Liberia NEC Stakeholders Advocate Year-Round Voter Education

BUCHANAN — Electoral stakeholders are calling for Liberia to shift from election-focused civic and voter education to a continuous, year-round process aimed at keeping citizens informed throughout the electoral cycle. The recommendation was contained in a resolution unanimously adopted Tuesday following the first regional consultation on the National Elections Commission's draft Civic and Voter Education (CVE) Strategy 2026-2030 in Buchanan. Participants from Margibi, Sinoe, Rivercess and Grand Bassa counties identified inadequate funding and logistics, limited outreach to rural communities, language and literacy barriers, weak coordination and insufficient engagement with young and first-time voters as major challenges. They called for a national CVE partnership involving government institutions, civil society, political parties, the media, schools, religious and traditional leaders, youth and women's organizations and other stakeholders. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Participants also recommended expanding civic education through radio, community meetings, social media, local-language programming, town criers and religious platforms, while strengthening efforts to counter misinformation and disinformation. The resolution further calls for civic and voter education to be integrated into schools and universities and supported by a fully costed strategy and annual budgets. Stakeholders also recommended stronger monitoring and citizen-feedback mechanisms to assess the effectiveness of civic education programs. They said the goal should be to ensure that Liberians have access to timely, accurate and understandable information that enables them to participate in democratic governance beyond Election Day. Speaking on behalf of the NEC Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Cllr. Ernestine Morgan Awar reaffirmed the Commission's commitment to expanding civic and voter education throughout the electoral cycle. She also thanked the UNDP Liberia Electoral Support Project and development partners for supporting the initiative. The second phase of the regional consultation is scheduled for October 8-9 in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County. The consultations are being implemented by NEC and the UNDP Liberia Electoral Support Project with support from the European Union, Sweden and Ireland. Read the original article on New Dawn . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.