Rosario Graciano: coordinator of the overseas vote
Some 154,000 Dominicans already have the new cédula overseas
Niza Campos
SANTO DOMINGO. The operation for providing cédulas have been increased overseas in order to provide the new official document to Dominicans who reside in other areas, achieving the emission so far of more than 150,000 cards, reported yesterday Rosario Graciano the coordinator of the A vote by Dominicans Overseas.
Q. How many offices for overseas voter registration are they are at the present time? Have new office is been opened and do they now have their own locales?
A. At the present time we have 13 offices, distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, Miami and Europe in the following cities: New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston, Puerto Rico, Miami, Madrid, Barcelona, Switzerland, Milan, Holland and Panama. We do not have our own locales, all our offices function in the current Dominican consulates located overseas. Except in the cases of me line and Barcelona, which function in rented offices, outside of the consulates, paid for by the Central Electoral Board.
Q. How is the process of issuing cédulas going overseas?
A. The process is going well, according to the programs which were prepared and executed by the JCE. As the JCE receives the necessary resources relating to the pre-election budget, in this same measure we continue carrying out the program.
Q. How many Dominicans have received cédulas overseas?
A. 154,010 citizens have the new cédula of identification as of 16 June 2015.
Q. What is the population of Dominicans overseas and in which nation is the greatest concentration?
A. In 2012, we had 328,649 Dominican citizens surveyed with the United States, together with Puerto Rico and Miami the nation with the greatest concentration of Dominicans overseas. Of this number some 97,412 citizens exercised their right to vote.
Q. How are the preparations for the election on 15 may 2016 going overseas along with the creation of the OCLE?
A. Very well, besides our 13 offices, we have opened 20 mobile operations in Europe, and this week we are putting into execution, 17 mobile well operations throughout the United States, Miami and Puerto Rico; at the same time we are carrying out the capture of biometric information of our citizens located in Europe, South America and Central America through our consulates and consular sections in our embassies that exist in the different jurisdictions with which we have diplomatic relations, according to the inter-institutional agreement signed with the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
With regard to the makeup of the Coordinating Logistical Offices Overseas (OCL he), this is found in the calendar of administrative activities pending execution, since the last decision of the plenary, concerning the suspension of the restructuring of the election boards, also affects the composition of these offices, until the current political reorganization which affects the political parties relating to pacts and alliances.
Q. How many offices for overseas voter registration are they are at the present time? Have new office is been opened and do they now have their own locales?
A. At the present time we have 13 offices, distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, Miami and Europe in the following cities: New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston, Puerto Rico, Miami, Madrid, Barcelona, Switzerland, Milan, Holland and Panama. We do not have our own locales, all our offices function in the current Dominican consulates located overseas. Except in the cases of me line and Barcelona, which function in rented offices, outside of the consulates, paid for by the Central Electoral Board.
Q. How is the process of issuing cédulas going overseas?
A. The process is going well, according to the programs which were prepared and executed by the JCE. As the JCE receives the necessary resources relating to the pre-election budget, in this same measure we continue carrying out the program.
Q. How many Dominicans have received cédulas overseas?
A. 154,010 citizens have the new cédula of identification as of 16 June 2015.
Q. What is the population of Dominicans overseas and in which nation is the greatest concentration?
A. In 2012, we had 328,649 Dominican citizens surveyed with the United States, together with Puerto Rico and Miami the nation with the greatest concentration of Dominicans overseas. Of this number some 97,412 citizens exercised their right to vote.
Q. How are the preparations for the election on 15 may 2016 going overseas along with the creation of the OCLE?
A. Very well, besides our 13 offices, we have opened 20 mobile operations in Europe, and this week we are putting into execution, 17 mobile well operations throughout the United States, Miami and Puerto Rico; at the same time we are carrying out the capture of biometric information of our citizens located in Europe, South America and Central America through our consulates and consular sections in our embassies that exist in the different jurisdictions with which we have diplomatic relations, according to the inter-institutional agreement signed with the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
With regard to the makeup of the Coordinating Logistical Offices Overseas (OCL he), this is found in the calendar of administrative activities pending execution, since the last decision of the plenary, concerning the suspension of the restructuring of the election boards, also affects the composition of these offices, until the current political reorganization which affects the political parties relating to pacts and alliances.
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