11 Oct 2011

LIBERIA / VOTING

Liberians are voting today in presidential and parliamentary elections seen as a milestone in the country’s effort to strengthen peace and democratic governance, as United Nations peacekeepers remain on standby to help local law enforcement maintain security during polling. UNMIL

Posted at: October 11, 2011 4:45 pm

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STORY: LIBERIA / VOTING
TRT:  1.47
SOURCE: UNMIL
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 8 OCTOBER 2011, SOMALIA DRIVE, MONROVIA, LIBERIA / 10 OCTOBER 2011, RIA / MONROVIA, LIBERIA / 11 OCTOBER 2011, PAYNESVILLE, SUBURB OF MONROVIA, LIBERIA, AND SINKOR, MONROVIA / 11 OCTOBER 2011, RED LIGHT AREA; STOCKTON CREEK BRIDGE, SOMALIA DRIVE; GABRIEL TUCKER BRIDGE, MONROVIA, LIBERIA

SHOTLIST

10 OCTOBER 2011, RIA / MONROVIA, LIBERIA

1.	Aerial shot, view of Monrovia and lead craft 
2.	Aerial shot, bird's-eye-view of Central Monrovia
3.	Med shot, crew-member with headsets on in foreground; lead airborne helicopter seen in background

8 OCTOBER 2011, SOMALIA DRIVE, MONROVIA, LIBERIA

4.	Wide shot, Nigerian personnel in foreground as APC roll out in background.
5.	Wide shot, APCs turn onto Somalia Drive
6.	Wide shot, Low Angle, APCs cross bridge at Stockton Creek 
7.	Close up, viewpoint from gun-mount of APC 
8.	Wide shot, long line of APCs head down Somalia Drive on patrol

11 OCTOBER 2011, RED LIGHT AREA; STOCKTON CREEK BRIDGE, SOMALIA DRIVE; GABRIEL TUCKER BRIDGE, MONROVIA, LIBERIA

9.	Wide shot, Nigerian Soldiers standing near bridge guardrail 
10.	Close up, female Nigerian soldier monitors situation
11.	Med shot, male and female Nigerian soldiers patrol bridge
12.	Wide shot, three Nigerian soldiers stand on sidewalk near road

11 OCTOBER 2011, GARNERSVILLE, SUBURB OF MONROVIA, LIBERIA, AND SINKOR, MONROVIA

13.	Med shot, Liberian citizens holding umbrellas cue up at polling station 
14.	Wide shot, Liberians citizens, backs to camera, cue up on the street 
15.	Wide shot, Liberians citizens, facing camera, cue up on the street outside polling center
16.	Med shot, police monitor voters cued up, waiting in line  
17.	Close up, pull focus shot, face of young girl waiting in line outside polling center
18.	Close up, National Elections Commission (NEC) polling staff fold ballot paper
19.	Med shot, National Elections Commission (NEC) polling staff-person hands ballot paper to off-screen voter
20.	Med shot, woman, partially hidden, casting vote inside polling box
21.	Close up, voter finger inked with purple solution, indicating they've voted already
22.	Close up, Liberian voter's hand drops ballot papers into plastic ballot boxes lined up in a row
23.	Med shot, Carter Center International Election International Observers monitor polling center activity
24.	Wide shot, Liberians citizens line up outside G.W. Gibson School Capital By-Pass polling station
25.	Wide Shot, Liberians, holding umbrellas, line up outside polling station

10 OCTOBER 2011, RIA / MONROVIA, LIBERIA

26.	Close up, nose of UNMIL MI-24 helicopter, crew person seen inside cockpit as rotors start to turn

8 OCTOBER 2011, SOMALIA DRIVE, MONROVIA, LIBERIA

27.	Wide Shot, community members walking with APCs moving in background

STORYLINE

Air patrols surveyed the Liberian capital city Monrovia from above and armored personnel carriers mobile patrols deployed to strategic locations throughout the city as part of the overall effort to boost security to enable Liberians to feel confident that they can vote freely on Election Day.

Liberians are voting today (11 October) in presidential and parliamentary elections seen as a milestone in the country's effort to strengthen peace and democratic governance, as United Nations peacekeepers remain on standby to help local law enforcement forces maintain security during polling.

At polling stations around the capital, voters turned out en masse despite the never-ending rain to cast their votes. Long lines of voters started forming at the nations polling precincts as early as 5:30 AM even though polls opened at 8:00 am and were due to close at 6:00 PM.

The previous elections in 2005 were managed by the UN, but this year's polls have been organized by the country's national electoral commission.

Sixteen candidates, including the incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, are vying for the presidency.

The UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has deployed more ground troops and increased air patrols to improve security and reassure Liberians as they go out to cast their ballots today.

Today's polls are the second democratic elections since the end of the decade-long conflict that killed nearly 150,000 people, mostly civilians, and sent 850,000 others fleeing to neighbouring countries.