NewsWhore
04-07-2011, 05:10 PM
Central Electoral Board (JCE) officials are hopeful there will be a significant increase in Dominican expatriate voter registration and the actual voting in the 2012 presidential election. A report in Diario Libre attributes the increased interest to the seven overseas deputies. Furthermore, since the 2012 presidential election will take place on a Sunday, more Dominicans living abroad could vote in the election and are registering.
Diario Libre reports that the expatriate vote first took place in 2004. 101 voting stations were located in 11 cities in 5 countries. Some 52,440 Dominicans registered to vote, and 35,042 registered. In the 2008 presidential election, 154,789 people registered to vote and 76,713 did so.
The JCE reports as of March, 192,186 Dominicans had registered to vote abroad. Of these 15,289 voted in the congressional election in 2010.
The JCE says that as of 20 March 2010, the per country list of registered voters is:
US (132,993), Spain (38,849), Venezuela (3,908), Panama (3,358), Italy (3,203), St. Martin (2,968), Switzerland (2,689), the Netherlands (1,365), Curacao (1,362), Canada (1,137), and Aruba (354).
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Diario Libre reports that the expatriate vote first took place in 2004. 101 voting stations were located in 11 cities in 5 countries. Some 52,440 Dominicans registered to vote, and 35,042 registered. In the 2008 presidential election, 154,789 people registered to vote and 76,713 did so.
The JCE reports as of March, 192,186 Dominicans had registered to vote abroad. Of these 15,289 voted in the congressional election in 2010.
The JCE says that as of 20 March 2010, the per country list of registered voters is:
US (132,993), Spain (38,849), Venezuela (3,908), Panama (3,358), Italy (3,203), St. Martin (2,968), Switzerland (2,689), the Netherlands (1,365), Curacao (1,362), Canada (1,137), and Aruba (354).
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