It is not yet clear how much could be added but the two by-elections come with additional cost to the budget for December special Senatorial elections. “We feel comfortable that we will be able to use this US$ 13.5 million to do this election. As it is, the NEC has made good on all international procurement with the USD$ 3 million received from the government of Liberia. After rigorous reviews by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and development partners, the budget was reduced by US$ 5.2m or 23.%. “In my little experience, I do not believe we can achieve all that we should be doing by now effectively in keeping with transparency that should characterize the Special Senatorial Election in October of this year.
