2005News

JCE to invest US$60 million in publicity

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is to invest RD$60 million in the promotion of the 2006 congressional and municipal elections. Diario Libre reports that this is RD$6 million more than the amount invested in the 2004 Presidential elections. The publicity campaign will last for 87 days, beginning mid-February and ending on 14 May 2006. A public tender was called for the pre-selection of advertising agencies that will handle the account. The campaign is aimed at providing broad based promotion of the new electronic voting system which will be implemented here for the first time during the coming electoral process.