The Junta Central Electoral also announced that it is ready to start the computerizing of the civil registries of the nation. The JCE will choose one of 11 civil registries in Santo Domingo (Oficialias Civiles) for a pilot program. The automating of the civil registries will make it possible for persons that were registered in one city to retrieve copies of their birth, marriage and divorce certificates in another city. Henry Lizardo, head of information systems at the JCE, said that the system should be operating nationwide by the end of 2002.
