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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB
Tribunal Superior Electoral (TSE) (The Superior possess a (Cédula de Identidad y Electoral)
Electoral Court) “Identity and Electoral Document” (The Dominican
Republic ID National Card) which is unique for
2. Website Address
jce.gob.do each individual and never re-used after a person’s
http://www.tse.gob.do/ death. All Dominicans and nationalized foreigners
are automatically added to the electoral census
3. Nature of EMB of the first electoral year that they can vote and
Independent are placed in the “electoral constituency” based
on their last reported address in the office of the
4. No. of Members in EMB Central Electoral Board
5 Members in Junta Central Electoral
5 Magistrates Tribunal Superior Electoral 3. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
Identity Card
5. Terms of office The Dominican Republic ID National Card is
4 years Members Junta Central Electoral Electoral Identity Card
4 years Magistrates Tribunal Superior Electoral
4. Voter turnout in last National Elections: Total,
6. EMB Members selected by Percentage
The members of the JCE the election is made by a 61.95%
qualified majority of the Senate of the Republic.
5. Voting Method
The TSE Magistrates are elected by the National Manual marking of Ballots
Council of the Magistracy.
6. Audit Trail
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority
In the case of the JCE, the president is appointed Not implemented
by the Senate of the Republic. 7. Voting Process
In the case of the TSE the president is appointed At the polling place, a voter receives a ballot
by the National Council of the Magistracy. paper and enters a closed compartment to cast
their vote in secret. The voter must mark on the
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB ballot the candidate (s) of their choice. The ballot
Presidential, congressional, municipal and is deposited in a ballot box. If a voter is unable
representative elections to international to vote without assistance, he / she may, after
parliaments. permission from election officials, ask a trusted
person to accompany him or her to the polling
9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the place to mark their ballot.
Electoral Process in the country
Tribunal Superior Electoral. (C) ELECTION CALENDAR
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS 1. Last Election Dates
15 March 2020
Total Population as on
10.3 Million (2019) 2. Future Election Date
17 May 2020
1. Registered Electors as on
7.4 Million (May 2020) 3. Compulsory Voting
No.
2. Method of voter registration
Voter registration in the Dominican Republic is
automatic and based on a database of the Civil
Registry in charge of the JCE; resident foreigners
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