NewsWhore
05-09-2008, 08:20 PM
Central Electoral Board (JCE) judge Robert Rosario says that all the Taiwanese-manufactured scanners that will be used to expedite the vote count in the 16 May election arrived yesterday. The scanners will transmit the voting tally sheets and will be located in 103 municipalities, as reported in El Caribe. Rosario was responding to concerns voiced by the PRD that the scanners would primarily be installed in voting precincts in the National District and Santo Domingo, where the ruling PLD party is strongest. He said that a test run of 742 scanners would be carried out on Sunday, 11 May, and that the equipment had been designed specifically for the JCE. Meanwhile, Rosario has also met with the executive vice president of the state electricity corporation (CDEEE), Radhames Segura who guaranteed power service over the election. Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa has guaranteed that the JCE would have all the funding it needed to cover the process, including funding for a run-off election, if necessary, according to Rosario.
Today's Diario Libre reports that the staging of the 16 May election will cost RD$2.4 billion. If a run-off election is needed on 30 June, the JCE will need an additional RD$400 million. The JCE was allocated a budget of RD$3.55 billion for this year.
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Today's Diario Libre reports that the staging of the 16 May election will cost RD$2.4 billion. If a run-off election is needed on 30 June, the JCE will need an additional RD$400 million. The JCE was allocated a budget of RD$3.55 billion for this year.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)