MONROVIA, 23 May 2022, Monday, National Elections Commission (NEC), Chairperson, Madam Davidette Browne Lansanah has officially opened the five-day Legal Retreat of the Commission in Grand Bassa County, to revise regulations and guidelines for political parties and independent candidates ahead of the 2023 General Elections in Liberia. The Legal Section of the NEC is organizing the legal retreat along with the Hearing Office of the Commission and funded by the Commission. Speaking at the opening of the legal retreat in Grand Bassa, on Monday, 23 May 2023, the Chairperson of NEC, Madam Davidetta Brown Lansanah expressed total confidence in the ability of the NEC Technicians to ensure that the appropriate regulations and guidelines are revised to be used during the 2023 general elections. Madam Browne Lansanah, on behalf of the Board of Commissioners (BOC), mandated the NEC Technicians, including lawyers and non-lawyers to fully participate in the process so as the put forth a comprehensive document on the regulations, guidelines, voter’s registration and others. The legal retreat is under the theme, “Revising the Elections Regulations”. According to the Legal Section of NEC, the sore objective of the legal forum in Buchanan is to revise the regulations governing political parties and independent candidates, Voter’s Registration and others ahead of the 2023 General Elections.
On 26 May, Board of Commissioners, (BOC) submits US$ 91, 958,557.72 Bubget for 2023 General Elections to the 54th National Legislature of Liberia