The Election Coordinating Committee of Mr. Oscar Bloh and the Liberia Election Observation Network (LEON) represented by Mr. Augustine Tamba and Mr. Amose Williams were in attendance.
Mr. Bloh argued before senate committee members that even if half of the money needed to conduct elections was provided by the Ministry of Finance, the current road condition that comes along with the raining season will not allow voter registration to be conducted before elections which is a constitutional requirement.
Mr. Bloh reminded lawmakers that after the 2017 general election, the major issue was the credibility of the election which had to do with the cleaning of voter roll which according to him has not been done in keeping with the Supreme Court's mandate.
"The NEC needs to be honest and say whether they can conduct these elections, including cleaning voter roll update in this given circumstances and ensure the Ministry of Finance provide the finances to ensure that the NEC operating in a transparent and independent level."
Mr. Tamba of the Liberia Election Observation Network (LEON) agreed that the precedence with neighboring countries facing similar health conditions, has not been set under this COVID-19.
