The Junta Central Electoral has requested that President Leonel Fernández decree that Dominicans need only work half day on 15 May, the day that precedes the 16 May municipal and congressional election day. Many Dominicans need to travel to their home towns to cast their vote. The half day off would facilitate their traveling to their home towns. The Junta Central Electoral also said that the preliminary winners of the 30 senate seats and the 115 city governments will be announced the evening of 16 May. Furthermore, the department said that the preliminary results on the deputy seats in Congress and city councilmen position winners should be known by 17 May. The parties have 48 days to protest the elections before the final proclamations are made by the electoral court.
