The Election Coordinating Committee (ECC) condemns, in the strongest term, acts of violence that occurred on August 10, 2023 in Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia between supporters of the ruling Coalition for…
As the campaign gears up, the ECC calls on all political parties and independent candidates to adhere to the laws governing the elections and conduct their campaigns and political rallies in a peaceful manner. The laws include provisions contained in Chapter Seven of the New Elections Law (NEL), the Campaign Finance (more…)
The update outlines the findings of the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) observation of the primaries of political parties and coalitions from May 11 to July 5 and the candidate nomination process from June 14 to July 14, 2023. ECC deployed 34 LTOs- 19 county coordinators and 15 electoral district observers across the 15 counties to observe the primaries of political parties and coalitions and 2 observers at the Candidate Nomination Center This ECC update covers the parties’ primaries observed and the candidate nomination process.
Overall, political party primaries observed were peacefully conducted, with few instances of tension or disagreement reported. In addition, observers (more…)
With less than three months until the country's general elections in 2023, there have been numerous media allegations of what appear to be pre-election violence and hate speech exchanged by…
This ECC update covers findings based on 425 reports received over six (6) days of deployment from June 12-17, 2023. ECC deployed 73 district observers to observe the NEC exhibition process within their electoral districts and 19 county coordinators to observe the objections and appeal processes at the NEC Magistrates’ offices.
The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) has trained and deployed 92 long-term (19 County Coordinators and 73 Electoral district observers) from the fifteen (15) counties to observe the NEC Exhibition of…
BVR Phase-two ObservationThe Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), established in 2010, is Liberia’s largest domestic election observation network comprising seven Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with diverse competencies, experiences, and expertise in…
Project Title: Deepening and Consolidating Liberia’s Democracy Posted: May 8, 2023, Full-Time Location: ECC’s Secretariat Office, Monrovia, with travel to the counties Reports to: Program Officer and National Coordinator About…
Summary
The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), established in 2010, is Liberia’s largest domestic election observation network comprising seven Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with diverse competencies, experiences, and expertise in democracy and governance work targeting different sectors of the population, including women, youth, traditional leaders, policymakers and the media. ECC deployed 43 trained observers across the six (6) counties[1], and 36 electoral districts to observe the conduct of the 2023 biometric voter registration exercise that took place from March 20 to April 9, 2023. The ECC also released a preliminary update and a press statement condemning violence and voter trucking. This report summarizes the findings and recommendations for the entire period of phase-one observation.
Vacancy Notice: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Project Title: Liberia Domestic Election Observation (LIDEO) Activity Posted: February 20, 2023 Full-Time Location: ECC National Office, Monrovia, with travel to the counties. Reports…