Liberia, July 16 -- Several members of the Liberian Senate have raised concerns over a controversial resolution passed by the House of Representatives seeking to create 16 additional electoral districts, warning that the move could amount to a constitutional overreach and an encroachment on the authority of the National Elections Commission (NEC).

The House recently approved a resolution proposing an increase in the number of seats in the House of Representatives from the current 73 to 89. Lawmakers backing the measure argue that the proposal is justified by population changes recorded in the 2022 National Population and Housing Census and is consistent with Article 80(d) of the 1986 Constitution.

Article 80(d) provides that each elect...