MADAM JUSTICE WOLOKOLIE DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT
When a motion is filed to dismiss an appeal for violation of the appeal statute, this Court has consistently expressed its strong preference for deciding the appeal on its merit, hesitant to dismiss the appeal.
On December 20, 2014, Co-appellee National Elections Commission (NEC), conducted Special Senatorial Elections within the fifteen (15) political subdivisions of the Republic of Liberia in which the appellant, Dr. Henrique Flomo Tokpa, an independent candidate,
On October 10, 2007, Counsellor Wiefueh Sayeh, the movant/appellee herein, was offered a letter of employment by the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), the respondent/appellant herein, to serve as its Legal Counsel.
On July 2, 2017, the National Elections Commission (NEC) commenced the nomination process for prospective candidates desirous of contesting the General and Presidential Elections for October 10, 2017.
This appeal grows from a final ruling of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commissions (NEC), denying and dismissing the respondents/appellants’ appeal for failure to file their appeal from a final ruling of the Chief Dispute Hearing
This bill of information was instituted on December 14, 2017, by Joseph Nyumah Boakai and James Emmanuel Nuquay, Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates at the October 10, 2017 Presidential and Representative Elections and the Unity Party (herein after known as “informanst”) against the National Elections Commission (hereinafter known as the “respondent”). In order to have full insight into the bill of information, we deem it necessary to present a brief synopsis of the background of the events leading to its filing.
MR. JUSTICE BANKS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
The Liberian Constitution (1986) states, at Article 1, that “All power is inherent in the people
MR. JUSTICE JA’NEH dissents:
As the final arbiter in the land, Liberian laws undoubtedly impose a sacred duty on the Supreme Court of Liberia to take every legal action at ensuring “accurate determination of the results of voting” in public electoral competitions.
On November 3, 2017, the Supreme Court en banc heard a petition for a writ of prohibition filed by Charles Walker Brumskine, Harrison S. Karnwea, Presidential & Vice Presidential Candidates, all Representative Candidates of Liberty Party, and the Liberty Party.
In accordance with Article 83(a) of the Constitution of Liberia (1986) which mandates that “Voting for the President, Vice President, members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives shall be conducted throughout the Republic of Liberia on the second Tuesday in October of each election year,” the National Elections Commission (NEC
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