The PLD and PRSC delegates to the JCE yesterday petitioned to have the Board halt issuance of voter identity cards ("cedulas"). The requests were prompted by Wednesday’s admission by JCE President Ram?n Morel Cerda that the Board had mistakenly issued "cedulas" to Haitians and other foreign nationals. That admission came after Migration Director-General Danilo D?az delivered to the JCE his evidence backing charges to that effect that he made two weeks ago. Both parties urge that the issuance of cedulas be halted until the current voter registration list can be purged of fraudulent cardholders and JCE can set up effective controls to ensure that the problem is not repeated.
