A Supervisor of the National Elections Commission (NEC) in Pleebo Sodoken District, Maryland County, Cece Munah Nimely, has reportedly admitted to ballot box stuffing during the October polls in that part of Liberia.
Ballot box stuffing is a term that refers to the practice of illegally submitting more than one vote in a ballot in which just one vote is actually permitted. The goal of ballot box stuffing is to rig the outcome of an election in favor of one candidate over another.
Cece Munah Nimely is a Supervisor of the National Elections Commission assigned in the disputed Pleebo Sodoken area, where traditional practices also ensued. Nimely reportedly admitted to stuffing the ballot box in Pleebo Sodoken District, at the detriment of House Speaker, Dr. Bhofal Chambers, in favor of Anthony Williams.
The allegation of ballot box stuffing in the recent election sparked widespread public outcries from citizens of Pleebo Sodoken District, thereby demanding thorough investigation.
The reported act of ballot box stuffing by the NEC Staff, in which fraudulent votes were added to the total, undermines the integrity of the electoral process and erodes public trust in democracy.
Nimely claimed that inhabitants of Old Sodoken attempted to set them ablaze if the election results did not favor Anthony Williams against Dr. Bhofal Chambers, but PSU officers intervened. “The people said they wanted results,” she alleged.
It is alleged that the action of Nimely, the controversial Election Supervisor, of illegally stuffing ballot papers in the boxes, gave Anthony Williams an undemocratic advantage when indeed the Constitutionally democratic winner should have been Dr. Bhofal Chambers.
Meanwhile, observers have emphasized that the people of Pleebo Sodoken District have spoken at the ballot box, and so their will should prevail and be respected, as the voice of the people is the voice of God.
Aside from the reported confession of the NEC staff of ballot stuffing and cheating, Dr. Bhofal Chambers has claimed that he overwhelmingly won the election in Pleebo Sodoken District, Maryland County.
