By Our Correspondent
The National Elections Commission (NE has on Monday August 7th begun the replacement of lost and damaged voter cards throughout the country.
A press release issued by the Commission on Sunday night said that the replacement will be carried out throughout the country, including all the 73 electoral districts of Liberia and at all the 19 NEC Magisterial offices across the country.
The replacement process is one of the important dates on the 2017 elections calendar, thus the Commission is calling on all qualified voters, who might have lost or damaged their voting cards to turn out from Monday August 7 to Saturday August 12, 2017 to change the voter cards.
Section 3.5 (2) of the New Elections Law says: In the event of loss or destruction of the voter registration cards, and after proof has been established, the registrar shall issue a new card for a minimum fee of five ($5.00) dollars to be paid in the Internal Revenue.
However, according to a NEC release, the Commission will replace the cards free of charge and at the centers near you.
The Commission says during the replacement process, qualified voters who had problems with their photos during the Exhibition Exercise in June are also encouraged to turn out and have their photos retaken.
On February 1, of this year, the National Elections Commission begun the voters’ registration with the process gaining less publicity; a situation described by some Liberians as a dangerous beginning.
The process aimed are prepared Liberians for the upcoming October 10, 2017 Representatives and Presidential elections where 20 political parties and independent candidates are expected to battle out for the nation’s highest seat, the presidency.
