DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) officially announced that as of 16 December 2025 the civil registry entity is established as the Digital Signature Certification Authority. The certification event marks a critical milestone in the rollout of the Dominican Republic’s next-generation identity and electoral cards.

The successful generation of the Root Certificate grants the JCE the legal and technical competency to act as a trusted third party in digital transactions.

In a high-security ceremony, the institution completed the generation of cryptographic electronic keys. These keys serve as the “seed” for the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) that will allow citizens to utilize legal digital signatures via their new ID cards.

The event was led by JCE president Román Andrés Jáquez Liranzo, alongside the full plenary of titular members and technical...