The Constitutional Court (TC) rejected that votes for deputies be allocated to deputies. The TC says this violates the 2015 Constitution.
The ruling puts an end to the practice of carrying over the votes cast for deputies. Voters will now be able to cast votes independently for senators and deputies in the National District and all the provinces.
The JCE had allowed the practice in five provinces (La Vega, Puerto Plata, San Cristóbal, Santiago and Santo Domingo) and the National District.
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El Caribe
4 September 2019