The JCE says that 62,000 Dominicans will be employed in the 16 May 2000 presidential election exercise. The election will cost RD$167 million, of which RD$35 million will be used to pay the people that will staff the 11, 422 voting stations at 3,500 electoral centers. The breakdown of eligible voters by sex is as follows: 2,133,297 men and 2,117,921 women. By breakdown by provinces is as follows: Distrito Nacional: 1,365,554 Santiago: 469,209 San Cristóbal: 229,169 La Vega: 199,684 Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 159,578 Puerto Plata: 150,820 San Pedro de Macorís: 132,821 San Juan de la Maguana: 124,003 Peravia: 119,606 Espaillat (Moca): 119,162 La Romana: 100,665 Azua: 96,818 Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 87,558 Monte Plata: 84,997 Barahona: 83,710 Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 80,856 Valverde: 77,778 La Altagracia (Higuey): 73,761 María Trinidad Sánchez: 73,071 Salcedo: 62,377 Monte Cristi: 56,777 Bahoruco: 46,578 Samaná: 44,037 Hato Mayor: 43,919 El Seibo: 38,550 Santiago Rodríguez: 34,539 Dajabón: 33,654 Elías Piña: 28,699 Independencia: 23,306 Pedernales: 9,962
