“On the basis of its observations and information received from stakeholders in Liberia, and based on the benchmarks provided in the AU Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa, the Declaration of Principles on International Election Observation and Code of Conduct for International Election Observers and the Principles for Election Management and Monitoring (PEMMO),the EISA technical assessment team concludes that the 23 August 2011 referendum in Liberia was conducted in compliance with the legal framework of the Republic of Liberia and accepted international benchmarks. The team commends the efforts of the NEC to ensure that the people of Liberia were able to exercise their franchise freely. In response to the invitations of the National Elections Commission of Liberia (NEC), EISA deployed a Technical Assessment Team to observe the 23 August 2011 referendum. EISA also deployed an Election Observer Mission to observe and assess the integrity of the presidential, Senate and House of Representatives elections that were held on 11 October 2011 and the run-off presidential election that was held on 8 November 2011.”
