Diario Libre reports today that all nine judges of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) are currently abroad. Luis Arias and Nelson Gomez have gone to observe the US presidential election, while Judges Salvador Ramos and Luis Nelson Pantaleon Gonzalez are in Puerto Rico to observe the election of its governor. Meanwhile, Judges Rafael Diaz Vasquez and Roberto Rosario traveled to Uruguay to observe that country’s election. And Judges Rafaelina Peralta, Ramon Hernandez Dominguez and Jose Luis Tavarez traveled to Chile to view the congressional and municipal elections there. The judges assert that their travels are paid for by the electoral organizations that have invited them to participate in their electoral processes.