NewsWhore
05-23-2011, 02:00 PM
A year before the 20 May 2012 presidential election, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) announces that 6,367,600 persons have IDs (cedulas) in the Dominican Republic. This is 251,203 more than the 6,116,397 with cedulas at the time of the 2010 congressional and municipal election. Of the total as of 18 May 2011, 50.66% (3,225,534) are women and 49.34% (3,142,066) are men. Eligible voters over the age of 50 make up 29.51%, while voters between the ages of 16 and 29 make up 27.97%. Voters between the ages of 30 and 39 make up 22.9%, and people aged 40-49 make up 19.61%. The minimum legal voting age in the Dominican Republic is 18.
Of the total, 33.3% live in the National District and the Province of Santo Domingo, 37.9% in the northern region, 17.6% in the southern region and 11.1% in the eastern region.
The JCE says that 202,125 people are registered to vote abroad, for 3.2% of the total. This means that 47,336 more people are currently registered compared to 2008. Of the total, 68.9% are in the United States, primarily in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Boston and Miami. Next is Spain, with 20.3% in Madrid and Barcelona, with 20.3% of the total. Venezuela has a registry of 2.1% eligible voters.
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Of the total, 33.3% live in the National District and the Province of Santo Domingo, 37.9% in the northern region, 17.6% in the southern region and 11.1% in the eastern region.
The JCE says that 202,125 people are registered to vote abroad, for 3.2% of the total. This means that 47,336 more people are currently registered compared to 2008. Of the total, 68.9% are in the United States, primarily in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Boston and Miami. Next is Spain, with 20.3% in Madrid and Barcelona, with 20.3% of the total. Venezuela has a registry of 2.1% eligible voters.
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