9/16/2020 NATIONAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION V AMOS SIEH SIEBO-MOTION TO DISMISS-FINAL JUDGMENT – October 10, 2017 Presidential and General Elections. See Lib. Const. Art. 89 (1986). The statutory authority upon which the Movant/Appellee relied for commencing the process is couched in Section 2.9(g)(h)(n) of the Elections Law, which we herein quote as follows: (g)“conduct all elections for elective public offices including the chieftaincy election and all referenda and declare the results thereof; (h) formulate and enforce guidelines controlling the conduct of all elections for elective public offices which guidelines shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution and the Elections Law; (n) screen all candidates for elective public office and accredit their candidacy, and/or reject the candidacy of anyone who is not qualified under this title and the guidelines laid down by the Commission.” Elections Law, Rev. Code 11:2.9(g)(h)(n). Consistent with and pursuant to the foregoing statutory empowerment, the Appellee the NEC set up a Nomination Committee comprising of three persons whose functions included an initial examination of the applications of candidates seeking elective public offices in the mentioned ensuing October 2017 Elections to determine if the applicants had met the constitutional and statutory requirements as well as the Regulations and Guidelines promulgated by the National Elections Commission on authority of the Constitution and the Elections Law. Amos Sieh Siebo, Jr., the respondent/appellant herein, being desirous of contesting the Elections as an independent representative candidate for District # 1, Montserrado County, and in compliance with the timeline set for candidate nominations, submitted an application on July 20, 2017 to the movant/appellee to be accredited to contest the mentioned representative seat for District # 1, Montserrado County, as an independent candidate. The movant/appellee, upon receipt of the respondent/appellant’s application and in harmony with the its duty to screen all candidates seeking elective public office and determine their compliance with the Elections Law and requirements, forwarded the respondent/appellant’s application to its Nomination Scrutiny Review Panel for its appropriate review and recommendations. The Nomination Scrutiny Review Panel, upon inspection and review of the respondent/appellant’s judiciary.gov.lr/national-elections-commission-v-amos-sieh-siebo-motion-to-dismiss-final-judgment/ 4/36