d. the name, objective, emblem or motto of the association or of the
independent candidate and his organization is free from any religious connotations
or divisive ethnic implications and that the activities of the association or
independent candidate are not limited to a special group or, in the case of an
association, limited to a particular geographic area of Liberia;
e. the constitution and rules of the political party shall conform to the provisions
of this Constitution, provide for the democratic elections of officers and/or
governing body at least once every six years, and ensure the election of officers
from as many of the regions and ethnic groupings in the country as possible. All
amendments to the Constitution or rules of a political party shall be registered
with the Elections Commission no later than ten days from the effective dates of
such amendments.
Article 80
a. Parties or organizations which, by reason of their aims or the behavior of their
adherents, seek to impair or abolish the free democratic society of Liberia or to
endanger the existence of the Republic shall be denied registration.
b. Parties or organization which retain, organize, train or equip any person or
group of persons for the use or display of physical force or coercion in promoting
any political objective or interest, trained or equipped, shall be denied
registration, or if registered, shall have their registration revoked.
c. Every Liberian citizen shall have the right to be registered in a constituency,
and to vote in public elections only in the constituency where registered, either in
person or by absentee ballot; provided that such citizen shall have the right to
change his voting constituency as may be prescribed by the Legislature.
d. Each constituency shall have an approximately equal population of 20,000, or
such number of citizens as the legislature shall prescribe in keeping with
population growth and movements as revealed by a national census; provided that
the total number of electoral constituencies in the Republic shall not exceed one
hundred.
e. Immediately following a national census and before the next election, the
Elections Commission shall reapportion the constituencies in accordance with the
new population figures so that every constituency shall have as close to the same
population as possible; provided, however, that a constituency must be solely
within a county
Article 81
Any citizen, political party, organization, or association, being resident in Liberia,
of Liberian nationality or origin and not otherwise disqualified under the provisions