The referendum, seeking to amend portions of the Constitution of Liberia was scheduled by the 54th Legislature in a joint resolution to be held together with the Special Senatorial Elections in December. However, with less than two months to the polls, there have been mounting calls for the referendum to be postponed due to inadequate civic education. The lawmakers are also being joined by several civil society groups, under the banner ‘The Liberian Women Can Lead Consortium. The group, in a statement delivered to the Legislature and read in plenary on Friday, pleaded for the referendum to be postponed to the last Tuesday in March 2021. The group called for the increased and sustained public awareness on the referendum through the information services and increased funding to the National Elections Commission.

Source: Front Page Africa October 11, 2020 22:41 UTC