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| Abu Bana Kamara vs. National Elections Commission (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2017 Opinions, abuse of office prevention, administrative hearing, Administrative Law, amendment of statute, Appeal Procedure, Article 56(a), candidate nomination, Code of Conduct for Public Officials, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, District #15, Due Process, ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, egregious violation standard, election dispute resolution, elections law, eligibility for public office, Judicial Review, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, political participation, presidential appointees, prior-resignation requirement, retroactivity challenge, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | abu-bana-kamara-vs-national-elections-commission-2017 | 2017-opinions abuse-of-office-prevention administrative-hearing administrative-law amendment-of-statute appeal-procedure article-56a candidate-nomination code-of-conduct-for-public-officials constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law district-15 due-process ecowas-protocol-on-democracy-and-good-governance egregious-violation-standard election-dispute-resolution elections-law eligibility-for-public-office judicial-review montserrado-county national-elections-commission political-participation presidential-appointees prior-resignation-requirement retroactivity-challenge statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Alliance for Peace and Democracy (APD) v National Elections Commission (NEC) et al. LRSC 27 (2015) | 2015, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2015 Opinions, Administrative Law, Alliance for Peace and Democracy, best evidence rule, burden of proof, constitutional law, Due Process, Ebola emergency, election irregularities, election magistrate authority, elections law, electoral dispute, harmless error doctrine, hearing officer powers, judicial review of administrative action, Liberty Party, Lofa County, motion for judgment during trial, National Elections Commission, NEC authority, public office election, recount of votes, special senatorial election, state of emergency, Supreme Court of Liberia, tally sheets, unstamped record of count, waiver and consent | alliance-for-peace-and-democracy-apd-v-national-elections-commission-nec-et-al-lrsc-27-2015 apd-v-nec-et-al-lrsc-27-2015 | 2015-opinions administrative-law alliance-for-peace-and-democracy best-evidence-rule burden-of-proof constitutional-law due-process ebola-emergency election-irregularities election-magistrate-authority elections-law electoral-dispute harmless-error-doctrine hearing-officer-powers judicial-review-of-administrative-action liberty-party lofa-county motion-for-judgment-during-trial national-elections-commission nec-authority public-office-election recount-of-votes special-senatorial-election state-of-emergency supreme-court-of-liberia tally-sheets unstamped-record-of-count waiver-and-consent | 2015-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Boakai et al v. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2016) | 2016, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2017 Elections, Article 83(c), Bill of information, Charles Walker Brumskine, Civil Procedure, constitutional law, Contempt, Election Dispute, Electoral Jurisdiction, Electoral Justice, Expeditious Hearing, James Emmanuel Nuquay, Joseph Boakai, Judicial Review, Liberia, Liberty Party, Mandate Enforcement, Mootness Doctrine, National Elections Commission, Supreme Court, Unity Party | boakai-et-al-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2016 | 2017-elections article-83c bill-of-information charles-walker-brumskine civil-procedure constitutional-law contempt election-dispute electoral-jurisdiction electoral-justice expeditious-hearing james-emmanuel-nuquay joseph-boakai judicial-review liberia liberty-party mandate-enforcement mootness-doctrine national-elections-commission supreme-court unity-party | 2016-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Boakai v. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2017) | 2017, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2017 Opinions, Appellate Review, Article 83 Constitution, bias and prejudice, Bill of information, cleanup of voter roll, constitutional law, constitutional timetable, contempt of court, election law, election scheduling, electoral administration, electoral disputes, electoral irregularities, execution of mandate, Final Registration Roll, fraud allegations, FRR, gross irregularities, improper execution, Judicial Notice, legislative authority, mandate of the Supreme Court, Motion to dismiss appeal, National Elections Commission, NEC, October 10 2017 elections, presidential election, publication of FRR, reargument versus bill of information, recusal of election officials, run-off election, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, vice presidential election, voter registration, Writ of Prohibition | boakai-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2017 | 2017-opinions appellate-review article-83-constitution bias-and-prejudice bill-of-information cleanup-of-voter-roll constitutional-law constitutional-timetable contempt-of-court election-law election-scheduling electoral-administration electoral-disputes electoral-irregularities execution-of-mandate final-registration-roll fraud-allegations frr gross-irregularities improper-execution judicial-notice legislative-authority mandate-of-the-supreme-court motion-to-dismiss-appeal national-elections-commission nec october-10-2017-elections presidential-election publication-of-frr reargument-versus-bill-of-information recusal-of-election-officials run-off-election separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia vice-presidential-election voter-registration writ-of-prohibition | 2017-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Brumskine et al V. NEC (2017) | 2017, Elections Law, Evidence Law | brumskine-et-al-v-nec-2017 | 2017-1 elections-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |||
| Brumskine v. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2017) | 2017, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2017 Opinions, administrative tribunal, alternative writ, Appellate Review, Article 20(a), Article 83(a), Article 83(b), Article 83(c), complaint procedure, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, Due Process, Election Dispute, elections law, electoral fraud, exhaustion of remedies, Expeditious Hearing, gross irregularities, harmonization of constitutional provisions, impartial investigation, Judicial Review, National Elections Commission, NEC jurisdiction, peremptory writ, petition for writ of prohibition, postponement of run-off, run-off election, separation of powers, stay order, Supreme Court of Liberia, validity of votes | brumskine-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2017 | 2017-opinions administrative-tribunal alternative-writ appellate-review article-20a article-83a article-83b article-83c complaint-procedure constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law due-process election-dispute elections-law electoral-fraud exhaustion-of-remedies expeditious-hearing gross-irregularities harmonization-of-constitutional-provisions impartial-investigation judicial-review national-elections-commission nec-jurisdiction peremptory-writ petition-for-writ-of-prohibition postponement-of-run-off run-off-election separation-of-powers stay-order supreme-court-of-liberia validity-of-votes | 2017-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| CDC et al. v NEC et al. LRSC 16 (2015) | 2015, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2015 Opinions, Administrative Law, administrative remedy exhaustion, appeal review, Bomi County, certification of election results, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, Dissenting Opinion, Due Process, Ebola emergency elections, elections law, electoral irregularities, Grand Cape Mount County, Jurisdiction, legislative authority, Margibi County, Maryland County, National Elections Commission, petition for writ of prohibition, political parties, River Gee County, separation of powers, special senatorial election, statutory conflict analysis, Supreme Court of Liberia | cdc-et-al-v-nec-et-al-lrsc-16-2015 | 2015-opinions administrative-law administrative-remedy-exhaustion appeal-review bomi-county certification-of-election-results constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law dissenting-opinion due-process ebola-emergency-elections elections-law electoral-irregularities grand-cape-mount-county jurisdiction legislative-authority margibi-county maryland-county national-elections-commission petition-for-writ-of-prohibition political-parties river-gee-county separation-of-powers special-senatorial-election statutory-conflict-analysis supreme-court-of-liberia | 2015-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| CDC et al. v. Executive Branch et al. (2008) | 2008, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2008 Opinions, appointments power, Article 2, Article 54, Article 56(b), city mayors, Congress for Democratic Change, constitutional law, constitutionality of statutes, election law, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, executive power, Grand Gedeh County, Judicial Review, Liberty Party, local government law, municipal corporations, National Elections Commission, political subdivisions, repeal by implication, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition, Zwedru | cdc-et-al-v-executive-branch-et-al-2008 | 2008-opinions appointments-power article-2 article-54 article-56b city-mayors congress-for-democratic-change constitutional-law constitutionality-of-statutes election-law ellen-johnson-sirleaf executive-power grand-gedeh-county judicial-review liberty-party local-government-law municipal-corporations national-elections-commission political-subdivisions repeal-by-implication separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition zwedru | 2008-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Chambers v NEC et al. LRSC 13 (2015) | 2015, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2015 Opinions, Administrative Law, Appeal, Appellate Review, Article 83(c) Constitution, ballot box irregularities, Bill of Exceptions, burden of proof, constitutional law, contested election, denial of party agents, Due Process, election monitoring, elections law, electoral dispute, exhaustion of remedies, invalidation of ballots, Jurisdictional Defect, mandate, Maryland County, National Elections Commission, NEC Board of Commissioners, new issues on appeal, polling precinct, quorum requirement, recount request, remand for rehearing, rerun election, Section 2.4 Elections Law, special senatorial election, Supreme Court of Liberia, tally sheets, unauthorized voting center, Void Judgment | chambers-v-nec-et-al-lrsc-13-2015 | 2015-opinions administrative-law appeal appellate-review article-83c-constitution ballot-box-irregularities bill-of-exceptions burden-of-proof constitutional-law contested-election denial-of-party-agents due-process election-monitoring elections-law electoral-dispute exhaustion-of-remedies invalidation-of-ballots jurisdictional-defect mandate maryland-county national-elections-commission nec-board-of-commissioners new-issues-on-appeal polling-precinct quorum-requirement recount-request remand-for-rehearing rerun-election section-2-4-elections-law special-senatorial-election supreme-court-of-liberia tally-sheets unauthorized-voting-center void-judgment | 2015-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Citizens Solidarity Council v RL LRSC 20 (2016) | 2016, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2016 Opinions, Article 2, Article 26, Article 90, board resolution authority, Citizens Solidarity Council, Civil Procedure Law §11.2, Code of Conduct Act 2014, Conflict of Interest, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, elections, ex post facto claim, Judicial Review, justiciability, legal capacity, Ministry of Justice, Montserrado County, petition denied, presidential appointees, resignation requirement, Standing to Sue, Supreme Court of Liberia | citizens-solidarity-council-v-rl-lrsc-20-2016 | 2016-opinions article-2 article-26 article-90 board-resolution-authority citizens-solidarity-council civil-procedure-law-%c2%a711-2 code-of-conduct-act-2014 conflict-of-interest constitutional-law declaratory-judgment elections ex-post-facto-claim judicial-review justiciability legal-capacity ministry-of-justice montserrado-county petition-denied presidential-appointees resignation-requirement standing-to-sue supreme-court-of-liberia | 2016-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Coleman et al v Cooper et al LRSC 7; 12 LLR 226 (1955) | 1955, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | Appellate Review, ballot access, Bill of Exceptions, completed acts, constitutional law, election law, Elections Commission, Jurisdiction, political parties, separation of powers, submission to jurisdiction, Timeliness, Waiver, Writ of Prohibition | coleman-et-al-v-cooper-et-al-lrsc-7-12-llr-226-1955 | appellate-review ballot-access bill-of-exceptions completed-acts constitutional-law election-law elections-commission jurisdiction political-parties separation-of-powers submission-to-jurisdiction timeliness waiver writ-of-prohibition | 1955-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Concerned Registered Voters vs Teahjay (2023) | 2023, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, administrative review, Appellate Review, candidate eligibility, candidate nomination, constitutional law, Due Process, election dispute resolution, elections law, electoral complaints, electoral dispute, electoral process, electoral regulations, enforcement of election laws, fair hearing, Judicial Review, Monrovia, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, NEC, petition for prohibition, political participation, political rights, public office, Republic of Liberia, right to contest election, Rule of Law, senatorial aspirant, Statutory interpretation, suffrage, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | concerned-registered-voters-vs-teahjay-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-review appellate-review candidate-eligibility candidate-nomination constitutional-law due-process election-dispute-resolution elections-law electoral-complaints electoral-dispute electoral-process electoral-regulations enforcement-of-election-laws fair-hearing judicial-review monrovia montserrado-county national-elections-commission nec petition-for-prohibition political-participation political-rights public-office republic-of-liberia right-to-contest-election rule-of-law senatorial-aspirant statutory-interpretation suffrage supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 2023-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Concerned Sector Youth vs LIGIS LRSC 40 (2010) | 2010, Citizenship Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Corporate Law, Elections Law | 2008 census, 2010 Opinions, alternative writ quashed, Article 39 (Constitution), board authorization, completed act doctrine, constituency reapportionment, corporate capacity, Judicial Notice, Laches, LISGIS, National Elections Commission, National Legislature, preventive remedy, Standing to Sue, Supreme Court of Liberia, threshold bill, verification of pleadings, Waiver, Writ of Prohibition | concerned-sector-youth-vs-ligis-lrsc-40-2010 | 2008-census 2010-opinions alternative-writ-quashed article-39-constitution board-authorization completed-act-doctrine constituency-reapportionment corporate-capacity judicial-notice laches lisgis national-elections-commission national-legislature preventive-remedy standing-to-sue supreme-court-of-liberia threshold-bill verification-of-pleadings waiver writ-of-prohibition | 2010-1 citizenship-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases corporate-law-case elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Donyen v Kanneh (2024) | 2024, Administrative Law, Elections Law, Evidence Law | 2024 Opinions, Administrative Law, Appeal, Appellate Review, Best evidence, Board of Commissioners, burden of proof, certification of election results, constitutional law, Due Process, Election Dispute, election irregultarities, electoral fraud, electoral irregularities, electoral law, fraud allegations, Fraud must be proved, hearing officer ruling, House of Representatives election, independent candidate, margin of votes, Montserrado County District #2, National Elections Commission (NEC), preponderance of evidence, records of count, recount of ballots', recount of votes, Supreme Court of Liberia, tally sheets, Unity Party | nimely-j-donyen-vs-sekou-s-kanneh-2024 | 2024-opinions administrative-law appeal appellate-review best-evidence board-of-commissioners burden-of-proof certification-of-election-results constitutional-law due-process election-dispute election-irregultarities electoral-fraud electoral-irregularities electoral-law fraud-allegations fraud-must-be-proved hearing-officer-ruling house-of-representatives-election independent-candidate margin-of-votes montserrado-county-district-2 national-elections-commission-nec preponderance-of-evidence records-of-count recount-of-ballots recount-of-votes supreme-court-of-liberia tally-sheets unity-party | 2024-1 administrative-law elections-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Eminent Citizens Residents of Margibi County VS. Hon. Nathaniel F. McGill of Margibi County (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, affirmation, appellate jurisdiction, Appellate Review, Article 30(b) Constitution of Liberia, Board of Commissioners NEC, candidate eligibility, challenge to nomination, Chapter 5 Elections Law, constitutional law, dismissal of action, District #6, domicile requirement, election dispute resolution, elections law, electoral dispute, electoral regulations, eminent citizens, filing deadline, hearing officers, interlocutory ruling, judicial restraint, jurisdiction of Board of Commissioners, lack of standing, legal capacity, legal standing, locus standi, Margibi County, Montserrado County, Motion to Dismiss, National Elections Commission, NEC, NEC procedure, NEC v. Siebo, nomination and registration procedures 2023, objection to nomination, pre-election objection, procedural irregularity, provisional listing of candidates, registered voters, residency challenge, residents of Margibi County, Section 5.9 New Elections Law, senatorial aspirant, senatorial candidate, Statutory interpretation, summary proceeding, Supreme Court of Liberia, timeliness of objection | eminent-citizens-residents-of-margibi-county-vs-hon-nathaniel-f-mcgill-of-margibi-county-2023 | 2023-opinions affirmation appellate-jurisdiction appellate-review article-30b-constitution-of-liberia board-of-commissioners-nec candidate-eligibility challenge-to-nomination chapter-5-elections-law constitutional-law dismissal-of-action district-6 domicile-requirement election-dispute-resolution elections-law electoral-dispute electoral-regulations eminent-citizens filing-deadline hearing-officers interlocutory-ruling judicial-restraint jurisdiction-of-board-of-commissioners lack-of-standing legal-capacity legal-standing locus-standi margibi-county montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss national-elections-commission nec nec-procedure nec-v-siebo nomination-and-registration-procedures-2023 objection-to-nomination pre-election-objection procedural-irregularity provisional-listing-of-candidates registered-voters residency-challenge residents-of-margibi-county section-5-9-new-elections-law senatorial-aspirant senatorial-candidate statutory-interpretation summary-proceeding supreme-court-of-liberia timeliness-of-objection | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| IN RE The Constitutionality of the National Elections Commission Planned Conduct of the Voters Registration (2023) | 2023, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, Administrative Law, Article 39 (Constitution), Article 80 Constitution, Article 80(c), Article 80(d), Article 80(e), Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, constitutional supremacy, constitutionality challenge, costs disallowed, demarcation of constituencies, dismissal of petition, elections law, electoral constituencies, electoral districting, electoral law, electoral threshold, equal suffrage, executive authority, harmless error, harmonization doctrine, in re proceedings, Joint Resolution LEG-002(2010), Judicial Review, jurisdictional issue, lack of threshold, legislative authority, legislative inaction, Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Liberty Party v NEC, mandate, misjoinder of parties, national census, National Elections Commission (NEC), non-self-executing constitutional duty, October 2023 Elections, political parties, population disparity, precedent analysis, preconditions for reapportionment, procedural irregularities, provisional census results, provisional vs final census, reapportionment of constituencies, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, voter inequality, voter registration process, Voters registration | in-re-the-constitutionality-of-the-national-elections-commission-planned-conduct-of-the-voters-registration-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-law article-39-constitution article-80-constitution article-80c article-80d article-80e collaborating-political-parties-cpp constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law constitutional-supremacy constitutionality-challenge costs-disallowed demarcation-of-constituencies dismissal-of-petition elections-law electoral-constituencies electoral-districting electoral-law electoral-threshold equal-suffrage executive-authority harmless-error harmonization-doctrine in-re-proceedings joint-resolution-leg-0022010 judicial-review jurisdictional-issue lack-of-threshold legislative-authority legislative-inaction liberia-institute-of-statistics-and-geo-information-services-lisgis liberty-party-v-nec mandate misjoinder-of-parties national-census national-elections-commission-nec non-self-executing-constitutional-duty october-2023-elections political-parties population-disparity precedent-analysis preconditions-for-reapportionment procedural-irregularities provisional-census-results provisional-vs-final-census reapportionment-of-constituencies separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia voter-inequality voter-registration-process voters-registration | 2023-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Johnson v. NEC LRSC 50 (2005) | 2005, Corporate Law, Elections Law | 2005 Opinions, Administrative Law, Administrative Procedure Act, Appellate Review, Bill of Exceptions, Bomi County, burden of proof, Election Dispute, elections law, harmless error, independent candidate, Judicial Review, mandate, National Elections Commission, political party nominee, post-election complaint, preponderance of the evidence, presumption of regularity, recount, senatorial election, Standing, Supreme Court of Liberia, tallying error | johnson-v-nec-lrsc-50-2005 | 2005-opinions administrative-law administrative-procedure-act appellate-review bill-of-exceptions bomi-county burden-of-proof election-dispute elections-law harmless-error independent-candidate judicial-review mandate national-elections-commission political-party-nominee post-election-complaint preponderance-of-the-evidence presumption-of-regularity recount senatorial-election standing supreme-court-of-liberia tallying-error | 2005-1 corporate-law-case elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Johnson v. Unity Party (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | johnson-v-unity-party-2017 | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |||
| JUPICA et al. v NEC et al. LRSC 60 (2014) | 2014, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Health Law | 2014 Opinions, Administrative Law, amendment of pleadings, appellate procedure, constitutional law, Due Process, Ebola virus disease, elections law, improper verification, Joint Resolution, Jurisdiction, Monrovia, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, Paynesville City, political question doctrine, public health emergency, quasi-judicial powers, separation of powers, special senatorial election, Standing, state of emergency, striking of returns, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | jupica-et-al-v-nec-et-al-lrsc-60-2014 | 2014-opinions administrative-law amendment-of-pleadings appellate-procedure constitutional-law due-process ebola-virus-disease elections-law improper-verification joint-resolution jurisdiction monrovia montserrado-county national-elections-commission paynesville-city political-question-doctrine public-health-emergency quasi-judicial-powers separation-of-powers special-senatorial-election standing state-of-emergency striking-of-returns supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 2014-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases health-law supreme-court | |
| Karnwea et al V. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | karnwea-et-al-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2017 | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |||
| Kuteh vs. NEC (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Elections Law, Evidence Law | 2023 Opinions, affirmation of NEC certification, bribery allegations, burden of proof in election disputes, District #1 Bong County representative election, electoral fraud, electoral irregularities, hearsay evidence, Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, missing or altered TEE-3s, NEC Board of Commissioners, NEC Hearing Officer, New Elections Law §4.12, preponderance of evidence, presumption of validity of election results, recount or re-run request, rejection of recount and rerun, standard for proving fraud (clear and convincing), Supreme Court of Liberia, tally center procedures, TEE-3/tabulated register, Wamah Jones Kuteh v. National Elections Commission & Prince Koinah, WhatsApp evidence | kuteh-vs-nec-2023 | 2023-opinions affirmation-of-nec-certification bribery-allegations burden-of-proof-in-election-disputes district-1-bong-county-representative-election electoral-fraud electoral-irregularities hearsay-evidence justice-sie-a-nyene-g-yuoh missing-or-altered-tee-3s nec-board-of-commissioners nec-hearing-officer new-elections-law-%c2%a74-12 preponderance-of-evidence presumption-of-validity-of-election-results recount-or-re-run-request rejection-of-recount-and-rerun standard-for-proving-fraud-clear-and-convincing supreme-court-of-liberia tally-center-procedures tee-3-tabulated-register wamah-jones-kuteh-v-national-elections-commission-prince-koinah whatsapp-evidence | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases elections-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Liberia National Union (LINU) v. Johnson (2017) | 2017, Elections Law | liberia-national-union-linu-v-johnson-2017 | 2017-1 elections-law-cases supreme-court | |||
| Liberty Party v NEC LRSC 27 (2009) | 2009, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2008 Opinions, accreditation of political parties, administrative agency overreach, Administrative Law, administrative penalties, Appeal, Article 20(a), Article 66, autonomous agencies, Ayad v. Dennis, Bill of Exceptions, by-election, citation and hearing, constitutional law, contempt powers, Criminal Law, Default Judgment, Due Process, election law, election offenses, Elections Act of 2004 amendment, Elections Law of 1986, electoral misconduct, felony, final appellate jurisdiction, fine, imposition of fines, judicial power, Judicial Review, jurisdictional challenge, Liberty Party, mandate, Margibi County, misdemeanor, National Elections Commission, political parties, Prohibition, reversal of NEC ruling, revocation of accreditation, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, subpoenas, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension of political party operations, trial by jury, unconstitutional exercise of judicial functions | liberty-party-v-nec-lrsc-27-2009 | 2008-opinions accreditation-of-political-parties administrative-agency-overreach administrative-law administrative-penalties appeal article-20a article-66 autonomous-agencies ayad-v-dennis bill-of-exceptions by-election citation-and-hearing constitutional-law contempt-powers criminal-law default-judgment due-process election-law election-offenses elections-act-of-2004-amendment elections-law-of-1986 electoral-misconduct felony final-appellate-jurisdiction fine imposition-of-fines judicial-power judicial-review jurisdictional-challenge liberty-party mandate margibi-county misdemeanor national-elections-commission political-parties prohibition reversal-of-nec-ruling revocation-of-accreditation separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation subpoenas supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-of-political-party-operations trial-by-jury unconstitutional-exercise-of-judicial-functions | 2009-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Mappy Polson v. R.L LRSC 6 (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2017 Opinions, abuse of public office, Article 11 Constitution, Article 2 Constitution, Article 77 Constitution, Article 90 Constitution, Bong County, Code of Conduct Act, compelling state interest, Conflict of Interest, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, democracy, discrimination, electoral integrity, eligibility for elective office, equal protection, governance, Judicial Review, legislative power, ombudsman, political participation, presidential appointees, public officials, Public Policy, resignation requirement, right to be voted for, right to vote, sanctions, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, strict scrutiny, Supreme Court of Liberia | mappy-polson-v-r-l-lrsc-6-2017 | 2017-opinions abuse-of-public-office article-11-constitution article-2-constitution article-77-constitution article-90-constitution bong-county code-of-conduct-act compelling-state-interest conflict-of-interest constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law declaratory-judgment democracy discrimination electoral-integrity eligibility-for-elective-office equal-protection governance judicial-review legislative-power ombudsman political-participation presidential-appointees public-officials public-policy resignation-requirement right-to-be-voted-for right-to-vote sanctions separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation strict-scrutiny supreme-court-of-liberia | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Mappy Polson v. R.L LRSC 7 (2017) (Dissenting Opinion) | 2017, Anti-Corruption, Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2016 Opinions, Article 11 Constitution Liberia, Article 2 Constitution Liberia, Article 77 Constitution Liberia, Article 90 Constitution Liberia, Code of Conduct Act 2014, constitutional law, constitutional supremacy, declaratory judgment, discrimination, Dissenting Opinion, Due Process, electoral law, eligibility for public office, equal protection, freedom of association, Judicial Review, political rights, presidential appointees, Public Policy, resignation requirement, right to vote, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia | mappy-polson-v-r-l-lrsc-7-2017-dissenting-opinion | 2016-opinions article-11-constitution-liberia article-2-constitution-liberia article-77-constitution-liberia article-90-constitution-liberia code-of-conduct-act-2014 constitutional-law constitutional-supremacy declaratory-judgment discrimination dissenting-opinion due-process electoral-law eligibility-for-public-office equal-protection freedom-of-association judicial-review political-rights presidential-appointees public-policy resignation-requirement right-to-vote separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia | 2017-1 anti-corruption constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Mappy Polson v. R.L LRSC 8 (2017) (Dissenting Opinion) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2017 Opinions, Article 5 Constitution, Article 77 Constitution, Article 90 Constitution, Bong County, Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, Dissenting Opinion, electoral competition, eligibility for public office, equal protection, fundamental rights, Judicial Review, legislative authority, political participation, presidential appointees, Public Policy, resignation requirement, sanctions for breach of code of conduct, separation of powers, severability of statutes, Supreme Court of Liberia | mappy-polson-v-r-l-lrsc-8-2017-dissenting-opinion | 2017-opinions article-5-constitution article-77-constitution article-90-constitution bong-county code-of-conduct conflict-of-interest constitutional-law declaratory-judgment dissenting-opinion electoral-competition eligibility-for-public-office equal-protection fundamental-rights judicial-review legislative-authority political-participation presidential-appointees public-policy resignation-requirement sanctions-for-breach-of-code-of-conduct separation-of-powers severability-of-statutes supreme-court-of-liberia | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| National Elections Commission (NEC) et al. v Kromah LRSC 11 (2015) | 2015, Civil Procedure Law, Elections Law | 2015 Opinions, Abandonment of Appeal, alternative writ, appellate procedure, Bill of information, certification of election results, Congress for Democratic Change, dismissal of appeal, Election Dispute, election fraud allegation, election irregularities, election magistrate, elections law, failure to file bill of exceptions, Grand Cape Mount County, judgment without opinion, judicial review of NEC decisions, Jurisdiction, lifting of stay order, mandate, mootness, National Elections Commission, NEC Board of Commissioners, Procedural Default, senator-elect, special senatorial election, stay order, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unity Party, Writ of Prohibition | national-elections-commission-nec-et-al-v-kromah-lrsc-11-2015 nec-et-al-v-kromah-lrsc-11-2015 | 2015-opinions abandonment-of-appeal alternative-writ appellate-procedure bill-of-information certification-of-election-results congress-for-democratic-change dismissal-of-appeal election-dispute election-fraud-allegation election-irregularities election-magistrate elections-law failure-to-file-bill-of-exceptions grand-cape-mount-county judgment-without-opinion judicial-review-of-nec-decisions jurisdiction lifting-of-stay-order mandate mootness national-elections-commission nec-board-of-commissioners procedural-default senator-elect special-senatorial-election stay-order supreme-court-of-liberia unity-party writ-of-prohibition | 2015-1 civil-procedure-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| National Elections Commission (NEC) et al. v National Patriotic Party (NPP) LRSC 19 (2015) | 2015, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Ethics | 2015 Opinions, 6.8(b)), appellate procedure, Article 83(c), Bill of Exceptions, Bill of information, certification of election, constitutional law, contempt of court, Costs, dismissal for failure to perfect, Due Process, Election Dispute, elections law, frivolous pleadings, Jim Womba Tornonlah, Lawyer Misconduct, lifting of stay, mandate, Margibi County, misrepresentation, mootness, National Elections Commission, National Patriotic Party, NEC, New Elections Law (Sections 6.7, obstruction of justice, People’s Unification Party, perfection of appeal, political party dispute, professional ethics, recognizance bond, returns to bill of information, Rules 24 and 31 (Code of Moral and Professional Ethics), Service of Process, special senatorial election, stay order, Supreme Court Bar, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from practice, Writ of Prohibition | nec-et-al-v-npp-lrsc-19-2015 | 2015-opinions 6-8b appellate-procedure article-83c bill-of-exceptions bill-of-information certification-of-election constitutional-law contempt-of-court costs dismissal-for-failure-to-perfect due-process election-dispute elections-law frivolous-pleadings jim-womba-tornonlah lawyer-misconduct lifting-of-stay mandate margibi-county misrepresentation mootness national-elections-commission national-patriotic-party nec new-elections-law-sections-6-7 obstruction-of-justice peoples-unification-party perfection-of-appeal political-party-dispute professional-ethics recognizance-bond returns-to-bill-of-information rules-24-and-31-code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics service-of-process special-senatorial-election stay-order supreme-court-bar supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-practice writ-of-prohibition | 2015-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| National Elections Commission (NEC) v. Brumskine et al. (2017) (Dissent) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions, Elections Law, Evidence Law | 2017 Elections, 2017 Opinions, addendum to voter roll, ballot integrity, constitutional law, Dissenting Opinion, duplicate voter ID, election irregularities, election law, electoral dispute, electoral fraud, Final Registration Roll (FRR), judicial review of elections, Justice Kabina Ja’neh, Liberty Party, mandate to NEC, Motion to dismiss appeal, National Elections Commission (NEC), October 10, polling and counting procedures, presidential election, presiding officer worksheet, run-off election, stay order, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unity Party, valid votes cast, voter registration | national-elections-commission-nec-v-brumskine-et-al-2017-dissent | 2017-elections 2017-opinions addendum-to-voter-roll ballot-integrity constitutional-law dissenting-opinion duplicate-voter-id election-irregularities election-law electoral-dispute electoral-fraud final-registration-roll-frr judicial-review-of-elections justice-kabina-janeh liberty-party mandate-to-nec motion-to-dismiss-appeal national-elections-commission-nec october-10 polling-and-counting-procedures presidential-election presiding-officer-worksheet run-off-election stay-order supreme-court-of-liberia unity-party valid-votes-cast voter-registration | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions elections-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| National Elections Commission (NEC) v. Siebo (2017) | 2017, Civil Procedure Law, Elections Law | 2017 Opinions, Administrative Law, appellate procedure, Article 79 Constitution, Bill of Exceptions, candidate nomination, constitutional law, dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, District 1, Due Process, election law, electoral integrity, headquarters requirement, House of Representatives election, independent candidate, Judicial Review, Jurisdiction, mandatory compliance, Montserrado County, Motion to dismiss appeal, National Elections Commission, NEC regulations, nomination rejection, Notice of Completion of Appeal, perfection of appeal, Procedural Default, Public Policy, recognizance requirement, statutory time limits, Supreme Court of Liberia | national-elections-commission-nec-v-siebo-2017 | 2017-opinions administrative-law appellate-procedure article-79-constitution bill-of-exceptions candidate-nomination constitutional-law dismissal-for-lack-of-jurisdiction district-1 due-process election-law electoral-integrity headquarters-requirement house-of-representatives-election independent-candidate judicial-review jurisdiction mandatory-compliance montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss-appeal national-elections-commission nec-regulations nomination-rejection notice-of-completion-of-appeal perfection-of-appeal procedural-default public-policy recognizance-requirement statutory-time-limits supreme-court-of-liberia | 2017-1 civil-procedure-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| National Patriotic Party (NPP) v National Elections Commission (NEC) LRSC 9 (2015) | 2015, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2015 Opinions, Abandonment of Appeal, abandonment of complaint, Appellate Review, Bomi County, certification of election results, constitutional law, continuance, Due Process, election irregularities, elections law, electoral dispute, excuse for nonappearance, fraud allegation, Judicial Notice, Mootness Doctrine, Morris Saytumah, National Elections Commission, National Patriotic Party, NEC Board of Commissioners, political party, polling place discrepancy, recount of ballots', Res Judicata, senatorial election, Supreme Court of Liberia, transparency in elections, Unity Party, Writ of Prohibition | national-patriotic-party-npp-v-national-elections-commission-nec-lrsc-9-2015 npp-v-nec-lrsc-9-2015 | 2015-opinions abandonment-of-appeal abandonment-of-complaint appellate-review bomi-county certification-of-election-results constitutional-law continuance due-process election-irregularities elections-law electoral-dispute excuse-for-nonappearance fraud-allegation judicial-notice mootness-doctrine morris-saytumah national-elections-commission national-patriotic-party nec-board-of-commissioners political-party polling-place-discrepancy recount-of-ballots res-judicata senatorial-election supreme-court-of-liberia transparency-in-elections unity-party writ-of-prohibition | 2015-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Roland v. Allison et al (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Elections Law, Evidence Law | 2023 Opinions, appellate procedure, Austin B. Taylor, Board of Commissioners, burden of evidence, burden of proof, Coalition for Democratic Change, confirmation of election results, election appeal, election petition dismissal, electoral complaint, electoral dispute resolution, Electoral District #3, electoral irregularities, electoral law, Hon. Isaac B. Roland, Justice Yamie Q. Gbeisay, Maryland County, motion for diminution of records, National Elections Commission, NEC hearing officer ruling, NEC regulations, notice and pleadings, poll watchers, Procedural Compliance, representative election, Supreme Court of Liberia | roland-v-allison-et-al-2023 | 2023-opinions appellate-procedure austin-b-taylor board-of-commissioners burden-of-evidence burden-of-proof coalition-for-democratic-change confirmation-of-election-results election-appeal election-petition-dismissal electoral-complaint electoral-dispute-resolution electoral-district-3 electoral-irregularities electoral-law hon-isaac-b-roland justice-yamie-q-gbeisay maryland-county motion-for-diminution-of-records national-elections-commission nec-hearing-officer-ruling nec-regulations notice-and-pleadings poll-watchers procedural-compliance representative-election supreme-court-of-liberia | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases elections-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Sawmadal v National Elections Commission (NEC) et al. (2024) | 2024, Elections Law | 2024 Opinions, administrative hearing, Appeal, ballot stuffing, Board of Commissioners, certified poll watchers, Charles Town Public School, Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), conversion of invalid to valid votes, Darsaw Town Public School, Due Process, Election Dispute, Electoral District #2, electoral fraud, electoral irregularities, electoral law, fact-finding mandate, Farh Polling Center, free and fair elections, House of Representatives election, independent candidate, invalid votes, investigation of irregularities, margin of votes, National Elections Commission (NEC), poll watcher substitution, polling place closing time, queue controllers, records of count, recount of votes, recount threshold, Rivercess County, Supreme Court of Liberia, transparency, voter disenfranchisement, voters turned away, withholding of records of count | madam-ruth-sawmadal-vs-nec-mr-steve-tequiah-2024 sawmadal-v-national-elections-commission-nec-et-al-2024 | 2024-opinions administrative-hearing appeal ballot-stuffing board-of-commissioners certified-poll-watchers charles-town-public-school coalition-for-democratic-change-cdc conversion-of-invalid-to-valid-votes darsaw-town-public-school due-process election-dispute electoral-district-2 electoral-fraud electoral-irregularities electoral-law fact-finding-mandate farh-polling-center free-and-fair-elections house-of-representatives-election independent-candidate invalid-votes investigation-of-irregularities margin-of-votes national-elections-commission-nec poll-watcher-substitution polling-place-closing-time queue-controllers records-of-count recount-of-votes recount-threshold rivercess-county supreme-court-of-liberia transparency voter-disenfranchisement voters-turned-away withholding-of-records-of-count | 2024-1 elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Seimavula vs Mansaray (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | “Challenge to Names on Provisional List”, 2023 opinion, 5.9 Elections Law interpreted as voter roll & voting-stage only, age requirement for House of Representatives (Article 30(a)), appeal/objection to nomination, birth certificate vs conflicting age records, challenge to candidate’s eligibility, collateral constitutional challenge to NEC regulation rejected, exclusive power of Supreme Court to review constitutionality (Article 2), Hussein Seimavula v. Bintu Mansaray, lack of standing → objection dismissed, NEC 2023 Nomination & Registration Procedures, NEC Board decision affirmed., NEC’s duty to verify candidate information and age, standing of registered voter vs candidate/party/coalition/alliance, Supreme Court of Liberia | seimavula-vs-mansaray-2023 | challenge-to-names-on-provisional-list 2023-opinion 5-9-elections-law-interpreted-as-voter-roll-voting-stage-only age-requirement-for-house-of-representatives-article-30a appeal-objection-to-nomination birth-certificate-vs-conflicting-age-records challenge-to-candidates-eligibility collateral-constitutional-challenge-to-nec-regulation-rejected exclusive-power-of-supreme-court-to-review-constitutionality-article-2 hussein-seimavula-v-bintu-mansaray lack-of-standing-%e2%86%92-objection-dismissed nec-2023-nomination-registration-procedures nec-board-decision-affirmed necs-duty-to-verify-candidate-information-and-age standing-of-registered-voter-vs-candidate-party-coalition-alliance supreme-court-of-liberia | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Sulunteh et al v. Nec et al (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2017 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Administrative Law, arbitrariness and caprice, candidate screening, Code of Conduct Act 2014, constitutional law, disqualification, Due Process, election law, hearing requirement, Judicial Review, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, notice, political participation, political party nomination, prior-resignation requirement, remand, right to be voted for, sanctions, Supreme Court of Liberia, vice presidential nominee | sulunteh-et-al-v-nec-et-al-2017 | 2017-opinions abuse-of-discretion administrative-law arbitrariness-and-caprice candidate-screening code-of-conduct-act-2014 constitutional-law disqualification due-process election-law hearing-requirement judicial-review montserrado-county national-elections-commission notice political-participation political-party-nomination prior-resignation-requirement remand right-to-be-voted-for sanctions supreme-court-of-liberia vice-presidential-nominee | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Tandapolie al. v. National Election Commission et al (2023) | 2023, Administrative Law, Citizenship Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Evidence Law | 2023 Opinions, administrative investigation, Aliens and Nationality Law, appellate reversal, Appellate Review, Article 30 Constitution of Liberia, Board of Commissioners NEC, Caldwell, candidate eligibility, challenge to nomination, citizenship eligibility, Civil Procedure Law, consolidation of actions, constitutional law, denial of motion, disqualification, District 11, documentary evidence, domicile definition, domicile requirement, dual citizenship, elections law, electoral dispute, electoral maps, electoral procedures, eligibility to contest election, eminent citizen, evidentiary burden, GIS evidence, hearing officers, jurisdiction of NEC, lack of standing, legal standing, locus standi, Louisiana community, mandate, Montserrado County, motion for newly discovered evidence, Motion to Dismiss, National Elections Commission, NEC, nomination and registration procedures 2023, objection to nomination, political party standing, preponderance of evidence, provisional listing of candidates, registered voter, renunciation of citizenship, representative aspirant, residency requirement, Rule of Law, Statutory interpretation, subpoena duces tecum, Supreme Court of Liberia | tandapolie-al-v-national-election-commission-et-al-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-investigation aliens-and-nationality-law appellate-reversal appellate-review article-30-constitution-of-liberia board-of-commissioners-nec caldwell candidate-eligibility challenge-to-nomination citizenship-eligibility civil-procedure-law consolidation-of-actions constitutional-law denial-of-motion disqualification district-11 documentary-evidence domicile-definition domicile-requirement dual-citizenship elections-law electoral-dispute electoral-maps electoral-procedures eligibility-to-contest-election eminent-citizen evidentiary-burden gis-evidence hearing-officers jurisdiction-of-nec lack-of-standing legal-standing locus-standi louisiana-community mandate montserrado-county motion-for-newly-discovered-evidence motion-to-dismiss national-elections-commission nec nomination-and-registration-procedures-2023 objection-to-nomination political-party-standing preponderance-of-evidence provisional-listing-of-candidates registered-voter renunciation-of-citizenship representative-aspirant residency-requirement rule-of-law statutory-interpretation subpoena-duces-tecum supreme-court-of-liberia | 2023-1 administrative-law citizenship-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Tandapolie vs. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2024) | 2024, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Elections Law | 2023 general and presidential elections, 2024 Opinions, Administrative Law, alliances, Appeal Dismissal, Article 11, Article 2, Article 30, bank balance requirement, Bill of Exceptions, Bill of information, Board of Commissioners, candidate nomination requirements, case or controversy, coalitions, constitutional challenge, constitutional law, District 1, District 11, election law, hearing officers, House of Representatives elections, indemnity insurance policy, independent candidates, Judicial Review, jurisdictional steps, Montserrado County, mootness, Motion to dismiss appeal, National Elections Commission, NEC regulations, perfection of appeal, political parties, public consultation, Standing, statutory time limits, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | tandapolie-and-dalieh-vs-national-elections-commission-and-amos-siebo-v-national-elections-commission-consolidated-2024 tandapolie-vs-national-elections-commission-nec-2024 | 2023-general-and-presidential-elections 2024-opinions administrative-law alliances appeal-dismissal article-11 article-2 article-30 bank-balance-requirement bill-of-exceptions bill-of-information board-of-commissioners candidate-nomination-requirements case-or-controversy coalitions constitutional-challenge constitutional-law district-1 district-11 election-law hearing-officers house-of-representatives-elections indemnity-insurance-policy independent-candidates judicial-review jurisdictional-steps montserrado-county mootness motion-to-dismiss-appeal national-elections-commission nec-regulations perfection-of-appeal political-parties public-consultation standing statutory-time-limits supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 2024-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Tarpeh v. National Elections Commission (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, affirmation, Appellate Review, Board of Commissioners NEC, candidate eligibility, constitutional law, dismissal of action, District 5, election dispute resolution, elections law, electoral dispute, electoral regulations, filing deadline, hearing officer ruling, judicial restraint, jurisdictional threshold, lack of standing, legal capacity, Liberia First Movement Party, locus standi, Monrovia, Montserrado County, Motion to Dismiss, motion to join, National Elections Commission, NEC, nomination and registration procedures 2023, objection to nomination, political party participation, pre-election objection, precedent adherence, procedural bar, provisional listing of candidates, registered voter, representative aspirant, Rule of Law, Section 5.9 New Elections Law, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, timeliness of complaint | tarpeh-v-national-elections-commission-2023 | 2023-opinions affirmation appellate-review board-of-commissioners-nec candidate-eligibility constitutional-law dismissal-of-action district-5 election-dispute-resolution elections-law electoral-dispute electoral-regulations filing-deadline hearing-officer-ruling judicial-restraint jurisdictional-threshold lack-of-standing legal-capacity liberia-first-movement-party locus-standi monrovia montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss motion-to-join national-elections-commission nec nomination-and-registration-procedures-2023 objection-to-nomination political-party-participation pre-election-objection precedent-adherence procedural-bar provisional-listing-of-candidates registered-voter representative-aspirant rule-of-law section-5-9-new-elections-law statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia timeliness-of-complaint | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Tokpa v National Elections Commission (NEC) et al LRSC 29 (2015) | 2015, Elections Law, Evidence Law | 2015 Opinions, additions to FRR, Appeal, Bill of Exceptions, Bong County, burden of proof, campaigning on election day, distribution of food, Due Process, election magistrate, election offense, elections law, electoral dispute, Electoral District #7, electoral irregularities, extension of polling hours, Final Registration Roll, FRR, harmless error, Henrique Flomo Tokpa, independent candidate, Jewel Howard Taylor, Judicial Notice, Lower Bong County, mandate, National Elections Commission, National Patriotic Party, NEC Board of Commissioners, nullification of ballots, polling and counting manual, polling place, preponderance of the evidence, recount, referral sheet, rerun election, special senatorial election, Supreme Court of Liberia, unauthorized voting, unsealed ballot box, voter identification, voting precinct | tokpa-v-national-elections-commission-nec-et-al-lrsc-29-2015 tokpa-v-nec-et-al-lrsc-29-2015 | 2015-opinions additions-to-frr appeal bill-of-exceptions bong-county burden-of-proof campaigning-on-election-day distribution-of-food due-process election-magistrate election-offense elections-law electoral-dispute electoral-district-7 electoral-irregularities extension-of-polling-hours final-registration-roll frr harmless-error henrique-flomo-tokpa independent-candidate jewel-howard-taylor judicial-notice lower-bong-county mandate national-elections-commission national-patriotic-party nec-board-of-commissioners nullification-of-ballots polling-and-counting-manual polling-place preponderance-of-the-evidence recount referral-sheet rerun-election special-senatorial-election supreme-court-of-liberia unauthorized-voting unsealed-ballot-box voter-identification voting-precinct | 2015-1 elections-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Tweh v. Tandapolie (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, All Liberian Party, ALP, Appellate Review, application by special leave, Application for Special Leave, Article IX, Board of Commissioners NEC, constitutional law, denial of special leave, discretionary relief, dismissal of application, District 11, domicile requirement, election procedure, elections law, electoral dispute, eligibility to contest, excusable neglect, Final Judgment, Force Majeure, good cause shown, Granting of Special Leave is not a right but a privilege, judicial discretion, mandate, mandatory filing period, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, NEC, New Liberia Party, nomination challenge, noncompliance with rules, Nunc Pro Tunc, objection to nomination, overlooked fact, overlooked point of law, palpable substantial mistake, Petition for re-argument, political party challenge, procedural bar, Procedural Default, Re-argument, recall of mandate, representative candidate, representative seat, Revised Rules of the Supreme Court, Rule IX, Rule of Law, Supreme Court of Liberia, Three-day requirement for filing of petition for re-argument mandatory, Timeliness | tweh-v-tandapolie-2023 | 2023-opinions all-liberian-party alp appellate-review application-by-special-leave application-for-special-leave article-ix board-of-commissioners-nec constitutional-law denial-of-special-leave discretionary-relief dismissal-of-application district-11 domicile-requirement election-procedure elections-law electoral-dispute eligibility-to-contest excusable-neglect final-judgment force-majeure good-cause-shown granting-of-special-leave-is-not-a-right-but-a-privilege judicial-discretion mandate mandatory-filing-period montserrado-county national-elections-commission nec new-liberia-party nomination-challenge noncompliance-with-rules nunc-pro-tunc objection-to-nomination overlooked-fact overlooked-point-of-law palpable-substantial-mistake petition-for-re-argument political-party-challenge procedural-bar procedural-default re-argument recall-of-mandate representative-candidate representative-seat revised-rules-of-the-supreme-court rule-ix rule-of-law supreme-court-of-liberia three-day-requirement-for-filing-of-petition-for-re-argument-mandatory timeliness | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Unity Party et al v. National Elections Commission (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, Administrative Law, Brumskine and Karnwea precedent, constitutional law, democratic governance, election transparency, elections law, Elections Law 1986, electoral law, Final Registration Roll, free and fair elections, Liberia People’s Party, magisterial offices, National Elections Commission, NEC regulations, political parties, publication of FRR, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unity Party, voter registration, voter rights, writ of mandamus | unity-party-et-al-vs-national-elections-commission-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-law brumskine-and-karnwea-precedent constitutional-law democratic-governance election-transparency elections-law elections-law-1986 electoral-law final-registration-roll free-and-fair-elections liberia-peoples-party magisterial-offices national-elections-commission nec-regulations political-parties publication-of-frr supreme-court-of-liberia unity-party voter-registration voter-rights writ-of-mandamus | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Unity Party v National Elections Commission (NEC) et al (2024) | 2024, Administrative Law, Anti-Corruption, Elections Law, Evidence Law, Human Rights Law | 2024 Opinions, administrative appeal, automatic recount threshold, Board of Commissioners, burden of proof, Coalition for Democratic Change, CPP, denial of voting, District 5, documentary evidence, election irregularities, elections law, electoral dispute, electoral fraud allegations, electoral integrity, Grand Bassa County, hearing officer, House of Representatives election, mandate, mere allegations, narrow margin, National Elections Commission, NEC regulations, polling hours, presiding officer, queue control, record of the count, recount, rerun, right to vote, Supreme Court of Liberia, tallying process, transparency, Unity Party | unity-party-v-national-elections-commission-nec-et-al-2024 unity-party-vs-nec-and-mr-thomas-goswell-ii-2024 | 2024-opinions administrative-appeal automatic-recount-threshold board-of-commissioners burden-of-proof coalition-for-democratic-change cpp denial-of-voting district-5 documentary-evidence election-irregularities elections-law electoral-dispute electoral-fraud-allegations electoral-integrity grand-bassa-county hearing-officer house-of-representatives-election mandate mere-allegations narrow-margin national-elections-commission nec-regulations polling-hours presiding-officer queue-control record-of-the-count recount rerun right-to-vote supreme-court-of-liberia tallying-process transparency unity-party | 2024-1 administrative-law anti-corruption elections-law-cases evidence-law human-rights-law-supreme-court supreme-court | |
| Unity Party V. National Elections Commission (2023) | 2023, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Judiciary Law | 2023 Opinions, abuse of discretion, administrative discretion, Administrative Law, Appellate Review, Bill of Exceptions, Board of Commissioners NEC, constitutional law, constitutional right to vote, construction of statutes, elections law, electoral disputes, electoral fairness, electoral integrity, equal distribution of voters, hearing officer rulings, interpretation of statutes, judiciary authority, Koffah v. Republic of Liberia, legislative intent, Monrovia, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, NEC powers and duties, overcrowding, Plain language important in statutory interpretation, plain meaning rule, polling places, precinct demarcation, precinct limits, quasi-judicial review, Richard v. Monrovia Brewery, Section 2.9 Elections Law, Section 4.1(2) Elections Law, separation of powers, Statutes must be construed with reference to legislative intent, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, voter access, voter registration, Voters registration, voting precincts | unity-party-v-national-elections-commission-2023 | 2023-opinions abuse-of-discretion administrative-discretion administrative-law appellate-review bill-of-exceptions board-of-commissioners-nec constitutional-law constitutional-right-to-vote construction-of-statutes elections-law electoral-disputes electoral-fairness electoral-integrity equal-distribution-of-voters hearing-officer-rulings interpretation-of-statutes judiciary-authority koffah-v-republic-of-liberia legislative-intent monrovia montserrado-county national-elections-commission nec-powers-and-duties overcrowding plain-language-important-in-statutory-interpretation plain-meaning-rule polling-places precinct-demarcation precinct-limits quasi-judicial-review richard-v-monrovia-brewery section-2-9-elections-law section-4-12-elections-law separation-of-powers statutes-must-be-construed-with-reference-to-legislative-intent statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia voter-access voter-registration voters-registration voting-precincts | 2023-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| Unity Party v. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, administrative discretion, Administrative Law, Appeal, Chapter 4, conduct of elections, constitutional law, elections law, electoral law, National Elections Commission, precinct size limit, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unity Party, voter registration, voting precincts | unity-party-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-discretion administrative-law appeal chapter-4 conduct-of-elections constitutional-law elections-law electoral-law national-elections-commission precinct-size-limit statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia unity-party voter-registration voting-precincts | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Unity Party v. The National Elections Commission (NEC) (2023) Dissenting Opinion | 2023, Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, Dissenting Opinion, elections law, electoral administration, electoral integrity, judicial restraint, Justice Jamesetta Howard Wolokollie, legislative history, legislative intent, NEC discretion, plain meaning rule, Section 4.1(2) of the New Elections Law 2016, separation of powers, statutory ceiling of 3, statutory construction, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unity Party v. National Elections Commission, violation of elections law, voter equality, voter registration, voting precinct limit | unity-v-the-national-elections-commission-nec-2023-dissenting-opinion | 2023-opinions dissenting-opinion elections-law electoral-administration electoral-integrity judicial-restraint justice-jamesetta-howard-wolokollie legislative-history legislative-intent nec-discretion plain-meaning-rule section-4-12-of-the-new-elections-law-2016 separation-of-powers statutory-ceiling-of-3 statutory-construction statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia unity-party-v-national-elections-commission violation-of-elections-law voter-equality voter-registration voting-precinct-limit | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions elections-law-cases supreme-court |