NewsWhore
05-16-2008, 04:10 PM
The sale of alcohol is banned 24 hours before the polls open and right until three hours after the end of voting, or 9pm. On Thursday, 15 May, the Electoral Military Police (PME) closed 70 businesses (mostly colmadones) that violated Art. 109 of the Electoral Law 275-97 that prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverage 24 hours before the election. There is no ban on consumption of alcohol, just on the sale. Thus it is customary for families and friends to gather at home for a drink.
Cell phone use, political campaigning and weapons are banned inside the voting precincts.
The polls are open in the DR from 6am on Friday, 16 May to 6pm. Voters need to queue in sex-segregated lines once entering the precinct.
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Cell phone use, political campaigning and weapons are banned inside the voting precincts.
The polls are open in the DR from 6am on Friday, 16 May to 6pm. Voters need to queue in sex-segregated lines once entering the precinct.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)