9/16/2020 NATIONAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION V AMOS SIEH SIEBO-MOTION TO DISMISS-FINAL JUDGMENT – respondent/appellant’s appeal. We quote herewith the relevant portions of the Board’s ruling as follows, to wit: “Having heard the oral arguments of Counsels for both sides, reviewed the Ruling of the Nomination Committee, as well as Appellant’s Bill of Exception, two (2) issues are determinative of this Appeal: 1. Whether or not where an Aspirant for the House of Representatives does not maintain an office in the District he/she seeks to represent, as mandatorily required by the Constitution, such person should be allowed to contest to represent that District? 2. Whether or not where an Aspirant is charged with committing fraud which is an electoral offense as in the instant case, such Aspirant should be allowed to contest an election for the House of Representatives? DISCUSSION: 1. To answer issue #1 if whether or not where an Aspirant for the House of Representatives does not maintain an office in the District he/she seeks to represent, as mandatorily required by the Constitution, such person should be allowed to contest to represent that District, we will first take recourse to the relevant laws controlling, Article 79 of the 1986 Liberian Constitution states: Article 79 (c) No association, by whatever name called shall function as a political party, nor shall any citizen be an independent candidate for election to public office, unless: 1. The headquarters of the association or independent candidate and his organization is situated: 2. In the capital of the Republic where an association is involved or where an independent candidate seeks election to the office of President or Vice President. 3. In the headquarters of the county where an independent candidate seeks election as a Senator; and In the electoral center in the constituency where the candidate seeks elections as a member of the House of judiciary.gov.lr/national-elections-commission-v-amos-sieh-siebo-motion-to-dismiss-final-judgment/ 10/36