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01-18-2007, 05:20 PM
The Central Electoral Board will make it a priority to resolve the problem created by the deterioration of the civil registry books, JCE president Dr. Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman told the press yesterday. Castanos says that of every 100 books in the civil registry 17 need to be restored. Taxpayers over the years have paid for automating the system, but this job has never got done due to fraud and misspent funds, while the much-handled books have continued to deteriorate.
Castanos also said the JCE is giving priority to correcting the present situation whereby of every 100 children born in the Dominican Republic, 22% are not documented in the civil registry books. He said that the JCE would create a separate registry for the children of Dominicans born outside the Dominican Republic who apply for Dominican citizenship.
Meanwhile, Castanos also said that the JCE is implementing an austerity plan to stretch its budget. Salaries for judges and high-ranking members of the JCE will be reduced by 5% to 15%, and according to Castanos, the JCE president used to make RD$227,000 per month but now will make RD$193,000 per month. The judges used to make RD$195,000 per month, but these salaries will now be reduced by 10%.
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Castanos also said the JCE is giving priority to correcting the present situation whereby of every 100 children born in the Dominican Republic, 22% are not documented in the civil registry books. He said that the JCE would create a separate registry for the children of Dominicans born outside the Dominican Republic who apply for Dominican citizenship.
Meanwhile, Castanos also said that the JCE is implementing an austerity plan to stretch its budget. Salaries for judges and high-ranking members of the JCE will be reduced by 5% to 15%, and according to Castanos, the JCE president used to make RD$227,000 per month but now will make RD$193,000 per month. The judges used to make RD$195,000 per month, but these salaries will now be reduced by 10%.
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