The Central Electoral Board (JCE) judges have agreed to reduce the cost of ‘cedula,’ the ID and voting cards issued to Dominicans living abroad. Cedulas will now cost US$15, down from US$35. The cost of obtaining duplicates was also reduced from RD$500 to RD$350. Anyone requesting a cedula for the third time will now pay RD$500, down from RD$1,000.
Also, the JCE agreed to not charge for address changes on the cedula.
The announcement coincides with a scheduled President Fernandez trip to Miami, Boston, Washington, D.C. and NYC this September.