28 their complaint. In all, the intervenors produced eleven (11) witnesses who testified in their behalf, following which the intervenors rested evidence, oral and written. For its part, the NEC produced two witnesses, in persons of its Executive Director, Mr. C. A. Lamin Lighe, and Director of political Affairs, Mr. Joseph A. Yarsiah. Upon concluding of testimonies by the two witnesses and admission into evidence of certain documents and electronic evidence, the NEC rested evidence. The CDHO, having entertained arguments from the two parties, entered a ruling dismissing the complaints of the first complainants and the second complainants. It is worth noting that although the CDHO held that the complainants had not presented sufficient evidence as met the required burden of proof to substantiate their claims against the NEC, or to show that the fraud alleged changed the true results of the elections, he did order at the end of his ruling that the NEC “is mandated to correct all what they alluded to as difficulties and challenges before any future election.” The final ruling of the CDHO is hereunder reproduced verbatim, in total, as follows: “THE HEARING OFFICER'S FINAL RULING: The Complainants, Charles Walker Brumskine, Harrison Karnwea and all Representative Candidates of the Liberty Party, and the Liberty Party on October 23 2017 filed with the Commission a post elections complaint under the authority of Article 83(c) of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia. The Complainants alleged that gross irregularities, including the late opening of polls, the changing of polling places, names of voters not listed in the FRR, Presiding Officer's worksheets and the absence of Queue Controllers. The Complainants named several polling places where they claimed these alleged irregularities occurred. The Complainants also claimed that fraudulent acts occurred during the conduct of the October 10, 2017 elections and has named several precincts and polling places where they alleged these fraudulent acts occurred. The Complainants pray that the Commission nullifies the results of the October 10, 2017 elections and order a re-run. The Complainants asked the Commission to stay all activities leading to the Run-off. Hearings into this case was slated for October 27, 2017 and when the parties appeared, the Complainants were presented by Cllr. Charles W. Brumskine, Cllr. Powo C. Hilton, Cllr. James Inns and Atty. Morris N. Kabah while the Respondent was presented by Cllr. Joseph N. Blidi, Cllr. F. Musa Dean and Cllr. C. Alexander Zoe. The Complainants presented twelve witnesses who were all qualified and the first Complainant witness to take the stand was Musa Hassan Bility who testified to the following; that at 90% of the polling places voting did not start by mid-day; that there were no queue controller; that in Grand Gedeh County, ballots were dumped and discovered by people; that in Grand Gedeh and Nimba Counties, polling staff were arrested with pre-marked ballots papers;