up the forms. Independent Aspirants can pick up their forms themselves”.
The Release added that applicants desirous of being nominated must appear daily in person at the SKD Sports Complex from 9am to 5pm local time, while returning the forms to satisfy the nomination procedures.
General requirements for the Candidate Nomination process demand that aspirant must be a Liberian; aspirant must attained the age of 25 years for Representative and 35 years for President and Vice President; aspirant for Representative must be domiciled in the constituency one year prior to the elections; aspirants for President and Vice President must be resident in Liberia for not less than 10 years prior to the elections, and aspirant must be a tax payer.
Meanwhile, the National Elections Commission on Saturday June 17th successfully concluded the Provisional Registration Roll Exhibition across Liberia. NEC says though there were complaints at some Centers, the process was overall successful.
The Commission reiterates that the Exhibition process was meant to identify errors for corrections ahead of the October polls. The election umpire says the Exhibition listing placed at all Centers across the Country were provisional lists and not final lists.
NEC says its Data Center will correct problems identified during the Exhibition.
