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respect to particularities in terms of the exact districts, precincts and polling places
that the alleged irregularities occurred. Moreover, the issue of irregularities in Dulla
is of no meaningful relevance because the witness acknowledged in his testimony
that in Dulla the irregularities was rectified and corrected by the NEC by ordering a
re-run of the election. At best, the testimony conveyed that where irregularities
were noticed and brought to the attention of the NEC, some measures, even if not
sufficiently adequate, were taken to correct the problem. We should make it clear,
however, that this does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that the same
occurred at all of the centers.
1st appellants’ sixth witness, Debora Harris, testified that she was assigned in
Grand Bassa as a poll watcher for the Liberty Party and that she watched the polls
at the center where she had registered; that she attempted to cast her vote earlier
that day but the NEC staffs told her that as a poll watcher she should wait for the
evening hours; that when the evening came she went to vote but her name could
not be found at the polling place where she was assigned; that she went to the
other room but only her head was on the FRR and so the NEC workers refused to
allow her to cast her ballot and that she requested a complaint form to file a formal
complaint but the NEC worker denied her the form to file a complaint.
1st appellants’ seventh witness Victoria Koffa testified that she went to vote
but her name was not on the FRR; that she visited all of the polling places at that
precinct but she did not find her name; that later a gentleman came with a copy
book and starting calling people names from the book to vote; that she approached
him to ascertain whether her name was in the book but that he told her that neither
her name nor her head was in the book; that she remained in the queue up to 8pm
but could not vote as she did not find her name.
1st appellants’ eighth witness Yah Golden narrated similar accounts as the 7th
witness but unlike the 7th witness who did not vote as per her testimony, witness
Yah Golden testified that she had to pay L$150 to one Mammie Doyen, an Election
Supervisor of the NEC who later had a gentleman to place her name in a black copy
book before she was allowed to vote. Because of the gravity of this witness’
testimony we quote her statement in chief as follows:
“A. On Election Day we went to the polling center that morning I got
on the line when I reached in the room they said my head was not