Monrovia-The National Elections Commission has announced the arrival of one million two hundred and seventy eight thousand, seven hundred and fifty (1.278.750) ballot papers for the conduct of the By-elections for Bong and Montserrado Counties.
A release from the National Elections Commission says the ballot papers arrived in two batches from Ghana. The first batch arrived on Sunday July 15, 2018 while the final consignment arrived on Tuesday July, 17 at the Roberts International Airport in Margibi County.
The release states that of the total of one million two hundred- Seventy Eight thousand, seven hundred and fifty ballot papers, nine hundred and ninety-seven thousand, one hundred and fifty are for Montserrado County, while the remaining two hundred-eighty one thousand, six hundred are for Bong County.
Upon arrival, the ballot papers were taken, under heavy National Police escort, to a secured location ahead of distribution to the two Counties for the July 31, 2018 By-elections.
Meanwhile, the Tactile ballots Guards, which are for use by the visually impaired, and the Results Forms are scheduled to arrive later this week.
The Commission reminds the public that all pre-packed materials for the by-elections have ever since arrived in the country and are secured.
Ahead of the July 31 By-elections, the Commission has embarked on a vigorous Civic and Voters Education (CVE) campaign to afford voters the needed knowledge to vote properly on Election Day.
On Tuesday July 17, the Commission, through its Chairman Jerome Korkoya, officially launched a colorful Civic and Voter Education campaign in Gbarnga, Bong County with hundreds of voters in attendance.
According to the release, the National Elections Commission is expected to shortly launch the CVE campaign in Monrovia.
Besides the civic educators and gender mobilizers that are deployed in the two counties for the CVE purposes, as well as the various public service radio programs, the Commission is collaborating with the Liberia Media for Democratic Initiative (LMDI) for a robust CVE campaign.
