members and which is present in all the states where the electoral body, i.e. citizens from Senegal in a given country, has a sizeable number of at least 500 individuals). In Liberia, the electoral commission(NEC) is endowed with several technical divisions for the accomplishment of its mission. For example, an administrative division is established within the premises of NEC which should include as many administrative subdivisions as possible. The administrative division is managed by an executive director appointed by the chairman of the commission with the consent of the Senate. The executive director has the following main responsibilities: (a) Supervise the general administration of the commission; (b) Assume the role of the secretary to the commission: attend meetings and prepare the minutes of the meetings; (c) Prepare and preserve information for the commission; (d) Manage and supervise the administrative subdivisions; (e) Discharge all the responsibilities which the commission might consider useful to entrust to it. NEC equally has a judicial division which is the legal arm of the commission. The judicial section must be made up of 2 lawyers (serving as legal advisers of the commission), 2 officers in charge of legal research(Legal Research Officers) and as many other staff as the commission may consider necessary for its smooth running. The appointment of the members of the judicial section is done after consultation with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Liberia. The missions of this section are as follows: (a) Represent the commission before the supreme court on all litigations relating to elections; 54