Liberia

Population Statistics

4,195,666

Total Population

629,350

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

26 July 2012

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Republic of Liberia (1986)

Updated: June 2015

Article 77, subsection (b) states:

All elections shall be by secret ballot as may be determined by the Elections Commission, and every Liberian citizen not less than 18 years of age, shall have the right to be registered as a voter and to vote in public elections and referenda under this Constitution. The Legislature shall enact laws indicating the category of Liberians who shall not form or become members of political parties.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Liberia (1986)