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that some votes against him were obtained through bribery and that the matter was not legitimate because it did not occur in a city, as required by the constitution. On 29 January, the
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The battle to contest in Senjeh district became the a clash of titans within the country because Snowe was taking to the
Supreme Court of Liberia by some politicians within Bomi on grounds that Snowe wasn't domicile within the district but in the end, the court ruled in Snowe favor and 2017 he became
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Snowe was removed from his position as
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In 2011, he was elected representative for district #6 Montserrado County where he serves in the 53rd
National Legislature of Liberia. Within the 53rd National Legislature, he became an active member of that Parliament and subsequently make a turn in his political career in 2016 when he received a
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Speaker" resigned on Thursday, 15 February 2007 on grounds that he would not go to the township of Virginia for Legislative matters in keeping with article 40 of the Liberian Constitution which states: Neither House shall adjourn for more than five days without the consent of the
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