9/16/2020 NATIONAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION V AMOS SIEH SIEBO-MOTION TO DISMISS-FINAL JUDGMENT – Supreme Court from decisions of the Board of Commissioners on the rejection of candidates’ applications for nomination. Part III, Article 11, titled: “Scrutiny of the Candidate Nomination Applications” provides as follows: “11.1. During the Candidate Nomination Period, the NEC may take all lawful steps that it deems necessary, including the holding of hearings, to verify that information and documentation submitted by the potential candidates are accurate and that the candidate is qualified under the Constitution, New Elections Law, other laws of Liberia and NEC Regulations. 11.2. In the event that an application is defective, within three (3) days of receipt of the application, the NEC shall inform the candidate of the deficiency and the nature of the deficiency. The NEC shall afford the candidate an opportunity to remedy the deficiencies, provided that such candidate submits all relevant papers to the NEC prior to the close of the nomination period. 11.3. Candidates who submit deficient nomination applications shall only have up to the end of the nomination period to correct any errors or deficiencies. Candidates who submit their applications on the last day of the nomination period will only have an opportu-nity to correct any deficiencies before the close of the final day of the Candidate Nomination process. 11.4. The NEC shall notify all aspirants in writing of its decision to accept or reject their requests to stand for elections. An aspirant whose application has been rejected may appeal the NEC’s decision to the Supreme Court within three (3) days of the NEC’s determination.” [Our Emphasis] The above quoted provisions of the NEC Regulations speak clearly to the issue presented in the instant case. It is predicated upon this scrutiny process that the Commission set up a ‘Nomination Committee’ to receive, investigate and vet all applications and upon a hearing, make an initial determination as to whether or not a particular candidate meets the requirements to contest an elective post to which he or she tendered an application. Interestingly, and contrary to the contention of the judiciary.gov.lr/national-elections-commission-v-amos-sieh-siebo-motion-to-dismiss-final-judgment/ 29/36