According to the results of a Gallup-Hoy poll, 55% of Dominican citizens have very little faith in the Central Electoral Board (JCE), the body in charge of organizing the 2020 general elections. The percentage of those with little faith in the JCE is slightly higher, 59%, for sympathizers of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). 60% of those who sympathize with the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), a strong PLD ally, and the Reformist Social Christian Party (PRSC), a former PLD ally, expressed their own lack of faith in the JCE. 59% of the Revolutionary Modern Party (PRM) said they have little trust in the JCE.
Over half of the population (53.8%) believes that the JCE will manage the elections with impartiality and transparency. 40% believe it will not.
Looking at electronic voting, 64.7% of citizens think the technology will speed up the announcement of results and 30% think it will not. 51% of those polled believe that the results of the electronic vote will not be as trustworthy as a manual count.
The survey was carried out from 25 to 29 April, with 1,200 eligible voters surveyed. It has a plus/minus error margin of 2.8%.
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8 May 2019