Liberia: NEC’s ‘Digital’ Promise Must Go Beyond the Familiar

There is something familiar about bold new promises in Monrovia. A fresh appointment is made, the spotlight turns hot, and suddenly, a sweeping reform agenda is unveiled–bright, ambitious, and forward-looking. So when the National Elections Commission (NEC), under its new Acting Chairperson Jonathan K. Weedor, announces a “digital leap,” the question must be asked plainly: is this truly a new future for Liberia’s elections, or a fresh coat of paint on a system that has already been digitized for…