NewsWhore
08-31-2009, 05:00 PM
The congressional and municipal election set for May 2010 would be the best attended, in terms of participation, in the nation's history. There is also a record number in electoral positions to be filled by politicians.
In the 16 May election, 6,160,313 are registered to vote.
In the 16 May 2010 election, 32 senators, 178 deputies, 155 mayors and an equal number of substitutes, 1, 083 councillors and equal number of substitutes, 229 municipal district directors, and 687 spokespersons for municipal districts need to be elected.
This year, posts are for 6 years instead of the usual 4 years in order to unify the election with that in 2012.
Data from the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) indicates that 79,244 candidates already vie for the 3,062 posts that are up for election. In next year's event there will be 1,164 new posts for aspiring candidates, compared to the 2002 election.
In May 2010, every single municipal and government post, with the exception of the President and the Vice-President, is up for grabs. These include senators, deputies, municipal council members and their substitutes, mayors and their substitutes as well and the new directors of municipal districts and their assistants.
The JCE is recruiting thousands of persons, some paid and some volunteers, to handle the elections. In all, 68,600 persons will be employed in the election. Of these 28,746 are university students.
They will work at the 13,700 polling stations that will be set up in 3,969 voting areas throughout the country.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)
In the 16 May election, 6,160,313 are registered to vote.
In the 16 May 2010 election, 32 senators, 178 deputies, 155 mayors and an equal number of substitutes, 1, 083 councillors and equal number of substitutes, 229 municipal district directors, and 687 spokespersons for municipal districts need to be elected.
This year, posts are for 6 years instead of the usual 4 years in order to unify the election with that in 2012.
Data from the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) indicates that 79,244 candidates already vie for the 3,062 posts that are up for election. In next year's event there will be 1,164 new posts for aspiring candidates, compared to the 2002 election.
In May 2010, every single municipal and government post, with the exception of the President and the Vice-President, is up for grabs. These include senators, deputies, municipal council members and their substitutes, mayors and their substitutes as well and the new directors of municipal districts and their assistants.
The JCE is recruiting thousands of persons, some paid and some volunteers, to handle the elections. In all, 68,600 persons will be employed in the election. Of these 28,746 are university students.
They will work at the 13,700 polling stations that will be set up in 3,969 voting areas throughout the country.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)