Liberia Referendum : 4 Propositions Rejected

Cllr. Elizabeth J. Nelson, Co-chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC) announced at a press conference on Wednesday 31st August 2011at the NEC HQ that, all four propositions that seeked to amend sections of the Liberian Constitution did not meet the constitutional requirement to be accepted therefore all the four propositions were not ratified.
"The NEC calls on all Liberians to close this chapter and forge ahead with the presidential and legislative elections in October" the co-chair of NEC concluded.

National Tally Center Referendum Results Report for the National Referendum- Table of summary

Propositions	Yes	No	Invalid votes	Results
Proposition One (52c)- reduction from 10 to five years in the residency requirement for the presidency or vice presidency	292, 318,	246, 473.	76, 912.	Rejected
Proposition Two(72b) - an increment from 70 to 75 years in the retirement age of Chief Justice, Justices and Judges of  subordinate courts of records,	221,163,	322,223.	72,317.	Rejected
Proposition Three (83a)-a change in the elections from second Tuesday in October to the second Tuesday in November in the election year	307,647,	234,517	73,539.	Rejected
Proposition Four (83b)-that except for the presidency, all elections for public office shall be won by simple majority	364,901	174,469	76,333.	Rejected

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