MONROVIA – The National Elections Commission (NEC), in keeping with Section 11.2 of the Elections law, has submitted to the Liberian Legislature a draft budget of US$91,958,547.72 for the conduct of the 2023 Presidential and General elections. If accepted, the proposed amount will be the highest budget used to conduct elections in Liberia. The 2023 Elections take US$16,560,425.46, while US$12, 062, 33.05 Was allotted for Presidential Runoff Election. He also suggested that the Legislature allocate certain amount in each annual budget as of now in readiness for the 2023 presidential and legislative elections. The 2023 election will comprise presidential election and election for both houses of the Legislature.

Source: Front Page Africa June 02, 2021 07:18 UTC