The pre-candidates for the presidency of the Dominican Republic are allowed by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to spend RD$519 million in the pre-campaign period that began on 7 July 2019 and ends on 6 October. This is RD$70 per voter, and the voting register closed with 7,420,941 voters.
Those wishing to be senators and deputies are authorized to spend up to RD$60 per voter. The highest amount available to the senatorial candidates will be in Santo Domingo province, where a RD$99 million ceiling is set given there are 1,651,530 voters.
The limit for spending for senators in the National District is RD$51.1 million, in San Cristóbal, RD$25.8 million, La Vega RD$19.9 million, La Altagracia and Azua RD$10.2 million, Duarte RD$15.2 million, La Romana RD$11.8 million and Espaillat RD$11.2 million.
As far as deputies are concerned, the highest amounts are for area 3 of Santo Domingo East (RD$23.6 million), area 1 in Santiago de los Caballeros (RD$22.3 million), 1, 2 and 3 of the National District, (RD$19.5, RD$13.6 and RD$17.8 million, respectively).
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Al Momento
23 July 2019