Abstention especially high among Dominicans abroad

[Dolores]

More than 80% of Dominicans who live abroad were not motivated to vote in the Sunday, 19 May 2024 presidential and congressional elections. This compares to the abstention for those registered to vote in the Dominican Republic that was 45%.

Listin Diario reports that the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) received most of the votes of the diaspora. President Luis Abinader sought reelection on the PRM ticket. Listin Diario reports that the overall abstention was 82%. Some 863,784 were registered to vote abroad in the 19 May general election.

The official results published by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) show that in Voter District 01, with 549,553 registered to vote, only 96,027 (17.47%) did so at the polling stations set up in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Reading, Washington DC, California and Providence in the United States and in Montreal...

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[La Profe_1]

As AE mentioned, her husband's polling place was changed to an inconvenient location.

I wonder if other Dominicans abroad were dealing with the same issue and were essentially disenfranchised.

 

[AlterEgo]

As AE mentioned, her husband's polling place was changed to an inconvenient location.

I wonder if other Dominicans abroad were dealing with the same issue and were essentially disenfranchised.

Could be. If it was a close election, he would have driven the 2 hours to vote.

 

[keepcoming]

Exact reason my son did not vote, location was inconvenient.