NewsWhore
05-12-2008, 05:00 PM
The Central Electoral Board (JCE) tested hundreds of scanners yesterday and posted data from 11,135 polling stations in one hour. Over 6,000 of the documents came from polling stations and nearly 5,000 came from municipal election headquarters. The operation was held in the presence of the full board, representatives from all the political parties and observers from the OAS and Citizen Participation, as well as the media. At the same time, the results were also transmitted to all the party headquarters. JCE chief magistrate Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman emphasized the importance of the trial run and reiterated the security of the new technology. He told reporters that, "it is easier to steal election results that are carried in a car or a pickup truck than results that are going over the Internet." Some bandwidth problems meant that the results sent to the political parties differed in appearance to those sent to the JCE main offices.
The 742 scanners will be used for the presidential election on 16 May at 742 voting precincts where five or more voting stations are located. This will make up 19% of the 4,005 voting precincts set up for the election. The plan would provide coverage for 54% of the total voting universe, or 3,051,141 voters of the 5,609,590 who are registered to vote. The overseas vote is not included in the total. As reported in Listin Diario, the scanners will cover 6,599 voting stations, or 51 of the total 12,995 that have been set up for the 16 May 2008 election. The scanner technology, which cost RD$200 million, will be located in 103 municipalities nationwide.
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The 742 scanners will be used for the presidential election on 16 May at 742 voting precincts where five or more voting stations are located. This will make up 19% of the 4,005 voting precincts set up for the election. The plan would provide coverage for 54% of the total voting universe, or 3,051,141 voters of the 5,609,590 who are registered to vote. The overseas vote is not included in the total. As reported in Listin Diario, the scanners will cover 6,599 voting stations, or 51 of the total 12,995 that have been set up for the 16 May 2008 election. The scanner technology, which cost RD$200 million, will be located in 103 municipalities nationwide.
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