The Junta Central Electoral, the government body in charge of organizing presidential elections in the DR, announced the start of its "Servicio de Información Inmediata", which will assist citizens seeking to know the status of their identification/voting registration card (cédula). The service will operate from the Junta Electoral del Distrito Nacional. Some 13 telephone operators will work seven days a week from 7 am to 10 pm from Monday to Friday, and from 9 to 6 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The telephone number to call is 537-0047 in Santo Domingo and 1-200-0047 from the provinces. The JCE estimates in a month they could handle 100,000 calls from citizens seeking the document. With the implementation of the telephone service, JCE hopes to reduce the long lines at their headquarters, and accelerate the process of citizens obtaining their voting cards.
