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WHEREAS: That, for the interpretation of the rights and guaranteesfundamental, the Principle
ofReasonableness, once this principle influences the entire system constitutional and legal.
WHEREAS: In the hypothesis that two rightsfundamentals appear opposed, reasonableness isessential
to ponder at a given moment, which ofthey are preeminent over the other.
WHEREAS: That our Magna Carta provides in the Article75;that the fundamental rights recognized
by it determine theexistence of an order of legal and moral responsibility, which requiresthe conduct
of men and women in society. In consecuense,declares as a fundamental duty, among others, the
following:
“10) Act in accordance with the principle of social solidarity,responding with humanitarian actions in
situations ofpublic calamity or life or health endangermentof people”.
WHEREAS: That the definitive Register of Electors is integratedby 7,529,932 citizens, of which 6,934,
053, areregistered in the national territory and 595,879, abroad.

WHEREAS: Likewise, within the powers of thePlenum of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) indicated
in numeral 22) of theArticle 18 of the Organic Law of Electoral Regime No. 15-19, alsois: “Have as many
measures as necessary to resolveany difficulties that arise in the development of the processelectoral,
and dictate, within the powers conferred by law, allthe instructions that it deems necessary and
convenient, in order to surroundthe suffrage of the greatest guarantees and offering the best facilitiesto
all citizens eligible to exercise the right to vote. Said Edidas will be transitory and can only be issued
and supplied acts during the electoral period of the elections in question “
WHEREAS: That the national health emergency situation due to force majeure, living in the Dominican
Republic and the world, as a consequence of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, forces this Central
Electoral Board (JCE) to establish a protocol sanitary for precincts and polling stations for elections
extraordinary presidential, senatorial and deputation generals July 5, 2020.
WHEREAS: That in order to avoid the spread and contagion of COVID-19 in the electoral precincts and
colleges, it has been arranged, at according to the sanitary measures recommended by the Ministry of
Health Public of the country and the recommendations of international organizations such as the World
Health Organization (WHO), Organization Pan American Health (PAHO), as well as the indications of
the International Foundation for Electoral Systems Consulting(IFES, by the Inter-American Union of
Organs Electoral (UNIORE), and of the Political Parties, the Central Electoral Board please state the
measures that members must comply with and delegates from polling stations, as well as voters in
general, during the election day scheduled for Sunday July 5, present year.
For these reasons, the Central Electoral Board (JCE), in merit of the constitutional, legal and regulatory
provisions, which have already been stated above,

RESOLVES:

1. The Electoral Precincts will be disinfected and for this the Board Electoral Central, will request the
collaboration of the authorities corresponding owners and administrators of the venues.

2. Before entering the venues, school officials, Electoral, political delegates, members of the Police,
Military Electoral, scrutiny observers and scan, as well as all the personnel of the Central Electoral
Board, they must disinfect their hands with the use of alcohol provided by the institution to such
purposes. The same practice will be followed with all voters who present to vote.
3. At the time of installation, the officials of the electoral college,keeping the established distance,
in the presence of political delegates who were there, will remove the kit from the suit case of
sanitization in order to dispose of masks, gloves,antibacterial geland antibacterial wet towels.

4. Antibacterial wet towels will be used for cleaning \work tables, surfaces and chairs, in addition to
keeping them held by the president for cleaning the markers, in theas they are used by voters. They
will also be used in the disinfection of the scanners of transmission of results.
5. All the officials of the electoral colleges, the delegates politicians, members of the Electoral Military
Police and all the Central Electoral Board staff should use during election day face masks and
gloves in the exercise of their functions.

6. Voters will enter the precincts organized in their respective meters, between each other. Facilitator

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